POULTRY 



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POULTRY 



place of origin, size and .-hape. and color, re- 

 spectively. The following ta-ble include- iln 

 most important fo\ -.Mime value: 



this method of classification, for there is wick- 

 variation in the qualities of individuals within 

 me breed. At the same time, the fol- 



ClftSH 



American 



Asiatic 



nean 



English 



Ilrr 



Plymouth Rock 

 lotte 



Pomi: 



Island Red 

 ..ye 



Brahma 

 Cochin 

 Langslian 

 Leghorn 



Minorca 

 Dorking 

 Redcap 

 Orpington 



From the standpoint of utility, chickens are 

 d as egg breeds, meat breeds and gen- 

 eral-purpose breeds. (Fancy breeds, including 



Variety 



. i. white, huff, silver penciled, partridge. 

 p, golden, white, buff, black, partridge, silver penciled. 

 . and mottled. 

 Rose comb. 

 Single comb and rose comb. 



mb. 



Lii, r ht and dark. 

 Buff, partridge, white, black. 

 Illack and white. 



Single-comb brown, rose-comb brown, single-comb while, 

 rose-comb white, single-comb buff, rose-comb buff, single- 

 comb black, silver. 



Single-comb black, rose-comb black, single-comb white. 

 White, silver, gray, colored. 



omb. 

 Single-comb buff, single-comb black, single-comb white. 



lowing general statements as to characteristics 

 may be made: 



Chickens belonging to the egg-breed group are 

 small and active, mature early, have good forag- 

 ing habits, are disinclined to brood and are sen- 



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(3) 

 (4) 

 (5) 

 (6) 



(8) 

 (9) 



(11) 

 (12) 

 (13) 



PARTS OF A 



Comb 

 Beak 

 Face 



Kar lobe 



Wattles 



Hackle 



Back 



Saddle 



Wing bo\\ 



Wing bar 



Flight coverts 



Primaries 



Saddle feathers 



FOWL: 

 (11) 

 (15) 

 (16) 

 (17) 

 (18) 

 (19) 

 (20) 

 (21) 

 (22) 

 (23) 

 (24) 

 (25) 

 (26) 



EXTERIOR 



Lesser sickles 



Sickles 



Main tail feathers 



Tail coverts 



Secondaries 



Fluff 



Body 



Thigh 



Knee joint 



Shank 



Spur 



Toes 



Breast 



PARTS OF A FOWL : INTERIOR 

 Esophagus O') Pancreas 



(a) 



(b) Crop 



(c) Gi/./anl 



(d, e) Intestines 

 (g) Rectum 

 (/i) Liver 

 (O Bladder 



(fc) Heart 



(I) Lungs 

 (?n) Kidneys 

 (?i) Ovaries 

 (<>) oviduct 

 ( p ) Spleen 



the bantam fowls, are reared only for peculi- 

 arities of appearance, and need not be consid- 

 ered here.) It should be remembered that 

 hard and fast distinctions cannot be set up in 



sitive to cold. Examples are Leghorns and Mi- 

 norcas. 



The meat breeds include chickens of large size, 

 slow movements, poor foraging habits and poor 

 laying qualities ; they are gentle in disposition, 

 persistent brooders and mature late. Examples 

 are Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans. 



General-purpose fowls are of medium size, pro- 

 duce a fair number of eggs, are good table birds, 



