The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . their disposition. They are so wonderfully contented—the lowest fence will generally keep them safely withinbounds, and even if allowed an unlimited range, they seldomstray far beyond the immediate vicinity of their own house,thus rendering it possible to keep several pens of brids inone field or paddock without any risk of interference fromtheir respective neighbors. Then, again, they require so little preparation beforeentering the lists for competition^ beyond kee
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . their disposition. They are so wonderfully contented—the lowest fence will generally keep them safely withinbounds, and even if allowed an unlimited range, they seldomstray far beyond the immediate vicinity of their own house,thus rendering it possible to keep several pens of brids inone field or paddock without any risk of interference fromtheir respective neighbors. Then, again, they require so little preparation beforeentering the lists for competition^ beyond keeping the footfeather in good condition, and preserving—in the case ofBulfs and Whites—the color of the plumage, there is reallyscarcely anything else to be done. The manipulation towhich so many breeds have to be subjected, the skillfultraining which is absolutely necessary ior their deportment,and last, but by no means least, the ghastly process calleddubbing, all this is happily unknown to the Pekin. With regard to their points, the characteristics of ourold familiar friend, the Cochin, should be faithfully repro-. Tj/eliABL £ POOL TKY JOIJIinnL BUFF COCHIN BANTAMS. duced, in almost every detail, in miniature. To describethem briefly, the ffead* should be small and neat, with a per-fectly upright comb, as smooth and fine in texture as possi-ble, the beak short and rather parrot like in shape, and theeyes round and full. The neck of the cock should be shortand nicely curved, with an abundance of hackte flowing wellover the shoulders and back, the breadth of the latter beingalmost out of proportion to the size of the bird. The tailshould rise without the slightest angle from the saddle,forming one unbroken line, and the ends of the small wingashould be clipped closely to the sides, where they will bepartially buried in fluff. Again, the breast, very broad andprominent, and the inordinately short legs set well apart,and feathered heavily to the very end of the middle toe
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