Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . om the method ofcooking. Large framed breeds Hke the Asiatics that mature late arenot suitable for squab broilers. The broiler should gain 30 to 35 per cent, of its total weightin the fattening period which is usually fourteen days. Figure 121 shows the difference between the Mediterraneanbreeds and the American breeds as table fowls. Both arefinished products, the Leghorn hen weighing 3.25 pounds andthe Partridge Plymouth Rock 6.00 pounds. The hen at theextreme right is a hen the same size and age of hen No. 2 363 364 POULTRY CULTURE but is unfinished.
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Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . om the method ofcooking. Large framed breeds Hke the Asiatics that mature late arenot suitable for squab broilers. The broiler should gain 30 to 35 per cent, of its total weightin the fattening period which is usually fourteen days. Figure 121 shows the difference between the Mediterraneanbreeds and the American breeds as table fowls. Both arefinished products, the Leghorn hen weighing 3.25 pounds andthe Partridge Plymouth Rock 6.00 pounds. The hen at theextreme right is a hen the same size and age of hen No. 2 363 364 POULTRY CULTURE but is unfinished. This shows the difference between theunfinished and the finished product. Both are PartridgePlymouth Rocks. The broiler of medium typ(^-that is, the one dressmg from1)4 to 2 pounds—is in greatest demand. In serving broilers on the table squab broilers are mostoften served on toast, two halves to the person, while in thecase of the medium broiler only one-half is served to eachperson, hence the medium broilers are the most economical.. Fig. 121.—Dry picked fowls. 1, Finished S. C. White Leghorn hen; 2, Finished Partridge Plymouth Rock hen; 3, Partridge Plymouth Rock hen, notfinished. It pays to fatten hens for market. The broiler season extends from November to July, withits greatest demand in February. As summer comes on theprice becomes very low on account of the great supply atthat season of the year. The most profitable market for broilers is from December toApril. To bring the highest price a broiler must be well filled outin the breast and over the hips; in other words, must be veryplump. It should have small bones, an abundance of meat; yellow BROILERS AND DRESSING OF FOWL 365 skin and legs are preferred, preferably white feathers, and mustbe forced-fed, making quick growth, thus tender flesh. The American housewife demands a bird with butter coloredshanks and skin which denotes an abundance of fat. Thisrich yellow is especially found in the Wyandotte, Rocks, andReds.