PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



constitutional vigor, I would insist on the following: Legs 

 well set apart; shanks strong and not too long, back broad at 

 shoulders, breast full, body deep and wide and the span be- 

 tween the lower point of keel and ends of pubic bones at least 







A knock-kneed rooster, showing low vigor 



t^nd vitality. Do not select males like this 



for breeding. 



three fingers, eye full and bright, head wide between eves, 

 and a bird that has a good appetite and is pugnacious and 

 courageous. 



Vitality. There is a difference between vitality and vigor. 

 Vitality is the grip on life. It is that invisible something that 



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