BREEDS DESCRIBED 
Pullets commence laying at four or five months of 
age, and all varieties lay a snow-white egg of good 
size. 
There are seven varieties, the Single-comb Brown, 
Rose-comb Brown, Single:comb White, Rose-comb 
White, Single-comb Buff, Single-comb Black, and 
the Silver Duckwing. All are identical except in 
color. The rose-combed varieties are probably the 
best for very cold climates, as their combs are 
smaller and lie closer to the head of the bird, and 
therefore will not become frosted so easily; how- 
ever, the single-combed varieties are the most 
common in all climates. The single-combed birds 
are usually considered the more attractive appear- 
ing, and all they need to be good winter layers is 
comfortable housing and good management. 
The Single-comb White Leghorn is the most 
widely bred of any. The next in order is the Single- 
comb Brown, while the Single-comb Buff would 
probably come in third, with the Rose-comb 
Browns fourth. Black and Silver Duckwing Leg- 
horns are comparatively rare. Leghorns have no 
standard weights, the larger birds being given the 
preference. When bred to a good size they make 
a very fair broiler, as the young stock grow rap- 
idly and feather out very quickly. 
Minorcas are noted for “ large” 
things. They are the largest of the 
Mediterranean breeds and have the largest combs 
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Minorcas 
