CHAPTER XXVIII. 
POULTRY DICTIONARY AND CALENDAR. 
Beard—A bunch of feathers under the throat of som: 
breeds, as Houdans. 
Breed—Any variety of fowl presenting distinct char 
acteristics. 
Brood—Family of chickens cared for by one hen. 
Broody—Desiring to sit or incubate. 
Carriage—Bearing, attitude, or ‘‘style.” 
Carunculated—Covered with fleshy protuberances, as on 
the neck of a turkey cock. 
Chick—A newly hatched fowl. Used only while but a 
few weeks old. 
Chicken—This word is often applied to any age indefi- 
nitely until twelve months old. 
Clutch—This term is applied both to the batch of eggs 
sat upon by the fowl, and also to the brood of chick- 
ens hatched therefrom. 
Cockerel—A young cock. 
Crop—The bag or receptacle in which food is stored 
before digestion. Can be easily felt in any fowl after 
feeding. 
-Cushion—The mass of feathers over the tail end of a 
hen’s back, covering the tail; chiefly developed in 
Cochins. , 
Deaf-ears—The folds of skin hanging from the true ears, 
same as earlobes. They vary in color, being blue, 
white, cream-colored or red. 
Dubbing—Cutting off the comb, wattles, etc., so as to 
leave the head smooth and clean. 
Ear lobes—Same as deaf-ears. 
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