TYPES AXD BREEDS OF POULTRY 



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The claim is made that the yoimg ducks at 6 weeks of age 

 dress into broilers weighing 2}^ to 3 pounds. This duck, 

 however, is valued chiefly for egg production, a female 

 occasionally laying as many as 200 eggs in a year. 



THE GOOSE 



The domesticated breeds of geese have been developed 

 from the wild breeds, but more especially the common Can- 

 adian wild goose, which is often domesticated and kept in 

 confinement. So common is this wild goose in confinement 

 that it is standardized in the American Poultry Association 

 Standard of Perfection. It has a black head with white 

 stripe, a gray body, and adults weigh from 10 to 12 pounds. 

 There are several breeds of miportance. 



The Embden goose is of European origin. It is of 

 medium size, adult ganders weighing about 20 pounds. The 



bill and legs are orange 

 in color, and the plum- 

 age is white. This is a 

 very popular breed. 



The Toulouse goose 

 gets its name from a 

 city of that name in 

 France. It is of large 

 size, adults weighing 

 about 25 pounds. The 

 bill is pale orange and 

 the legs a deep shade of 

 that color. The plum- 

 age is gray, with dark 

 shadings about the neck, 

 back, wings, and breast. 

 Most of our domestic 

 flocks of commercial importance consist of these two breeds. 



Figure 226. — Toulouse geese. Photograph 

 from Poultry Herald. 



