The mating and breeding of poultry . urple-faced females may be used in the mating to getrid of this defect. In mating this variety, the following defects in ad-dition to those common to the breed (page 240) must beguarded against in so far as possible: broad, moon-shaped or poorly-shaped spangles; patchiness; brown onthroat of both sexes; brown on shoulders of males; frost-ing ; shafting; too light colored or v/hite necks or throatsin both sexes; laced breast in males. *The Golden Penciled Hamburg In this variety the penciling should be narrow andstraight across the feathers, distinct and cle
The mating and breeding of poultry . urple-faced females may be used in the mating to getrid of this defect. In mating this variety, the following defects in ad-dition to those common to the breed (page 240) must beguarded against in so far as possible: broad, moon-shaped or poorly-shaped spangles; patchiness; brown onthroat of both sexes; brown on shoulders of males; frost-ing ; shafting; too light colored or v/hite necks or throatsin both sexes; laced breast in males. *The Golden Penciled Hamburg In this variety the penciling should be narrow andstraight across the feathers, distinct and clean cut, andthe black andbay bars equalin width. Theblack of thepenciling shouldshow a greenluster or hardestplaces to getgood pencilingin the femalesare on thethroat and i^ - p . 1 • Fis. 83—Cockerel bred Golden Penciled Hamburg fe- DreaSL. l aTCni- male showinj? coai-se, irregular penciling. (Photo- riAcc r\r- on iir» graph from the Bureau of Animal Industry, United llC^b, UI an UU- states Department of Agriculture.). 246 THE MATING AND BREEDING OF POULTRY
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