Sex differences and the laying history
Knowledge for understanding and preserving White-Faced Black Spanish.
The female comb falls to one side while the male comb stands upright. A picture of a hen therefore should not be judged against a rooster's head outline. The Rare Poultry Society also emphasizes that the Spanish was valued as a large-white-egg layer before modern poultry exhibitions. The later ornamental appeal of its face belongs alongside that earlier utility story, rather than replacing it or implying a measured egg total for every flock.
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