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and the Black Minorca are much more popular 
In their respective breeds than are any other 
variety. The other breeds are found scattered 
here and there, but the Leghorn and Minorca 
are easily the leading egg breeds. Both of 
these breeds have many birds with yearly rec¬ 
ords of over 300 eggs per year. Next let us 
consider a few of the important characteristics 
of these egg breeds. 
These breeds are small, light of weight, very 
active, and very hard to confine in a small in¬ 
closure. The average adult bird of these breeds 
weighs about four pounds. They are neat and 
attractive in appearance, have clean shanks, and 
have large head parts, which are much more 
susceptible to being frosted in cold weather, 
than the other breeds. 
The egg production of the egg breed is of 
the best. As has been stated, there are a great 
number of birds in this class that have records 
of over 300 eggs per year. Their eggs are 
white shelled, of good size, and rather long. 
However the meat of these birds, especially 
when matured, is very tough, and the active 
disposition of the egg breeds do not allow 
them to put on surplus flesh as with the other 
