TYPES AND BRE'EDS OF POULTRY 



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name from Leghorn, Italy. This is distinctly an egg-laying 

 breed. The features of importance are large, single, or 

 rose comb, the single comb on the hens drooping to one side. 

 The head is small, the eye of good size, ear lobes white, 

 comb and wattles red, and beak, legs, and skin yellow. The 

 breast is prominent, though not very wide; the back of 

 medium width and length, the feathers snugly laid to the 

 body, and the tail carried at an angle of about 45 degrees. 

 The Leghorn is very hardy and one of the most active breeds 

 of fowl, rather small of size, and famous for egg production. 

 The females are non - sitters. 

 There are several varieties of Leg- 

 horns, of which the white, brown, 

 and buff are most common. 

 Mature males weigh about 4 

 pounds and females 3. This is 

 one of the most common breeds 

 kept on American farms; in fact, 

 it is almost universally the one 

 that is used especially for egg 

 production on a large scale. 



The Minorca is an egg-laying, 

 non-sitting breed, originating on 

 the island of Minorca in the Med- 

 iterranean sea. The following is quoted from the American 

 Standard of Perfection: "They are distinguished by long 

 bodies, very large combs, long full wattles, large white ear 

 lobes, dark colored legs, and pinkish-white or flesh-colored 

 skin. The Minorca head is carried rather high; the back is 

 long and sloping; the tail is spread somewhat and only 

 moderately elevated, being carried at an angle of 40 degrees 

 from the horizontal. Their legs are firm, muscular, and set 

 squarely under the long, powerful-looking bodies." There 

 are both single and rose comb strains of this br.eed. Notable 

 egg producers, the Minorcas rank as a close second to the 



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