. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . es thewidth of the ground-colour, which must be clear and saddle of the cock should be furnished with a good flow ofproperly-developed hackles. THE INDIAN GAME The Indian Game is one of the monarchs of thepoultry world, and no show with any pretension to rankis without separate classes for it. It is famous for twothings : first, its wonderful table properties, combininggreat size with abundance of flesh-meat on the breast,which quality makes it the most popular fowl of theday for crossing with other breeds; and
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . es thewidth of the ground-colour, which must be clear and saddle of the cock should be furnished with a good flow ofproperly-developed hackles. THE INDIAN GAME The Indian Game is one of the monarchs of thepoultry world, and no show with any pretension to rankis without separate classes for it. It is famous for twothings : first, its wonderful table properties, combininggreat size with abundance of flesh-meat on the breast,which quality makes it the most popular fowl of theday for crossing with other breeds; and, secondly, thebrilliance of its plumage and the beauty of its laced UNCLASSIFIED BREEDS OF POULTRY 497 markings. Although the Standards give 8 lb. as theweight of an adult cock, and 6 lb. for the hen, theseweights would be considered small for exhibition look heavier, and they handle much heavier thanthey appear; 2 lb. heavier would be nearer the mark. Their expression is morose and sullen, and they areonly approached in this respect by the Malay and the. JNDIAN GAME. Aseel, both of which claim parentage. Like manyother modern breeds, it is of a composite nature. Its natural home would appear to be Devon andCornwall, where they are still more extensively bredthan in any other counties, and their popularity wasfor a long time confined to these parts, where they seemto have flourished for over sixty years. In Mr. Lewis Wrights Book of Poultry^ publishedin 1880, the notice is very scanty, and they were then K K 498 THE POULTRY MANUAL supposed to be chiefly of Malay blood crossed withGame, to which Mr. Comyns thought a touch ofAseel and Indian Jungle Fowl had been added. The latter description is now known to be near theexact truth. The originator is said to be Sir WalterRaleigh Gilbert, who stated to a friend in 1846 thathe had formed them by crossing a Red Aseel importedfrom India with English Black-breasted Red Game ofLord Derbys famous strain. In later days it would
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