108 POULTRY LABORATORY GUIDE 



STUDENTS' SCORE CARD FOR UTILITY SCORING 



General Appearance. 25 Cuts 



Fonn 10 



Compact and symmetrical, with no un- 

 due development in any portion, as 

 heavy breast or fat behind the legs. 



Quality 7 



Comb fine in texture, skin and flesh soft 

 but not fat, skin of medium thickness 

 and mellow. 



Temperament 8 



Nervous, active, vigorous, not lazy. 



Head and Neck. 15 



Size of head medium, broad 3 



Eyes bright and full 3 



Comb and wattles medium size and bright red 5 

 (Single Comb White Leghorns' comb 

 should be large and drooping to one 

 side.) 



Neck of medium length, full 4 



(Birds with long, rangy necks rarely 

 prove good layers.) 



Body. 50 



Breast moderately full, but very wide ... 4 

 Back wide and fairly long, with great depth 



from back to keel ... 5 



Hind quarters greatly developed, with the 



heaviest part of the body carried back of 



the hock joint 15 



Fluff abundant, fine, and carried close to the 



body 3 



Lay bones soft, pliable, and widespread . 16 

 Tail set high and well spread . .... 2 

 Feathers soft and held close to the body . . 2 

 Wings held well up and close to the body . 3 



Legs. 10 



Well spread and set wide apart at the hock 



joint 5 



Length medium to short 2 



Color of shank yellow or white 1 



Shank free from feathers 2 



Total -100 



