BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY. 



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7)— The feathers of the back, forming a layer about 10. These feathers are of the same 

 nature as those of the ueck, but a little larger, and form the saddle. 



ji'_The feathers of the breast cover the entire length of the two breast muscles extend- 

 ing beyond the breast-bone at each side and uniting at its end. The whole forms what is 

 termed the breast. These feathers, with the feathers of the loins, overlap those of the 

 sides. 



G^— The feathers on the sides cover the loins, taking in the back as far as the rump, 

 which they go beyond and cover the lower part of the feathers of the tail. They also 

 cover the commencement of the feathers of the flanks, thighs and abdomen. 



^— The feathers of the flanks are light and fluffy. They cover the upper part of tllO 

 thigh feathers and slip under those of the breast. 



SHOWING POINTS. 



/—The feathers of rh'j abdomen cover and envelop all this part from the end of the 

 breast to the rump. These feathers are generally fluffy, of a silky nature and spread out 

 in a tuft. 



J— The outside feathers of the thigh cover those of the abdomen and leg. 



i— The outside and inidde feathers of the leg stop at the heel, or in some varieties they 

 proceed lower and form what are called ruffles or vulture hocks. 



Jf— The feathers of the feet or sole are long, short, or entirely absent, in the different 

 Yarieties. These feathers' are along the shank either in one or several rows. They are 

 always on the outside par* . 



