. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING 507. Fig. 509. White-Crested Black Polish cock, owned by William McNeil of comb are simple. All that is necessary is to line with small, rather straight combs, and the large combs with a tendency to droop. In varieties in which special color matings are not required, the breeder usually breeds from males with combs as thin as will stand straight, and use with them some fe- males with thin, drooping combs and some with smaller, thicker combs standing straight or nearly straight. Color Matings of Poultr
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING 507. Fig. 509. White-Crested Black Polish cock, owned by William McNeil of comb are simple. All that is necessary is to line with small, rather straight combs, and the large combs with a tendency to droop. In varieties in which special color matings are not required, the breeder usually breeds from males with combs as thin as will stand straight, and use with them some fe- males with thin, drooping combs and some with smaller, thicker combs standing straight or nearly straight. Color Matings of Poultry Mating black-red fowls. Of fowls with the colors and gen- eral color pattern of the original type there are many varieties, — Black-Red and Brown-Red Games of the English, Exhibi- fowls. The comb of the male, however large, is required to stand straight; the comb of the female must always droop to one side. To get the strong, straight comb of the Exhibition male, females with combs that droop slightly or not at all must be used ; to get the droop- ing comb of the Exhibition fe- male, males with weak combs tending to lop, or droop, must be bred with females with the required type of comb. In a variety like the Brown Leg- horn, in which a double-mating system is used for color, the requirements for producing the desired accompanying type breed the females of the male males of the female line with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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