EXERCISE No. 39 

 TYPES AND BREEDS OF CHICKENS 



Object: To learn to recognize some of the common 

 breeds of chickens. 



Material: Specimens of as many of the common breeds 

 of chickens as can be secured. 



Method: Place the specimens before the class so that 

 they can be studied by comparison and contrast. Remem- 

 ber that form determines the breed and color determines 

 the variety. 

 Use the following classification : 



1. Egg Breeds: Very hardy; close feathered; excellent 

 foragers; very active; nervous; white ear lobes; good layers; 

 poor sitters; mature early; small; graceful curves, as the 

 Leghorns of medium size; long, sloping backs and a six- 

 pointed comb, as the Minorcas. 



2. General Purpose Breeds: Medium size; hardy; good 

 foragers; fair sitters; good mothers; red ear lobes; brown 

 tinted eggs; good winter layers; mature in 5 J to 6 J months as : 



(a) The American Class with yellow skin and shanks as, 

 the Plymouth Rocks with single comb; high set, long backs, 

 and deep body. The Wyandottes with rose comb, graceful 

 curves, short, broad back, deep, round body, and very 

 plump. The Rhode Island Reds with rich red combs, 

 compactly built, and shoe-box shape. 



(b) The English Class with white skin and shanks as, 

 the Orpingtons which are large and stately; have long, 

 round, deep bodies; full breasts; broad backs; solid color; 

 and good layers. 



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