The mating and breeding of poultry . Fig. 65- -Black Andalusian Female. (From the Kan-sas State Experiment Station.) THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 185 body. These should show as clear a blue in plumage aspossible, with as good lacing as can be obtained. Avoidhens showing a smut or frost of dark color throughout thebody and wing. Another breeder describes his method of mating asfollows: Use astandard matingfor color. Thatis, do not selectextremes, suchas the use of avery dark malewith light fe-males, or viceversa. The useof these ex-tremes in mat-ing is apt tocause a mottlingof darker color,the femal
The mating and breeding of poultry . Fig. 65- -Black Andalusian Female. (From the Kan-sas State Experiment Station.) THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 185 body. These should show as clear a blue in plumage aspossible, with as good lacing as can be obtained. Avoidhens showing a smut or frost of dark color throughout thebody and wing. Another breeder describes his method of mating asfollows: Use astandard matingfor color. Thatis, do not selectextremes, suchas the use of avery dark malewith light fe-males, or viceversa. The useof these ex-tremes in mat-ing is apt tocause a mottlingof darker color,the females m p a r t i c u lacing ofthe birds. Fig. 66—Splashed White Andalusian male. (Fromthe Kansas State Experiment Station.) se- lected should be as good and distinct as possible. Where ex-tremely dark birds are used, there is a tendency to throw redin the hackee of the male offspring. If too light birds are used,the hackle is likely to come too light or faded out in breeder suggests that it is bad policy to breed a bluemale which came from a black and splashed white mating,as the use of such a bird is likely to result in the loss of goodlacing, and may cause a light smutty blue. Always use ablue male from a blue mating. While it is bad policy touse a blue male from other than a blue mating, it is well toreserve the black and splashed white pullets or cockerels ofgood type for use in the black by splashed white mating. 186 THE MATING AND BREEDING OF POULTRY While this breeder does not double mate for color, he occa-sionally makes special matings for head points and type,such as the use of an effeminate-headed mal
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