The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-05

Rock is cross between-th black Java and
white barnyard chicken, while the Wyan-
dotte. comes from a dark Brahma and q
Plymouth Rocks and FIVE varieties of Wyan-
dottes. The Java Is now classed as an
American fowl, for the specimen raised in
this country little resembles its East In
dian relative. The original American vari-
ETY. is the American Dominique, which Is
now almost extinct.
well-made bird, which is both good egg
producer and table fowl The Dorkings
have almost been supplanted by the
Brahmas, which have become very popular
in that country within recent years. Queen
Victoria, who is quite a chicken fancier.
has paid special attention to the dark
Branmas, and many specimens from her
poultry yards have been imported. The
/, Brahma was the original Shanghai, but has
been so developed that ii is now the heavi-
est bird raised, as well as one of the most
beautifully feathered. The Langshans,
which, with the Cochins. are the native Chi
England and America. The Langshans are
the great table fowl of England. Their
meat is white and fine grained and the bones
small. The Cochin hens are considered the
best mothers among all the varieties of
chickens
The Leghorns, originally the native chick
en- OF Italy, have been carried to all parts
of the world. and are considered the most
serviceable chicken raised. They are the
great egg producers and develop more rap
idly than any other variety. Leghorns,
originally brown in color, are now found in
white black and buff. They were first
brought to America in 1851, and now share
the honors with the Plymouth Rocks in
point of numbers
The white-faced black Spanish and Mi
norcas are both Spanish varieties, and are
among the oldest distinctive classes known.
The white-faced black Spanish are all the
name implies, having coal black Douy,
with white face and crest; Both they and and
the Minorcas are big birds, and lay the
largest eggs of any known variety.
The chicken of France is the Houdan,
table The plumage of the Houdan is bril-
liant in broken black and white. 1t has
heavy crest and has five toes
burg. and are a popular German breed.
They possess fewer commercial qualities
than many of the others, and are raised
respect they resemble the Polish, which are
one of the handsomest varieties raised.
Their coloring is brilliant in silver ana golo55
en-. The Hamburgs are both spangied ana
penciled and the markings are very dell
cate.
The Indian games which were brought to
America in large quantities few years ago
are rapidly being inbred with other vari-
cites. About their only redeSming feature
IS the fact that they mature fapiaiy. dne1l
flesh is coarse and granny, and little resem-
bles that of the straight games, when
have the most delicately favored hesh OF OF
any chickens. Nearly every variety OF
chicken has it's counterpart in the bantam
classes, and in many of the varieties the
little fellows have been as f ter oven
class as closely as their larger cousins. OF
all the bantam classes the Seabrights rank
the others. This variety has been deVel-
oDed bv Sir John Seabright, of England,
and their plumage is exceedingly brilliant
All of the foreign varieties of chickens
are now raised in this country, ana many,
if not all of them will be exhibited at the
State poultry show, which opens next week
Secretary Pottage has received letter
from a man in Greenfield stating that ne
had captured two birds which he was I'M
able to classify. They measure over five
feet from tip to tip, and in some respects
resemble an owl. The man who has them
will Mace them on exhibition here, and
hopes that he will be able to find some one
who can tell what they are.