The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . produce undesirable color in your young is just as certain as that night will follow day; andno one has or will be able to get away from such same is true of the Partridge colored variety. You musthave good color, good markings, and line breeding, to suc-ceed with them, Just as you must have to produce goodDark Brahma Bantams. Pencilled plumage can only beobtained and maintained by close line breeding of the bestto be obtained. CARE OF COCHIN B
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . produce undesirable color in your young is just as certain as that night will follow day; andno one has or will be able to get away from such same is true of the Partridge colored variety. You musthave good color, good markings, and line breeding, to suc-ceed with them, Just as you must have to produce goodDark Brahma Bantams. Pencilled plumage can only beobtained and maintained by close line breeding of the bestto be obtained. CARE OF COCHIN BANTAMS. Mr. T. F. McGrew: When the breeding season commences, move pens en-tirely away from the winter quarters. For houses use acommon store box, make a slanting top, and cover all overwith tar paper. Make south side a wire door. Runs shouldbe covered with grass or sand and must have plenty ofshade. If runs are large a good feed of wheat at night is aplenty; if small, some oats in morning and wheat at nightshould be given, with green bone three times a week and atrifle of corn once a week for a change. Do not let them get. , ? ; ? GRAY JAPANESE COCK Of Stock imported by T. A. Havemeyer fromO V et^sswell of England. This cock isSre of blotter bird wfich appears as cock-«rel and as cock in this plate. GRAY JAPANESE COCKEREL, Ownei by T. A. Havemeyer. This frizzylittle fellow developed into the beautiful cockshown on the right. GRAY JAPANESE COCK, Winner at Boston and New York, 1900. Acharming type of the rare Birchen Gray thatpossesses black secondaries, laced breast andtail coverts. 34 THE BANTAM FOWI,. too fat. Incubators and brooders should not be used exceptwhere large numbers are raised. In early spring set hens ina warm, dry house by themselves. Make nests at least afoot off the ground. Later make nests on the ground. Becareful about sudden changes of food or weather, or boweltrouble will surely follow. When chicks hatch move thebrood to a warm, dry shed with a sand floor
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