. Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties. Orpington chicken. CHAPTEIR X Conditioning and Training Fowls for Exhibition Training and Posing Necessary. What io Feed. Milk as a Conditioner. Importance of Dry Sound Grains, Animal and Vegetable Foods. Health, Vigor and Stamina Essential to Success J. If. Drevenstedt THE fact of a bird being well fed and groomed, show- ing splendid condition, while absolutely necessary and essential i
. Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties. Orpington chicken. CHAPTEIR X Conditioning and Training Fowls for Exhibition Training and Posing Necessary. What io Feed. Milk as a Conditioner. Importance of Dry Sound Grains, Animal and Vegetable Foods. Health, Vigor and Stamina Essential to Success J. If. Drevenstedt THE fact of a bird being well fed and groomed, show- ing splendid condition, while absolutely necessary and essential in competing for the prizes at our modern poultry shows, is not always sufficient in a tight place where two specimens are about equal in merit and in condition. This is where proper training of the show specimens will often determine the result. We remember an instance of this kind which occurred at the Madison Square Garden ten or more years ago. It was in the palmy days of the Buff Cochins when such noted fanciers as the Sharp Bros, of Taunton, Mass., and Adams, Purdue, and Young of Orange, N. J., made great entries of the once famed Buffs. The pick of English and American flocks could be seen at the Garden in those days. The imanager for Messrs. Sharp •was an experienced condi- tioner and had his charges in beautiful fettle. Their plumage glistened and ev- ery little detail was looked after so that no fault could be found with groom- ing. George Purdue, a past master in the art of feeding and conditioning birds, had his birds in equally fine con- dition as those in charge of Mr. Marshall. Bue he went just a little beyond that, he had his birds trained to the hour. No sooner was one of these birds touched by the judge's stick, than it would seem to know what was wanted and the proper pose was seldom lacking. One , huge scholar especially was { an apt scholar and would stand and look his prettiest when handled by the judge. And that pose won the blue ribbon. Edward B. Thomps
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