. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ndistinct; aIrtle dark on tail is no , but he must show no traceof white either in tail or wing. By mating him to three orfour distinctly barred hens, nice and clear in ground color,and especially sound in the black of the barring, you shouldbe rewarded by a good percentage of exhibition pullets, andthe cockerels the following year will be found useful ifmated back to the hens again as well as breeding cock-erels and pullets together. By doing this you wi
. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ndistinct; aIrtle dark on tail is no , but he must show no traceof white either in tail or wing. By mating him to three orfour distinctly barred hens, nice and clear in ground color,and especially sound in the black of the barring, you shouldbe rewarded by a good percentage of exhibition pullets, andthe cockerels the following year will be found useful ifmated back to the hens again as well as breeding cock-erels and pullets together. By doing this you willhave two strings to your bow as it were. Should any of thepullets come black, by mating these to a finely barred cock-erel of the lighter shade you would in all probability breedthe very best of cuckoo pullets, and pullets bred in this man-ner are very useful as future pullet breeders. Shape of course is of the greatest importance and thechief difficulty lies in getting shapely birds that are at thesame time diminutive. Persistency, however, will overcomesuch (Ufticulties in this breed as in all others. 32 THE BANTAM A GROUP OF COCHIN BANTAMS. Buff Cock 1st at Boston owned by Dr. Wm. Y. Fox; White Hen the property of the same owner; Black Hen owned byBaldwin Bros., and Partridge Cockerel 1st at Boston. CUCKOO COCHIN BANTAMS. Cuckoo Cochin Bantams are of late production, startingfrom sports of Blacks, Buffs and Whites bred together andstrengthened by birds of the Cuckoo color imported fromChina. We give you a description of them as written by , the greatest breeder of Bantams in England. Hesaid: Cuckoo Cochin Bantams should have very sound orangeyellow legs, and orange beaks are generally preferred,though personally we do not dislike a little dark marking onthe beak of a Cukoo Cochin Bantam, as it seems quite inharmony with the feathering. And now we must try todescribe the color and markings of the Cuckoos. Thesepoints vary very considerably from a pale, alm
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