THE LANGSHANS : A GOOD ALLROUND FOWL.
Langshans are one of the best breeds of fowls, being very active and hardy, and layers of large brown coloured eggs. The hen has a small comb and head, a plump breast, and a beautiful shape and colour. For winter eggs they are excellent, as a mother very good, and while heavy are not so clumsy as to break their eggs. The male bird is very large, with fine shape and colour, and strorgf* active legs. The flesh of the Langshan is sweet and juicy, and is considered by many superior to that of the turkoy. Langshans are good foragers, roaming from home in search of insects, yet they stand confinement as well as any breed. The chicks when first hatched are black and white, and a number of them make a very pretty sight. They are very active, and to succeed best with them it is necessary to put all their dry food in litter for they scratch from the first day.
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 447, 10 November 1904, Page 2
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169THE LANGSHANS : A GOOD ALLROUND FOWL. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 447, 10 November 1904, Page 2
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