Original American productions Standard bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff and black .. . FIG. SO—WING FEATHER, NEAR SHOULDER,SILVER WYANDOTTE FEMALE. 1 1 \. v. 1 m jfjf\ H ? V ^*> ^^^^EX^ * ^9j^* M ^f^K^^- \ / i / » PIGS. 45-46-47-48— feathers from silver wyandotte 45 and 46 are from breast; 47 and 48 from top of thigh. 20 THE VVYANDOTTES. with rather open centers in its feathers, will give me mybest pullets if mated to a male whose breast feathers haveopen centers, but who has a rather dark back. The cockerels with good diamond centers in the back, and a b
Original American productions Standard bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff and black .. . FIG. SO—WING FEATHER, NEAR SHOULDER,SILVER WYANDOTTE FEMALE. 1 1 \. v. 1 m jfjf\ H ? V ^*> ^^^^EX^ * ^9j^* M ^f^K^^- \ / i / » PIGS. 45-46-47-48— feathers from silver wyandotte 45 and 46 are from breast; 47 and 48 from top of thigh. 20 THE VVYANDOTTES. with rather open centers in its feathers, will give me mybest pullets if mated to a male whose breast feathers haveopen centers, but who has a rather dark back. The cockerels with good diamond centers in the back, and a breast that isat least two shades darker than the female. To this male Ishould mate a female as much like chart No. 2 in color as I. FIG. 51—TAIL COVERT, SILVER WYANDOTTE FEMALE. Discounted for lacing- of white. from this cross have never been quite so good, but I can bymating a dark hen to a medium light colored male get goodcockerels with a small per cent of good pullets. A real darkmating will give a good per cent of good males, while thefemales are of little value. My own experience in mating has convinced me that thebest results from a single mating may be expected from amale and a female a trifle apart in color but not extreme. Ishould select a male with a good shape and a good eye aboveall else. Then get a good clear stripe in back and hackle
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