154 THE COCHIN CHINA FOWL. 



IBS. OZ, 



Game Cock 4 10 



Ditto Hen 3 



Young Blue Dun Cock 3 6 



Blue Dun Hen 3 



Large Dun Hybrid Hen 3 8 



" Among these, the Malay Hen was moulting, and not up 

 to her usual weight by nearly a pound. It will be observed 

 that there is a great relative difference between the Pullets and 

 the grown Hens of the Polish breed. All the Polish increase 

 much in size and beauty the second moult." 



Another list kindly furnished by Mr. Alfred Whitaker, 

 gives 



LBS. OZ. 



" Pheasant-Malay Cocks, two years old, average each 7 



Ditto Cockerel, five months old 7 



Ditto Hen 5 1 



Ditto Pullet, seventeen months old 5 3 



Ditto (crossed with Dorking Hen), four years old 5 8 



Speckled Surrey Hen, two years old 5 12 



Spanish Hen 5 



Two Dorking Cocks, each 7 



Ditto Hens 6 8 



Ditto ditto 6 12 



Cock Turkey, two years and a half old 17 12 



Hen dittto, one year and a half old 10 



Ditto ditto 9 9 



Musk Drake (moulting) 9 12 



" The Dorkings belong to a neighbour, and are very fine 

 ones. The Hens, it will be seen, approach nearer to the weight 

 of the Cocks than is the case with the Pheasant-Malays. The 

 Spanish Hen is about to moult, and is rather under weight." 



Our own Poultry -yard furnishes these : 



