. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular ... Bantam chickens. 26 THE BANTAM FOWL. almost perfect in Brahma markings. The best of these females he bred with one of his standard sized Buff Brahma males and produced fine specimens of about three pounds weight. These were crossed with some birds produced by crossing Sebrights, Japanese, Silkies and Buff Cochin Bantams. These crosses produced better Pea Combs and Brahma markings than the other. The offspring of these crosses have been improved by selecting the most
. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular ... Bantam chickens. 26 THE BANTAM FOWL. almost perfect in Brahma markings. The best of these females he bred with one of his standard sized Buff Brahma males and produced fine specimens of about three pounds weight. These were crossed with some birds produced by crossing Sebrights, Japanese, Silkies and Buff Cochin Bantams. These crosses produced better Pea Combs and Brahma markings than the other. The offspring of these crosses have been improved by selecting the most perfect specimens and breeding them together until the proper size and marking for a Buff Brahma Bantam is his reward. The following notes on Brahma Bantams have been fur- nished by Mr. Rowland Butterworth, Pownall Hall Estate,. PIG. 30.—DARK BRAHMA BANTAM COCK SULTAN. Bred by Mr. Butterworth. Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, who is now the leading authority- on Brahma Bantams "Brahma Bantams are increasing in popularity with marked rapidity, and in consequence many of our leading shows have suffered considerably with some of the classes, for other varieties than games, as one of our leading papers has already stated. "We have to thank the late Mr. W. F. Entwisle, of Wake- field, for their first introduction, which I believe was in the year 188,S. Other strains have made their appearance, but I believe that he was the first to exhibit this variety. In manu- facturing them, other breeds were introduced and it will be understood that this was a necessity. One could not expect to get a cross direct from a large Brahma and, say, a Pekin Bantam. Among these birds introduced were the Grey Aseel and the Booted Bantam. The latter I consider was a mistake and one that gives Brahma Bantam breeders considerable trouble to this day. Any breeder of the Booted Bantams will have noticed the great prepotency of this variety, with his legs close together, vulture hocked, and worse stil
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