Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1907 — White Feathers In Brown Leghorns. [ARTICLE]

White Feathers In Brown Leghorns.

The subject of white feathers in Brown Leghorns is quite an exhaustive one. There are many reasons for it besides heredity. <t often occurs when the parent stock showed no trace of it The appearance of white is no sign of impurity, but ft is a very objectionable feature, as It is a disqualification according to the Standard of Perfection. The fact that chicks show white does not indicate that they will when mature have white feathers, though they may.