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Dubbing. Cutting off the comb is called dubbing and the comb so cut 

 off is dubbed. 



Duck -footed. When the hind toe points forward the bird is said to be 

 duck-footed. 



Ducklings. Young ducks prior to the development of feathers. 



Ear-lobes. The folds of bare skin just below the ears. 



Emulsion. A fine, mechanical suspension of fat or other substances. 



Ensilage. Forage preserved in a silo. 



Epiornithics. An outbreak of contagious disease among birds. 



Ergot. A fungus parasitic on the seeds of cereals and grasses. 



Established Points. Certain characteristics of a variety which, 

 through length of time and breeding, have become so fixed that the prog- 

 eny have these points established. 



Ether Extract. The material that can be dissolved from a water-free 

 feed-stuff, by means of ether. 



Excrement. The indigestible matter of feeds voided by birds. 



Eye -ring. The outer edge of the eyelids. 



Fancy and Exhibition Poultry. Fowls kept and bred for their fancy 

 points or particular qualities mainly to exhibit or keep as a hobby; 

 the utility side may be taken into consideration, but is of a secondary 

 nature. 



Face. The nude skin on the head, around the eyes. 



Feather. Consists of a web supported by a quill. 



Flight Coverts. The short feathers located at the base of the wing 

 primaries. 



Flights. Primary wing feathers, for the most part folded out of sight 

 during rest. 



Frizzled. The descriptive term applied to fowls having their feathers 

 turned in the opposite direction to that which is usual. 



Furnished. In full feather — when the hackle and sickle feathers are 

 developed. 



Flixfi. The soft downy part of the feathers, and is also applied to the 

 soft feathers about the vent. 



Foot -ton. The amount of work required to raise one ton one foot high. 



Footings. Term used to describe foot or leg feathering in Cochins, 

 Brahmas and Langshans. 



Frosting. In spangled or penciled varieties showing an edging of color. 



Fryer. A young chicken weighing 23^ to 4 pounds. 



Fresh Blood. The introduction into a breeder's yard of either male 

 or female birds either totally unrelated to or a sub-strain of his own 

 for some special purpose, generally to improve the stamina of a strain 

 where inbreeding is resorted to. 



Germicide. An agent destroying germs. 



Gills. The wattles. 



Glucose. Grape-sugar found in honey, fruit, etc. 



Glycogen. An animal starch manufactured by the liver from the 

 digested carbohydrates absorbed from the digestive tract. 



Gram. A metric weight, 15.5 grains. 



