BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



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Light and Dark Brown, Rose Comb Brown, Single and Rose 

 Comb White, Single and Rose Comb Buff, Single Comb 

 Black, Silver and Red Pyle. The Single Comb White Leg- 

 horn is not only the most popular variety, but the one gen- 

 erally found on commercial egg farms. Leghorns are neat 

 appearing, alert and stylish in their bearing. All varieties of 

 this breed have yellow skin and shanks. An indication of their 

 size may be secured from the following standard weights: 

 cock 53/^ lbs., hen 4 

 lbs., cockerel 4J^ lbs., 

 pullet 31/^ lbs. 



The Ancona. There 

 are two varieties, both 

 black in color with 

 approximately one 

 feather in every five 

 ending with aV-shaped 

 white tip. These two 

 varieties, the Single 

 Comb and Rose 

 Comb, are likewise 

 identical in size and 

 shape. This breed is 

 similar to the Leg- 

 horns in that both 

 originated in Italy; 

 in shape they are quite similar; and they both possess the 

 same economic qualities. The standard weights for this 

 breed are: cock 53^ lbs., hen 43^ lbs., cockerel 43^ lbs., 

 pullet 33^ lbs. How do these weights compare with those 

 of the Leghorn? 



The Minorca. The Minorca is of Spanish origin. The 

 three varieties of this breed, that is, Single and Rose Comb 

 Black, Single and Rose Comb White, and Single Comb Buff, 



Figure 21. — Single Comb White Leghorn male. 



