The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . lthough in cases where birdshave excessive style, there will be a tendency to carry theback toe too high. This is a minor fault, but where the backtoe is carried sideways or Inwards this is a serious defect,and amounts to disqualification in the show pen; it is com-monly called duck-footed. In some cases this is causedby improper perches, in others it is hereditary, and shouldbe strictly noticed when making up the breeding pen. The head should be long and snaky, eyes
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . lthough in cases where birdshave excessive style, there will be a tendency to carry theback toe too high. This is a minor fault, but where the backtoe is carried sideways or Inwards this is a serious defect,and amounts to disqualification in the show pen; it is com-monly called duck-footed. In some cases this is causedby improper perches, in others it is hereditary, and shouldbe strictly noticed when making up the breeding pen. The head should be long and snaky, eyes large andprominent. In Black Reds, Piles, DUckwings, and Whites,the color of the eye should be bright red; a light or verydark eye in these varieties counts heavily against the birdin the show pen. In Brown Reds and Birchens the darkerthe eye the better, as near black as possible. The neckshould be long and fine, the hackle feathers fitting closelytogether, wings short and nicely curved, and just meetingat the stern, carried closely, well up. and fitting tightly tothe body. Three or four years ago there was a tendency for. /fa/A Hi l/?ui^j^ ^n/oiyiwyin BLACK BKEASTED KEO GAME EAMTAUS, 8 THE BANTAM FOWL,. Oame Bantams to be long-winged, but this fault appears tohave been overcome. In some cases the bird carries his wingacross the back, which is a bad fault, and is known by thename of goose-winged. The tail, which is the most important feature in allGame Bantams, should be small and fine, the feathers car-ried closely together slightly above the line of the body, butnot high. The feathers of the tail proper should numberfourteen, and should be narrow and fine; the sickles or longtail feathers of the male bird should be as fine as possible,reaching from two tti three Inches beyond the tail, andshould be carried slightly curved, but not forked. Size is a most important feature, not only in GameBantams, but in every variety of Bantams, and requires verycareful consideration. At the
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