The mating and breeding of poultry . ked Silver Polish Feathers 236 79. Silver Polish Pullet Showing Reverse in Markings of Crest and Body Feathers 237 80. Well Marked Golden Spangled Hamburg Feathers 241 81. AVell Marked Silver Spangled Hamburg Feathers 243 82. Hen Feathered Silver Spangled Hamburg Male 244 83. Cockerel Bred Golden Penciled Hamburg Female 245 84. Feathers from a Hen Feathered Golden Penciled Ham- burg Male 246 85. Pullet Bred Golden Penciled Hamburg Female 247 86. Well Marked Silver Penciled Hamburg Feathers 249 87. Feathers from a Hen Feathered Silver Penciled Hamburg Male 2
The mating and breeding of poultry . ked Silver Polish Feathers 236 79. Silver Polish Pullet Showing Reverse in Markings of Crest and Body Feathers 237 80. Well Marked Golden Spangled Hamburg Feathers 241 81. AVell Marked Silver Spangled Hamburg Feathers 243 82. Hen Feathered Silver Spangled Hamburg Male 244 83. Cockerel Bred Golden Penciled Hamburg Female 245 84. Feathers from a Hen Feathered Golden Penciled Ham- burg Male 246 85. Pullet Bred Golden Penciled Hamburg Female 247 86. Well Marked Silver Penciled Hamburg Feathers 249 87. Feathers from a Hen Feathered Silver Penciled Hamburg Male 250 88. Head of Houdan Male 253 89. Well Marked Salmon Faverolles Feathers 257 90. Well Marked Silver Campine Feathers 260 91. Well Marked Red Pyle Game Feathers 272 92. Well Marked Birchen Game Bantam Feathers 278 93. Black Sumatra Male Showing Characteristic Tail 280 94. Well Marked Black Breasted Red Malay Bantam Feathers 283 95. Well Marked Silver Sebright Bantam Feathers 288 96. Well Marked Mille Fleur Bantam Feathers 302 i:y£-. T/ilL cov£Rt;s Fig 1—Nomenclature Chart of a Male Fowl XXIV CHAPTER IPRINCIPLES OF BREEDING This book deals with the different varieties of chickensdescribed in the American Standard of Perfection and theprinciples of breeding in order to produce specimens of ahigh degree of excellence and obtain as great a proportionas possible of good quality. Breeding chickens with thisobject in view is a very old pursuit and engages the attentionand interest of a great number of individuals. Were theproblem of mating simply that of selecting individualspossessing the desired characteristics with the certainty thatthe offspring would be identical in character with theparents, it would be a comparatively simple one. As a mat-ter of fact, it is not a simple question of like producing like,and for this reason the successful breeding of chickens ofhigh quality is a difficult problem requiring the most pains-taking care and study, and good results are obtained wit
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