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Stag. A young male. Applied to game birds. 



Stewing Chicken. A chicken weighing about 3 pounds. 



Stipple. Small dotted or speckled appearance of a feather. 



Strain. Successive breeding of one variety of fowls by one fancier 

 always using the same blood line. 



Strawberry Comb. One resembling a strawberry. 



Stock. Usually spoken of in connection with fowls kept for breeding 

 purposes; that is, "breeding stock" or "stock birds." 



Succulent Feed. A feed containing much water, as sprouted oats, cab- 

 bage, and root crops. 



Symmetry. The standard shape and harmony of proportions of a fowl. 



Tail-coverts. The curved feathers to the side and in front of the tail. 



Tail Feathers. The straight stiff feathers of the tail are known as the 

 main tail feathers. 



Thighs. The portion of leg above the knee. The femoral region. 



Thumb Mark. A depression at the side of the comb. It has some- 

 what the appearance of an impression made by the thumb. 





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Fig. 5.- — A vulture hock. 



Throwing Back. A return by the offspring to the original or natural 

 type of the parent. 



Toe Feathering. Feathers on the toes. 



Trio. Two females and one male. 



Twisted Comb. An irregular-shaped comb. 



Twisted Feather. A feather with a twisted shaft. 



Typical. Of correct type. 



Under Color. The color of the under or invisible portion of the plumage. 



Utility Poultry. Principally laying and table birds kept and bred for 

 the production of eggs and table fowls, the aim in the disposal of 'Juch 

 being to earn a livelihood and make profit. 



Variety. A subdivision of the breeds. 



Vacation. Period of few days during which a hen stops laying and 

 casts feathers. Then she stops casting feathers, and grows feathers to 



