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meat producers. It has supplanted the Houdan 

 and other French breeds in some parts of France, 

 where the production of good-sized young birds 

 for the Paris market is the chief aim. 



The Faverolles were produced by crossing the 

 following breeds: Cochin, Brahma, Dorking, and 



FIG. 15. Faverolle hen (one-sixth size). 



Houdan. They are bearded and sometimes have 

 a crest, frequently have five toes, and show white 

 skin and light-colored shanks. The shanks are 

 usually feathered unless the Dorking blood pre- 

 dominates, in which case they are frequently bare. 

 For early rearing and quick-growing chickens that 

 produce tender and juicy flesh, the Faverolles 



