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Breeds of Chickens for Meat and Egg Production
By poultry specialists of the Animal and Poultry Husbandry Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service
INTRODUCTION
The poultry industry of the United States is mainly concerned with chickens for the production of food. The food may be in the form of eggs or meat, or both. The breeds and varieties of chickens described in this bulletin constitute the great majority of chickens used for that purpose.
Each breed may comprise one or more varieties, but one character in common is the shape or type of bird. All birds belonging to any one variety have a similar color pattern.
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Figure 1.—Glossary chart giving the names of the various sections of a male fowl.
Consumers frequently show a preference for eggs and poultry of a certain color. For instance, in New York City, the largest egg-consuming center on the American continents, the preference is usually for white-shelled eggs; in Boston, on the other hand, the preference is for brown-shelled eggs. American markets show a preference for poultry with yellow skin. In birds with white plumage or those in which the undercolor is light, the pinfeathers do not show when the birds are prepared for market, and birds without feathers on their shanks are always preferred.
AMERICAN CLASS
The American class includes the following breeds and varieties:
All birds belonging to the American class are clean legged; that is, they have shanks free from feathers. They also have red ear lobes, and all lay brown-shelled eggs, except the Lamonas and Hollands which produce white-shelled eggs.
Plymouth Rock
The Plymouth Rock is one of the most popular breeds in the United States, largely because it is a bird of good size, with excellent fleshing properties, and when properly bred is also a good layer. The birds belonging to this breed are rather long bodied, fairly broad, with a prominent breast and good depth of body. This breed has a single comb. The standard weights in pounds are: cock, 9 1/2; hen, 7 1/2; cockerel, 8; pullet, 6.
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Figure 2.—Barred Plymouth Rock, male.
The Barred Plymouth Rock in plumage color is grayish white, each feather crossed by sharply defined dark bars which should be even in width, straight, and extend down to the skin. The light and dark bars of the male are of approximately equal width; in the female the light bars are approximately one-half the width of the dark bars. Each feather