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White, Bearded Golden, Bearded Silver, Bearded White, and Buflf- 
laced. 
No standard weight is given for Polish; they are of medium size, 
about that of Leghorns. 
HAMBURGS. 
Hamburgs (figs. 20 and 30) are in the front ranks of egg producers and 
are in general appearance much like Leghorns. There are six varieties 
of Hamburgs: The Golden-spangled, Silver-spangled, Golden-penciled, 
Silver-penciled, Black, and White. They are all very pretty birds and 
seldom fail to prove attractive and profitable to the average breeder and 
fancier. Hamburgs are economical fowls to keep; besides being light 
eaters and great foragers, they are prolific layers and nonsitters. The 
Fig. 29_Pair of Silver-spangled Hamburgs. 
only thing against them is the smallness of their eggs. They lay a 
pretty, white-shelled egg, but smaller in size than those of the Leghorn. 
There are some which lay larger eggs than others, and by careful selec¬ 
tion from year to year of the birds which lay the largest eggs, this 
defect may be remedied and the size of the eggs improved. 
The Silver-spangled Hamburg is, perhaps, the most beautiful as well 
as the most popular variety of the Hamburgs. Its proud carriage, 
royal decoration, and graceful and symmetrical form command atten¬ 
tion whenever seen. Breeders of Hamburgs universally adopt the 
following as a standard for the breed: Comb square at front, tapering 
nicely into a long spike, full of points by no means plain, firmly and 
evenly set on the head; face, red; ear lobes, moderate size, round as 
possible, and clear white; legs, leaden blue; carriage, graceful; plum¬ 
age, very profuse. Cocks—Silver-spangled: Color, clear, silvery-white 
ground, every feather tipped or spangled, the breast as bold as possible, 
but showing the spangle, the bars of the wing regular and bold; neck, 
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