26 POULTRY CULTURE 



Poultryman. A poultry keeper who is an expert. 



Primaries. The wing-flight feathers, which are nearly hidden when 

 the wing is closed. 



Protein. The nitrogen, containing food nutrient. 



Provender. Forage or grain feed of any kind. 



Progeny. The offspring or young birds of birds mated. 



Puberty, Age of. The age at which a pullet- commences to lay. 



Pubic Bones, Also Called Lay-bones. The rib-like bones lying at the 

 lower edge of the pelvis, or pelvic arch. 



Pullet. A female fowl less than one year old. 



Quill. The stem of the feather. 



Respiration. The act of breathing. 



Roaster. A chicken weighing 4 or more pounds. 



Rooster. A male fowl. 



Rose Comb. A solid, low, thick comb, terminating posteriorly in a 

 spike. The top is covered with small rounded points. 



Fig. 2. — Head of a Single Comb White Leghorn Male showing defects: 

 1, side sprig; 2, fish-tail: 3, crooked beak; 4, uneven serration. 



Roughage. The coarse portion of a ration. 



Rutabaga. A Swedish turnip. A root crop used in winter feeding to 

 supply succulent feed. 



Saddle. The posterior part of the back and that part just anterior 

 to the tail. 



Saddle Feathers. The feathers covering the saddle. 



Saddle Hackle. The narrow, long-pointed feathers developing from 

 the saddle. 



Secondaries. The large feathers that grow on the second joint of the 

 wing. 



Serrated. Saw-like notching. 



Serration. The projections of the serrated comb. 



Shaft. The stem or supporting part of the feather. 



Shafting. The shaft of the feather, being either darker or lighter than 

 the web of the feather. 



