. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular ... Bantam chickens. THE BANTAM FOWL 15 black; beak and saddle mixed dark maroon and black; wing- bows dark maroon; secondaries, outer web bay, inner web black; tail glossy black; balance of plumage black; legs and. FIG. 16. NT A MS. feet yellow. The female is just like an Indian Game female of high quality that has double lacing. Single lacing is admis- sible, but the other is preferred. ASEEL BANTAMS Are of all colors, such as White, Black, Black Red, Gray and Spangle
. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular ... Bantam chickens. THE BANTAM FOWL 15 black; beak and saddle mixed dark maroon and black; wing- bows dark maroon; secondaries, outer web bay, inner web black; tail glossy black; balance of plumage black; legs and. FIG. 16. NT A MS. feet yellow. The female is just like an Indian Game female of high quality that has double lacing. Single lacing is admis- sible, but the other is preferred. ASEEL BANTAMS Are of all colors, such as White, Black, Black Red, Gray and Spangled. They are fashioned very much after the Malay type. Their necks are strong and muscular; legs short; plum- age hard and short; thighs very strong and rather scantily feathered. Male weighs about two pounds. The female should resemble the male. Ear-lobes and wattles on both should be very small; back quite straight; carriage upright. INDIAN GAME BANTAMS Are just like the Indian Games, Laced and White. THE PYLE WHEATON HEN Has a very bright eye and a golden hackle; breast pale fawn at times almost cream colored; thighs and upper part of body light buff or lemon color; back and wings the color of wheat; primaries white; secondaries, outer web wheaton, inner web white; tail white, upper feathers edged with wheaton color; legs and feet are often light willow, but yellow is preferred. THE DUCKWING WHEATON HEN Differs from the above as follows: Hackle and head color is white, or white slightly striped with black; breast light fawn; back and wings pale cinnamon; primaries black; tail and legs same as a Red Wheaton. RED WHEATON HENS Have a red face, red ear-lobes and wattles, horn colored beak, golden hackle, fawn or cream colored breast, light buff thighs and upper part of body; back and wings pale cinnamon or wheat color. From this they get their name. Primaries black; secondaries, outer web wheaton, inner web black; tail black, upper feathers produced with wheaton color; legs and f
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