. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular ... Bantam chickens. CHAPTER VI. BOOTED BANTAMS. The Original or First Bantams Known or Recorded as One of Our Domestic Fowls Were HERE the original Booted Bantam came from will |iiiji((. never be known positively, but we do know that nii they came to us from Bantam, a town and district , !!|^' in Java, more than three hundred years ago, and Mf^J\\ that they were booted and of many colors, some having single, others rose, or double combs, as then called. How th
. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular ... Bantam chickens. CHAPTER VI. BOOTED BANTAMS. The Original or First Bantams Known or Recorded as One of Our Domestic Fowls Were HERE the original Booted Bantam came from will |iiiji((. never be known positively, but we do know that nii they came to us from Bantam, a town and district , !!|^' in Java, more than three hundred years ago, and Mf^J\\ that they were booted and of many colors, some having single, others rose, or double combs, as then called. How they came to that province never will be known. One of the early writers of 1850 tells us that feather legged and feather footed Bantams were among the earliest and most common of their race, and they were in color, black, white and yellow, and spangled in these colors. They were larger than now, and the feathers on their legs and feet were frequently four or five inches long. Booted Bantams of the present day, like other fowls, are much improved. More varieties or colors of them are seen than formerly. Judging from the illustrations taken from Mr. Entwisle's book on Bantams, the shape would point to across with the Japanese Bantam. The back, neck and tail of the female, and the whole body and tail of the male, show the Japanese form on heavily booted legs. Either our Booted Bantams are behind the times, or the illustration is at fault:"' The English recognize the following varieties in Booted Black, White, Speckled Black and White, Speckled than other Bantams, having been bred more for feather than for size, or, as some affirm, they have been allowed to breed anyway, with no definite set purpose in the mind of the breeder as to a model for perfection. The result is, some. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the
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