. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . some cockerelsof the desired hue. For Pullet-breeding, hens of the same shade maybe selected, but a cockerel of a shade lighter than thestandard colour. The cock should be of a clean, brightcolour, but well barred. Such a mating will producemany cockerels too light either for exhibition or stock,and only fit for the pot, but some pullets of the clear,bright and distinct barring so much admired. But nomating of any kind, even with inbred and well-selectedstock, will throw a large percentage of birds fit for theshow-pen, and
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . some cockerelsof the desired hue. For Pullet-breeding, hens of the same shade maybe selected, but a cockerel of a shade lighter than thestandard colour. The cock should be of a clean, brightcolour, but well barred. Such a mating will producemany cockerels too light either for exhibition or stock,and only fit for the pot, but some pullets of the clear,bright and distinct barring so much admired. But nomating of any kind, even with inbred and well-selectedstock, will throw a large percentage of birds fit for theshow-pen, and where the stock is selected from outwardappearance only, and with no care as to their relation-ship, while many fairly decent-looking birds may beproduced, very few indeed of first-class barring willmake their appearance. This is shown by the well-known fact that the most successful breeders, who carryall before them at the great shows one season, are eitherleft altogether out of it another season, or have to buytheir winners—an odd bird produced here or there in. FEATHERS OF BABRED PLYMOUTH from birds in the breeding pens of the Rev. T. W. Sturges. 379 AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY 381 some smaller breeders yard, a chance specimen bred, itmay be, from a well-bred bird, but cast off, as an un-likely breeder, from a good yard. Many a breeder whohas sold a small pen of birds, or even a single setting ofeggs, to a neighbour has had to buy back his winner,while he has himself bred a hundred times as many birds •without getting so good a specimen. Strange as it mayappear, this very uncertainty keeps the ball of popularityrolling, as it enables the outsider to have a good lookin at the prize money, or to sell his best at a remunera-tive figure. It also adds unlimited humour to the adver-tisement columns when the season comes round for thesale of eggs or stock. Breeding for Type.—Type or shape is as importantin any breed as mere colour, though there is always adanger of
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