MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



Bulletin No. 396 



September 1942 



Breeding Rhode Island Reds 

 for Rapid Feathering 



By F. A. Hays and Ruby Sanborn 



Rapid chick feathering, particularly over the back region, is a very valuable 

 character in general purpose fowls. This study was carried on over a long period 

 to discover a reliable method for fixing this character in Rhode Island Reds. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



