. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. , one of the earliestbreeders of these birds in England, kindlysends us the following notes:— .Since Lakenvelders made their appearancein England in igoi, being exhibited for thefirst time at Shrewsbury Show in June of 1902, birds imported, however, came from Holland,and we in this country follow the Dutchstandard of a black saddle hackle in the cocks,whereas the Germans favoured a white hackle,but a striped or ticked hackle not disqualify-ing. The hens when first imported were white,with grey
. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. , one of the earliestbreeders of these birds in England, kindlysends us the following notes:— .Since Lakenvelders made their appearancein England in igoi, being exhibited for thefirst time at Shrewsbury Show in June of 1902, birds imported, however, came from Holland,and we in this country follow the Dutchstandard of a black saddle hackle in the cocks,whereas the Germans favoured a white hackle,but a striped or ticked hackle not disqualify-ing. The hens when first imported were white,with grey necks and tails, and little else canbe said for them, as I have not found anyreliable Continental standard for the females,and so hens for the first year or so in thiscountry won simply through the pureness of. Lakenvelders. •there has been a marked improvement of thebreed ; and all fanciers visiting the Dutch andBelgian shows state that we have better exhi-bition birds in England than any shownabroad. The reason for this is not hard tofind. The Lakenvelder Club may not be avery strong society, but it has done one goodthing by issuing a standard, and the membersall striving to breed up to it. Lakenvelders are by no means a newvariety, for they can be traced back to the firsthalf of last century in German}. !\Iost of the the white. Now we strive for a neck-hackle asdense black as possible, and a solid black tail,with the rest of the plumage a pure white. Ahen of this type is really a pretty bird. Notone hen in fifty that came over, however,possessed a black tail, and consequently it isreally harder to find a good hen than a goodcock. The main points to breed for in the cocksare a black neck-hackle, with no grey feathersabout the head ; a black saddle-hackle, anda good black tail, nicelv car
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