This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...kept. The cock of this variety has straw-coloured hackles, a mixture of white and brown on the top, and black breast and tail; whilst the hen is of salmon-pink colour on the back, shading to a soft creamy tint on the breast. The Ermine variety is similar in plumage to the Light Brahma. Favorolles are excellent table ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...kept. The cock of this variety has straw-coloured hackles, a mixture of white and brown on the top, and black breast and tail; whilst the hen is of salmon-pink colour on the back, shading to a soft creamy tint on the breast. The Ermine variety is similar in plumage to the Light Brahma. Favorolles are excellent table fowls, having fine bone, long and deep breasts, and good-coloured flesh, whilst they are also hardy and good layers of brown eggs. They can be highly recommended for general purposes or for specialising with early table chickens, as they grow very quickly, and when crossed with Indian Game they make fine large fowls for Christmas. CAMPINES.--This breed comes from a district in Belgium, where it is bred very largely for general purposes. It is a small breed, somewhat similar to the Hamburgh in shape, but with a single comb, which falls over in the hen. The plumage is barred black and white, being much coarser than the pencilling of the Hamburgh, and it should be as clear and even as possible, whilst the hackles are white, the legs slate colour, and the lobes white. A Gold variety is also bred, with gold ground colour in place of black, but it is not so widely kept as the Silver. Oampines are very good layers of Fia. 23. Faverolles. white eggs, and in their own country they are highly valued for producing early table chickens, as they grow very fast, and when quite young make very plump birds for the table. The Brackel is a very similar bird, and is probably of the same origin, though it has been bred slightly larger, and is perhaps more useful for the table. Tt is not, however, bred in England by that name. POLISH.--This is a very handsome and distinctive breed, though nowadays it is kept entirely for show purposes, and consequently lacks hardine...
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