azure legs of the cock, etc.

[Joel S. Berson]

At 6/30/2006 12:16 PM, you wrote:
>I wonder whether medieval European chickens could have had legs of
>azure/ blue. The only modern chickens I can clearly recall seeing
>had red or yellow legs.

Fowl at agricultural fairs are of a surprising (to a New York boy
like me) variety of colors.  But I don't recall the legs.

Joel

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