GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



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FIG. 25 



Leghorns. Fig. 25. At a is one of the serrations, or 

 points; at b, the blade. 



Single Mating. A. mating from which both males and 

 females fit for exhibition are produced 

 from a single pair of breeding fowls. 

 See double mating. 



Sit. To cover eggs for hatching; 

 incubate. 



Sitters. Fowls that sit on and incu- / 

 bate eggs. The sitting proclivities are 

 stronger in some breeds than in others. 

 Fowls in which the sitting proclivities 

 are weak are said to be non-sitters. 



Sitting. The act of sitting to incu- 

 bate eggs; also, the number of eggs for a sitting, usually 

 from 11 to 15. See clutch. 



Slipped Wing. A wing in which the 

 light, or secondary, wing feathers hang 

 loose or out of place. Fig. 26. 



Smooth Legs. Legs that have no 

 feathers, stubs, or down on the shanks. 

 Smut. A term applied to dark color 

 overlying any section of a fowl. 

 FIG. 26 Solid Color. Of one uniform color 



throughout; self-color. 



Spangle. A dark marking at the point, 

 or tip, of a feather. Fig. 27. 



Spike. The rear point on a rose comb; 

 also sometimes called a leader. See a, 

 Fig. 22. 



Splashed Feathers. Feathers in which 

 there is an uneven mixture of color. 



Split Crest. A rounded crest that is 

 split and falls over on both sides. 



Sport. A fowl that varies from the 

 normal type; a white offspring from black 

 parents. 



FIG. 27 



Spur. A horny growth on the inside of the shank of 

 a cock. See 23, Fig. .1. 



