The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . and quality; still, the judges have always hithertogiven preference to Black-Reds. In cockerels the Brown-Reds are still a long way behind the Black-Reds. The colorhas been obtained almost to perfection, but there is yet toomuch feather, and with one or two exceptions, the type andstateliness of the miniature game fowl, which we find inBlack Reds, Piles and Duckwings is still wanting more orless in Brown-Reds. Another reason why so few Brown-Reds are foundcompeting a
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . and quality; still, the judges have always hithertogiven preference to Black-Reds. In cockerels the Brown-Reds are still a long way behind the Black-Reds. The colorhas been obtained almost to perfection, but there is yet toomuch feather, and with one or two exceptions, the type andstateliness of the miniature game fowl, which we find inBlack Reds, Piles and Duckwings is still wanting more orless in Brown-Reds. Another reason why so few Brown-Reds are foundcompeting against Black-Reds is that, as yet, the former arepractically In the hands of three or four exhibitors, whomwe find clearing the boards at our more important fixtures,and until they become more widely distributed this state ofthings will continue; but the main reason, I believe, is thatthe judges have decided preferences for the Black-Reds;that is why we very seldom find Brown-Reds competing. Inmy own mind, I think that Black-Reds should compete alone,and let the Brown-Reds come under tlie head of A. O. V. THE BANTAM FOWI,.. T. A. HAVEMEYERS BLACK-RED GAMEBANTAM COCK. Winner at Philadelphia, 1902, and sold for $50, Game Bantams -where classes cannot be provided for believe this would In some measure be the means of mak-ing the Brown-Reds more popular. Brown-Reds, like the Black-Reds, breed true to color,and are much less trouble in preparing and keeping in showform than Piles or Duckwlngs, and can be kept almost any-where, where it would be next to Impossible to keep the for-mer. The Brown-Red cock should have a very dark mulberry face, ap-J^;^ proaching black, thedarker the better;the eyes should beas dark as possible,a red or light eyecounting heavilyagainst the bird Inthe show pen; thelegs and feetshould be almostblack. The neck andsaddle hackle shouldbe a pale lemon, theback and saddle richlemon, breast blackground color, withipale lemon lacinground each feather,and s
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