66 POULTRY-CRAFT. 
Fig. 49. Buff Plymouth Rocks. 
bination difficult to get, and pro- 
nounced by many experienced breed- 
ers impossible to maintain. As a 
rule yellow legs and skin go with 
creamy white plumage, while a pure’ 
white plumage is accompanied by 
white or pink skin and faded yel- 
low or flesh colored legs and beak. 
Practical breeders prefer the yellow 
legged fowls with a creamy white 
plumage, but avoid breeding from 
birds in whose plumage the yellow 
has unsightly prominence. 
Burr Piymoutu Rocxs.— Fig. 
49.— A new variety, rapidly gaining 
popular favor. As in all buff fowls, 
the desired color is a uniform shade 
of buff free from white or black. 
Though the equals of the other vari- 
eties in practical qualities, they are not a good kind for a beginner who wishes 
to sell a part of his stock for breeding purposes. The variety is not well 
established, though many very fine specimens are produced. The color is 
difficult to handle, and in unskillful hands the proportion of culls is too large 
for profit. It is,usually better for novices to leave the development of new 
breeds to experts. Breeders who will be satisfied for a few years with a large 
Fig. 50. White Wyandotte Pullet. 
(By courtesy of A. G. Duston), 
Fig. 51. White Wyandotte Cock. 
(By courtesy of Howland & Whitney). 
