LESSON ITI 

 Chakactekistic's of Fowls 



"We have learned that the fowls which had their origin 

 in a certain region are said to belong to a class which is 

 nsnally named after that region. All of the fowls of one 

 class, however, are not necessarily alike. Those which re- 

 semble one another in certain characteristics, sncli as size 

 and shape, are said to belong to some particular hreed. For 

 instance, the Brahma and Cochin chickens both belong to the 

 Asiatic class, but a difference in size and shape shows that 

 they are of separate breeds. 



A common means of distinguishing breeds is found in the 

 appearance of shanks and feet. Some of these types are 

 shown in Fig. 2. The most common breeds are those hav- 

 ing four toes and smooth shanks. Some breeds, however, 

 have feathers on shanks and toes, and there are a few five- 

 toed breeds. 



Fowls may be of the same size and shape, but may differ 

 or vary in color, shape of comb, etc. It is from such dif- 

 ferences that we get the various varieties of chickens. 



In Fig. .3 are shown different types of comhs. Be sure 

 to learn the names of each kind as well as the names of the 

 different parts of each coml). 



While some of the varieties of poultry, such as the single 

 and rose comb varieties of the Leghorn breed, are formed 



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