Standard - bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff, black and partridge .. . t not betterto breed from birds having good laying qualities and meet-ing standard requirements than to breed from fowls withequally good laying qualities but not meeting standard re-quirements, meaning those of size, shape and shade of color,including other lesser points of beauty, like comb, color ofeye, As a matter of tact there are few breeders of fowls whodo not prefer fine-looking birds, even though they insist onhaving good layers and fine table fowl. Many times I havereceived letters fro
Standard - bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff, black and partridge .. . t not betterto breed from birds having good laying qualities and meet-ing standard requirements than to breed from fowls withequally good laying qualities but not meeting standard re-quirements, meaning those of size, shape and shade of color,including other lesser points of beauty, like comb, color ofeye, As a matter of tact there are few breeders of fowls whodo not prefer fine-looking birds, even though they insist onhaving good layers and fine table fowl. Many times I havereceived letters from persons wanting to buy birds, statingthat they did not want show birds, but nevertheless theywould proceed to give a description of a bird, or birds, thatwould be well calculated to win in any show room, whichgoes to prove that the standard-bred fowl is the most at-tractive, even to the mind of the unprofessional. It is true that in breeding for good laying qualities,com-bined, with standard requirements, you will have to sacrificesome fine looking specimens, those that are below par as. First Prize pen of White Wyaiidottes. Average score, 95}, and owned by J, H. Jackson. layers. My best success has been gained in raising onlyas many each year as I could take good care of and in select-ing the best specimens for breedinc, selling all culls on themarket. If one has plenty of house and yard room it oftenpays to keep the culls for fall and winter layers, disposingof them the next spring when they become broody, or a lit-tle later when they start to molt. They always sell well atthat season of the year in our local markets when the peopleget tired of the frozen stuff that is marketed at that time ofthe year. In breeding a comparatively small number,or as many as you can take proper care of, your chances ofgreatly improving your flocks both in standard and utilitypoints are increased. In mating White Wyandottes I do not use the large,rangy males to get size. If you do
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