The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ly considered an*valued in these beautiful little fowls. When of the bestquality they are truly beautiful. When under medium qual-ity they have no -value whatever. The size and shape of ear-lobe ha» been greatly improved. They should be of goodsize very even in shape, soft as kid, smooth and white. Thecomb of the male must be square and full in front, wellpointed all over the top, no hollows or thumb marks about it;not very wide; nor too narrow as it runs back and ta
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ly considered an*valued in these beautiful little fowls. When of the bestquality they are truly beautiful. When under medium qual-ity they have no -value whatever. The size and shape of ear-lobe ha» been greatly improved. They should be of goodsize very even in shape, soft as kid, smooth and white. Thecomb of the male must be square and full in front, wellpointed all over the top, no hollows or thumb marks about it;not very wide; nor too narrow as it runs back and tapers-to a point. This point or heel of the comb should be finelyformed, and should turn up rather than be either straightout or drooping; wattles full, well shaped, and as fine almost_as silk. The face of both the male and the female shouldbe free from any sign of white. The neck should be shortand well feathered; with a sweeping hackle that comes welldown on the shoulder. The rise of the tail and the sweepof the hackle leaves but little space for back—which mustfavor the Hamburg type; wings full and carried rather low;. BLACK ROSE COMB BANTAM—MALE. tail long, full and well sickled. A well favored cockerel musthave a sweeping tail. Some of the best informed writers onthe subject tell us that the Back Rose Comb has a longertail when a cockerel than it ever again possesses, as eachyear it grows less in both fullness and length. The littleRoseComb male cannot have too much tail, either in main tail,hangers or sickle feathers; the broader and longer the mainsickles are the better. Shanks and feet of both male andfemale should be smooth and black; shanks fine and rathershort. The male throughout should be rather long offeather, small in size, and well endowed with courage. The female should be almost as beautiful and neat asthe male, her long wings hanging down and her head up assmart and bright as a Game, her comb finely formed, and herlobes large, round smooth and white. The
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