This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...but their eggs are small, like the fowls. They Silver-spangled Hamburg. have been used with good effect to cross with larger fowls, to increase their laying quality. The Red Caps are a larger type of Hamburg with a very large rose comb. The Campines, a variety of recent introduction, are similar in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...but their eggs are small, like the fowls. They Silver-spangled Hamburg. have been used with good effect to cross with larger fowls, to increase their laying quality. The Red Caps are a larger type of Hamburg with a very large rose comb. The Campines, a variety of recent introduction, are similar in general appearance to Hamburgs, but have single combs. The sixth clar.s embraces the French breeds: Houdaus, Crevecocurs and La Fleche. The Houdans are shown in colored Plate X. They are distinguished by a large crest, V-shaped combs and plumage of mottled black and white, the black predominating. A full-grown male should weigh seven pounds, and a female six pounds. Houdans are good layers, have compact, well-proportioned bodies, and are superior table and market fowls. The flesh of all the French breeds is white, the bones ate small and the meat juicy. Like the Dorkings, they have five toes on each foot. The Crevecoeurs and La Fleche have black plumage and are larger than the Houdans. For some reason they have not become popular in this country and are not so well known as the latter. The seventh class is the English breed, the Dorkings, of which there are three varieties--White, SilverGray and Colored. Colored Plate XI is a good representation of the Silver-Grays. The Dorkings have a characteristic shape that is well shown in the cut. The body is long, deep and full, neck and legs short, and the whole appearance solid and substantial. The standard weight of mature males of the SilverGray variety is eight pounds, and of mature females six and one-half pounds. Colored Dorkings should weigh a pound heavier. These all have white flesh. They are good layers, but are especially prized for their market and table qualities. The Orpingtons, several...
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 24mo-over 5"-5¾" tall. 162 pp. Original blue cloth covers, lightly soiled. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ 16 color plates, and several b/w photos and drawings.
