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mothers and sitters. They have a broody dis¬ 
position, and will set on the nest the required 
three weeks to hatch the chickens. They will 
also take care of their young as a parent should. 
In fact, one of the criticisms of this class of 
birds is that they are too broody, and are a 
nuisance in this particular. They are far more 
quiet than the egg breeds, and stand confine¬ 
ment with no apparent discomforture. They 
make an ideal bird for the back lot. 
These birds are fairly good foragers, but 
take a little more feed to maintain their upkeep 
than do the egg breeds. They have smaller 
head parts than the egg breeds, and a heavier 
coating of flesh and feathers thus enabling 
them to withstand cold weather much better 
than the egg breeds. 
These breeds, in most cases, have yellow 
shanks, long well rounded bodies, and weigh 
about six pounds at maturity. They are not as 
nervous or as active as the egg breeds, but 
require a month or two longer to mature and 
to get into laying condition, than the egg 
breeds. 
We will close this discussion on breed char¬ 
acteristics with a few words on the meat breeds. 
