The mating and breeding of poultry . /^UTT v^^^-v^z-. ^/-fOU/.0^^ Ffe 61—Well-marked Brown Leghorn feathers from a Dark or Cockerelbred male, i. e., an exhibition male and from a light or Pullet bred e an exhibition female. M indicates male and F female. (Photofrraph fromthe Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 165 The Dark Brown Leghorn, or cockerel mating.—Selecta male which is as near standard as possible. Care must betaken to see that the red of the neck, wing bows, back andsaddle is rather deep and very rich in tone, and tha
The mating and breeding of poultry . /^UTT v^^^-v^z-. ^/-fOU/.0^^ Ffe 61—Well-marked Brown Leghorn feathers from a Dark or Cockerelbred male, i. e., an exhibition male and from a light or Pullet bred e an exhibition female. M indicates male and F female. (Photofrraph fromthe Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of THE MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 165 The Dark Brown Leghorn, or cockerel mating.—Selecta male which is as near standard as possible. Care must betaken to see that the red of the neck, wing bows, back andsaddle is rather deep and very rich in tone, and that theshade of color of these sections matches, or is as nearly thesame as possible. Often the red of the hackle runs into alighter shade at the ends of the feathers, giving a light capeand causing what is known as a shawl effect. This is un-desirable. Select for good, sharp striping of sound, metallicblack in hackle and saddle, and for a border of red whichextends clear around the end of the feather. Cockerelsshowing slightly pi
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