30 THE EVERY-DAY HEN. 



larity of its plumage. It is of a bright yel 

 lo\v, with a small round black spot on each 

 feather. I have kept this breed on the 

 faith of its being a marvellous layer, but 

 they did not succeed with me. Their large 

 tufts of feathers on the head prevented them 

 from seeing and guarding against the attacks 

 of the other fowls in the yard, and they mo- 

 ped in corners and pined away. Their prop- 

 erties as layers were not remarkable, and 

 the chickens were exceedingly tender and 

 difficult to raise, so that, in the end, I gave 

 them away to others who wished to pre- 

 serve them for their beauty. I have some 

 of the mixed blood of this race which lay 

 very well. Perhaps this breed would an- 

 swer better in the Southern States. The top- 

 knots should be occasionally clipped, to pre- 

 vent them from irritating and inflaming the 

 eyes. There is a general impression, which 

 I believe to be correct, that all of this race 

 are good layers, but very indifferent sitteis. 

 The Every-day Hen is another sub-variety 

 of this breed, so called from the absurd no- 

 tion that it lays an egg every day through- 



