FIRST LESSONS 



Buff Cochins, 



IN POJILTHY KEEPING. 25 



tinotive forms, Ijut many do liave, and the 

 breeder with a little eft'ort trains his eye to 

 recognize each wherever seen, and to give 

 it due credit when found in the variety or 

 breed to which it lielongs. 



Dividing fowls (exclusive of Bantams) 

 according to the more plainly apparent 

 breed shapes, we have: 

 1. The Asiatic types. — 



Of these there are three, each breed 

 in the Asiatic class having distinct 

 breed shape. These three are: The 

 Brahma, Cochin, ;ind Langslinn. 



The difference lietween the Brahma 

 and Cochin is largely due U> tlie dif- 

 ference in plumagp; the standard 

 Cochin l)eing an extremely heavily 

 feathered fowl, so much so that the 

 female looks round, as a ball, and 

 the male also suggests the appearance 

 of having more feathers than he can 

 use to advantage. The Brahma is a 

 closer feathered bird, and ap)pears to 

 have greater length of body. Both 

 fowls are large, and the first impres- 



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2. 



sion a well shaped specimen gives is of massiveness. The Langshan is of quite differ- 

 ent type, not so massive looking as the others, shorter feathered, higher stationed, a 

 big, well Imilt but rather spare fowl. A comparison of the cuts which accompany 

 this lesson will show the type differences quite plainly. 

 The Mediterranean types. 

 The principal types of this class are the well known Leghorn and Minorca types. The 



Leghorn is a fowl of graceful carriage 



and fine curves yet with quite a sub- 

 stantial body. The Minorca is larger 



with more angular curves, and longer, 



straighter lines. The other breeds in 



this class are the Ancona, which is a 



Leghorn in sliape; the Black Spanish, 



much like the Minorca, but with less 



breadth and depth of body; and the 



Andalusian a type intermediate between 



the Leghorn and Minorca. 



!. The American types. 

 We may speak of the American type or 

 of American types. In a general way 

 the fowls of the American class are of 

 the same type, a type intermediate 

 between the Asiatic and Mediterranean 

 types. But in the several breeds of 

 fowls in the American class we have 

 clear sub-types. Thus the Plymouth 

 Rock has a rather long and deep yet 

 well-rounded body; the Wyandotte, a 

 chunkier, rather square body. The 

 Rhode Island' Red standard calls for a 

 body intermediate between Plymouth Black Langshan Cock. 



