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Breeds Of PoultryBreeds Of Poultry

By. Mr. SpauldingBy. Mr. Spaulding


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LeghornLeghorn--ChickensChickens

Weights: 4 lbs. to 6 lbs.

Egg Shell Color: White.

Use: An egg-type

chicken. Origin: city ofLeghorn,

Italy.

Characteristics: A small,

noisy bird, like to moveabout.

The most numerous

breed.


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Rhode Island RedRhode Island Red--ChickenChicken

Varieties: Single Comb, andRose Comb

Standard Weights: 5 lbsto 8 lbs.

Egg Shell Color: Brown Use: Egg production.

Origin: Massachusetts andRhode Island.

Characteristics: Relatively hardy.

The best egg layers of thedual purpose breeds.

Reds handle marginal dietsand poor housing conditions.


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New HampshireNew Hampshire-- ChickenChicken

Standard Weights: 5

lbs to 8 lbs.

Use: meat production.

Origin: Massachusettsand New Hampshire.

Characteristics:

They possess a deep,

broad body, grow feathers

rapidly.

The color is a medium to

light red and often fades in

the sunshine.


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WhiteWhite--TurkeyTurkey

Referred as BroadBreasted LargeWhite.

Cross betweenBronze and WhiteHolland.

Noted for large meaty

breast. Artificially

inseminated toreproduce.


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BronzeBronze--TurkeyTurkey

Referred- as Broad Breasted Bronze.

Has black plumage and dark pinfeathers.

Native to North America. Spainards took them back to Europe.

Pilgrims bred them to wild turkeys.

Breeders selected certain ones for thebroad breast.


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White PekinWhite Pekin--DuckDuck

White feathers, orangeshanks and toes aredesired.

The bill is rich yellow incolor.

Pekin ducks weigh 7 lbs. to9 lbs.

Long, broad, deep and fullbreasted type, to carry anabundance of meat.

The Pekin breed is ofChinese origin.

Were imported to the UnitedStates about 1873.


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MuscovyMuscovy--DuckDuck

Originated in South

America.

White feathers and

white skin.

Weigh from 7 lbs to

10 lbs.

Meat is best before17 weeks.


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TouloseToulose--GeeseGeese

Originated in France.

Dark gray with a white

abdomen.

Adult gander weighs

26 lbs.

Adult goose weighs

about 20 lbs. Use weeding crops;

sugar beets, mint.


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White ChineseWhite Chinese--GeeseGeese

Originated in China.

Two Varieties:

White

Brown

Use for weeding

crops, and

ornamental.


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ReferencesReferences

Modern Livestock & Poultry Production 5th

Edition. By James Gillespie.

Oklahoma State University- AnimalScience department.

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia


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