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ear-lobes bright-red, legs free from feathers and of a 
rich yellow color. Hens will weigh eight to nine pounds, 
and cocks nine to ten pounds, when matured. 
In this breed we have the rose comb like the Ham- 
burgs, but not so large. ‘Ihe plumage is black-and- 
white-speckled, like the Hamburgs, but darker, with the 
black tail of the Brahma. The legs are ycllow, like the 
Brahma, but bare like the Hamburg. Fine specimens 
are nearly as large as the Bruhma. The effort has been 
Fig. 77.—WYANDOTTE FOWLS. 
in this combination to preserve the good qualities and 
eliminate the undesirable ones of both parent breeds. 
The Plymouth Rock has been a favorite with those who 
have wanted a plump, fat chicken of a pound and a half 
weight as broilers. The Wvandotte is fully its equal in 
this respect. It feathers with its growth, and is plump 
-at any age, thrifty and hardy in raising, yellow-skinned, 
and in all respects an excellent variety for forcing early. 
When grown, they are plump in body and of an attract- 
ive appearance in the market. They lay a medium-sized 
