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The Wyandotte 



The Wyandotte is a rose-comb breed and is characterized 

 IS a breed of curves. The body is comparatively round and set 

 ;oniewhat lower on the legs than the Plymouth Rock. It is 

 nclined to be a looser feathered breed, and its general shape 

 md character of feathering gives it an appearance of being 

 somewhat short backed and short bodied. The Wyandotte is 

 a breed which also was developed in the United States, and has 

 Decome very popular. The Silver Wyandotte was the original 

 v^ariety, and it is generally believed that the Dark Brahma, the 

 Silver-Spangled Hamburg, and the Buff Cochin played a part 

 in its origin. It is somewhat smaller than the Plymouth Rock, 

 he standard weight being, for the cock, 81^ pounds; hen, 6j4 

 pounds; cockerel, 7J^ pounds; pullet, 5^ pounds. The hens 

 are fairly prolific layers of brown eggs, are reputed to be good 

 winter layers, and the breed as a whole makes a fine table fowl. 

 The young chickens do not tend to have the same leggy stage 

 which is characteristic of the Rocks and most of the other 

 general-purpose breeds, and the breed is therefore well suited 

 for the production of broilers. Like the Plymouth Rock, all 

 the varieties of this breed are yellow legged and yellow skinned, 

 which adds to their market popularity. 



In the Silver Wyandotte the male has a silver-white back 

 and saddle, the hackle and saddle feathers being striped with 

 black. The feathers of the body and breast are white, each 

 laced with a black edge. The main tail feathers are black. The 

 fluff is a slate color with some gray mixture. The color of the 

 female shows w^hite feathers laced with black over the entire 

 body except the hackle, which is black laced with white, and 

 the main tail feathers, which are black, and some black in the 

 wings, while the fluff is slate mixed with gray. The color com- 

 bination and the character of markings of the Silver Wyandotte 

 make this a very attractive variety. 



In the Golden Wyandotte the general color scheme is the 

 same as in the Silver Wyandotte, except that the white of the 

 Silver variety is replaced with red and reddish brown. Like 

 the Silver Wyandotte, the color and markings of the Golden 

 are very attractive. 



