Original American productions Standard bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff and black .. . h color and striping of the neck and back ap-pear. He keeps close watch on the breast to see the beauti-ful lacings coming. .They appear at three weeks old to three 51 T11K WVANnoTTKS. months, ana Improve till the bird is eight to ten months a breeder Bees one of his cockerels developing a nice,in striped nook ana back, with correct wing ana a wella wins bar, with breast ol largo, open center lacing tosuit his aye, a good form ana good bead points, he willwatch that youngster
Original American productions Standard bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff and black .. . h color and striping of the neck and back ap-pear. He keeps close watch on the breast to see the beauti-ful lacings coming. .They appear at three weeks old to three 51 T11K WVANnoTTKS. months, ana Improve till the bird is eight to ten months a breeder Bees one of his cockerels developing a nice,in striped nook ana back, with correct wing ana a wella wins bar, with breast ol largo, open center lacing tosuit his aye, a good form ana good bead points, he willwatch that youngster with an intense interest. He will givehim every care, ana the following winter the bird will beheard Of In the show room. He watches the development of the pullets with thesame interest. First the lacing appears upon the wingShoulders, then the lacing that forms the wing bars nextappears, while he awaits with more interest the lacing ofthe back ana cushion. If this comes clear laced, free frommossing, he knows that he has a promising bird. A clearlaced back visually carries good lacing on the wings. Next. |RR C KELLER PR?SPtCT-Ohio THE BEAUTY BREED—GOLDEN WYANDOTTE MALE he notes the lacing of the breast, and keeps a close watchof the breast and cushion, for these two sections are apt toget poorer. The cushion is liable to become mossy, and thelacing of the breast is liable to grow weaker. If all sectionshold good and improve until the chick is eight months oldand the bird has the proper lacing of the right sized centers,with the correct, deep, rich, golden bay color, good form andhead points, she will be a winner. There is more interest in producing the correct lacingupon the different varieties of the Laced Wyandotte thanupon the Sebright or Polish, for the two latter varieties havebeen bred so many years that one rarely sees a specimenthat is not well laced. Not so in the Wyandotte. It contin-ually throws a good per cent of pullets that are not prime inlacing. Some have mo
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