BREEDS AND BREEDING 



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Rhode Island Reds are a comparatively new breed. 

 There are both single and rose-comb (Figure 41) 

 varieties. They are rapidly growing in popularity, 

 particularly in New England, where they originated. 







FIG. 41 PAIR OF ROSE-COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS 



In color they are a reddish buff with strong tendency 

 to variation in shade. They are excellent layers and 

 somewhat smaller than Plymouth Rocks, 



