AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 



and lay the largest eggs of any breed in existence. 

 They also are very prolific, rivaling the Leghorns 

 in this respect, and are not quite so wild and nerv- 

 ous as the Leghorns. Their bodies are long; wat- 

 tles of a very large size ; ear-lobes large and white ; 

 a non-sitting breed; legs dark-colored, and skin 

 pinkish-white or flesh-colored, and therefore the 

 breed is not well adapted to American market 

 purposes. 



There are three varieties in the Minorca fam- 

 ily the Single-comb Black, the Rose-comb Black, 

 and the Single-comb White. The latter are com- 

 paratively rare, and they are a " sport " from the 

 first. Single-comb Black Minorcas are the best 

 and most popular variety, and they have almost 

 the same size as the Plymouth Rocks, the standard 

 weights being, cock, 9 pounds; cockerel, 7^/2 

 pounds; hen, 7^ pounds; pullet, 6 l / 2 pounds. 

 Standard weights of the Single-comb White and 

 the Rose-comb Black Minorcas are, cock, 8 pounds; 

 cockerel, 6y 2 pounds; hen, 6^2 pounds; pullet, 

 $ l /2 pounds. 



Hamburgs. Among practical poultrymen this 

 breed is not rated so high as the Leghorns, but 



many people prefer to keep the Ham- 

 Hamburgs . t i i 



burgs because they appeal to them as 



more attractive and pleasing to the eye. They 

 have rose combs like those of the rose-comb varie- 

 ties of the Leghorns; are just as prolific layers as 



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