. American poultry world . d wisely takes his younger and less sophisticatedexhibitor may kick over the traces andsay things to the judge. If thelatter is considerate of the feelings ofsuch disappointed exhibitors he will take pleasure in going over the classeswith his critics and give his reasonsfor placing the awards. T,his oftenburies the grouch and restores goodfellowship. It is also one of the rarecases where it pays to be a good fel-low. Assuming the judge is mentallyequipped for the job, the only otherequipment necesary is a judging latter may be a metal telescope
. American poultry world . d wisely takes his younger and less sophisticatedexhibitor may kick over the traces andsay things to the judge. If thelatter is considerate of the feelings ofsuch disappointed exhibitors he will take pleasure in going over the classeswith his critics and give his reasonsfor placing the awards. T,his oftenburies the grouch and restores goodfellowship. It is also one of the rarecases where it pays to be a good fel-low. Assuming the judge is mentallyequipped for the job, the only otherequipment necesary is a judging latter may be a metal telescopedtwo or three jointed affair, or madeof two or three short fishing roiijoints, or a simple round wooden stickabout eighteen to twenty-five incheslong. In fact any light stick or canewill answer. The judging stick isused to poke up the birds to makethem pose properly in order to get attheir correct shape and station. Awell-trained bird responds readily tothe gentle tap of the stick on theshoulders or under the chin or The RIGHT WAY to take a bird from theshow cage. In judging Games and Game Bantamssuch a stick is indispensable in arriv-ing at the correct station or carriageof the bird. Prodding and slappingthe bird gently on back, wings andstern will make it stand up and takenotice. And the judge will soonnotice which bird has been there be-fore; i. e., trained with the stick ofits owner to show off. The right way to take a bird outof the cage is to gently place thiright hand on the shoulder, strokingthe back and grasping the left wingfirmly with the right hand. Thenpull the bird out head the bird has been removed fromthe cage, use the left hand to holdright wing close to the body. Now Canadas Best Lt. Brahmas CHAMPIONS OF THE SHOW ROOM At Canadas Imperial Show of 5,000 birds, the Western Ontario at Guelph, my Brahmas won the fourfirsts and all specials in 1907, also in 190S. They also won the four firsts in 1908 and 1909, at the greatEastern Ontario at Ott
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