BREEDS DESCRIBED 



Pullets commence laying at four or five months of 

 age, and all varieties lay a snow-white egg of good 

 size. 



There are seven varieties, the Single-comb Brown, 

 Rose-comb Brown, Single-comb White, Rose-comb 

 White, Single-comb Buff, Single-comb Black, and 

 the Silver Duckwing. All are identical except in 

 color. The rose-combed varieties are probably the 

 best for very cold climates, as their combs are 

 smaller and lie closer to the head of the bird, and 

 therefore will not become frosted so easily; how- 

 ever, the single-combed varieties are the most 

 common in all climates. The single-combed birch 

 are usually considered the more attractive appear- 

 ing, and all they need to be good winter layers is 

 comfortable housing and good management. 



The Single-comb White Leghorn is the most 

 widely bred of any. The next in order is tihe Single- 

 comb Brown, while the Single-comb Buff would 

 probably come in third, with the Rose-comb 

 Browns fourth. Black and Silver Duckwing Leg- 

 horns are comparatively rare. Leghorns have no 

 standard weights, the larger birds being given the 

 preference. When bred to a good size they make 

 a very fair broiler, as the young stock grow rap- 

 idly and feather out very quickly. 



Minorcas are noted for " large " 

 Mmorcas , . ,_,. . . . & 



things. I hey are the largest of the 



Mediterranean breeds and have the largest combs 



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