The Asiatics; Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans, all varieties, their origin; . ve as this one the sec-tion should be discounted two points. Feather No. 2 istaken from just back of the wings, and shows a fairly per-fect feather for that section. There is slight stripe of redrunning through the center of feather, which should dis-count one-half point. Feather No. 3 is one of the long sidehangers, and is very defective. It is too light in under color,shows but little black in body of feather, and the stripe isalmost entirely lost. A back showing all feathers like should be discounted three poi
The Asiatics; Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans, all varieties, their origin; . ve as this one the sec-tion should be discounted two points. Feather No. 2 istaken from just back of the wings, and shows a fairly per-fect feather for that section. There is slight stripe of redrunning through the center of feather, which should dis-count one-half point. Feather No. 3 is one of the long sidehangers, and is very defective. It is too light in under color,shows but little black in body of feather, and the stripe isalmost entirely lost. A back showing all feathers like should be discounted three points. BREAST Like back, this is a very important section, especially inshape, and next to back is the most important from a breed-ers standpoint. It is doubtful if there is in the Standard abetter description of any breed than the one used in con-nection with the Cochins, which is as follows: Breast car-ried low in front; full and well rounded, with great breadthand depth. With this description and the Chart Fig. 1 thereader should have no trouble in gaining a good general. Defective Breast Feathers of the Male. idea of the shape of this section. You will note the breast is carried low as compared to any other of the large breeds; this gives our Cochin males a peculiar pose, and one that harmonizes well with their quiet, docile , \.-_4 disposition. In color thebreast should beblack, and in ourchoicest show speci-mens it is seldomthis section is dis-counted in , there aresome defects thatshow up, and in or-der to explain themto the reader, I callyour attention to thefeathers as shown inFig. 4. In featherNo. J is shown a faint trace of red on lower edge, and the discount is one-half point, while feather No. 2 has red on both sides runningwell down, and the discount is one point. Feather No. 2 isone that crops out quite often in the pullet breeding males,and is not considered a serious defect when breeding forfemales. BODY AND FLUFF. This section has a valuation of eig
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