Standard - bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff, black and partridge .. . getting my idea of a Wyandotte. Why he wants us to ac-cept as a Wyandotte a bird that is long enough for a Java,I cannot understand. I will ask you to reproduce the cutof the cockerel Cloyd. This bird was sketched from lifeby Mr. Sewell and pronounced by him to be one of the besthe ever saw. If that outline pleased him I am at a loss to SILVER W^ANDOTTE COCKEREL CLOYD. This is the cockerel referred to by Mr. Hewes in his criticism on Mr. Sewells ideal cut presented herewith. The bird was bred by Mr. H
Standard - bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff, black and partridge .. . getting my idea of a Wyandotte. Why he wants us to ac-cept as a Wyandotte a bird that is long enough for a Java,I cannot understand. I will ask you to reproduce the cutof the cockerel Cloyd. This bird was sketched from lifeby Mr. Sewell and pronounced by him to be one of the besthe ever saw. If that outline pleased him I am at a loss to SILVER W^ANDOTTE COCKEREL CLOYD. This is the cockerel referred to by Mr. Hewes in his criticism on Mr. Sewells ideal cut presented herewith. The bird was bred by Mr. Hewes and sketched from life bv Mr. Sewell. a bird with a light breast or large open centers growingsmaller from front to rear. Those Sebright lacings are notstandard and there is nothing in the standard that can betaken to mean that they are. We do not want any doubtabout this variety. The standard requirements must beplain as day. This is the Wyandotte section of I saw Mr. B. W. Hitchcock score two pullets at 95points, and there are lots more very near that mark. If the 23. Corv«i;htpo Br THt ELIflBlE PouLTRr JOURNBL STANDARD WYANDOTTE SHAPE—MALE. Changed to Meet the Criticisms of Judges and Breeders, 24 THE WYANDOTTES. 25 boys down east want hot competition let them bring theirbirds to some of the large western shows. We might notwin, but they would know that they had company. Charles McClave, New London, Ohio, judge and breeder:The symmetry of the male is good; comb is good, but atrifle too far over the beak, covering the nostrils; head isgood; ear lobes are too small; wattles are all right. Shapeof neck is perfect; back is good enough; breast has a trueWyandotte shape; wings are all right; tail is good, but atrifle long; the shanks are good; middle toe is too long. Thegeneral outline is that of a typical ideal Wyandotte this work Mr. Sewell has certainly produced a Wyandottemale reaching very near the 100 point mark. I consider thisthe greatest dra
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