Standard - bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff, black and partridge .. . small neck should be broad and full, of medium length andwell arched. The back should be short with a gentle riseand cushion. We like to see the breast quite full, broad,deep, well-rounded, and the keel bone carried well down bay centers, laced with a rich greenish-black. The lacingvaries greatly, and a person often sees breeders who usebirds with the small centers, the feathers on the back onlyshafted or striped with bay, showing no lacing at all. Thebreeder who has persevered in breeding f
Standard - bred wyandottes, silver laced, golden laced, white, buff, black and partridge .. . small neck should be broad and full, of medium length andwell arched. The back should be short with a gentle riseand cushion. We like to see the breast quite full, broad,deep, well-rounded, and the keel bone carried well down bay centers, laced with a rich greenish-black. The lacingvaries greatly, and a person often sees breeders who usebirds with the small centers, the feathers on the back onlyshafted or striped with bay, showing no lacing at all. Thebreeder who has persevered in breeding for open centers hasbeen well paid. It is nature, for ever since I have knownthe laced Wyandotte I have found that its tendency is tobreed to larger centers. There was a dark-bird fad some years ago, and mostpeople wanted a dark Wyandotte. As a result a great injurywas done to the breed. This affected the Silvers more thanit did the Goldens. Some people still want them dark. Oneof our old judges claims that the dark birds are the best. The trouble lies here: Some six years ago the standard. Plate III—Showing Seven Excellent Feathers Plucked from a Grand Golden Wyandotte Hen. between the legs. Thighs should be short, stout and wellmeated. Body and fluff well developed. Tail, short, wellspread like the letter V and carried a little upward. Here we have an almost ideal fowl in shape, for utilityas well as for beauty. The Golden Wyandotte has beenknown to lay as many as 200 eggs in a year, and this froma breed that carries a weight of from six to eight poundsfor the female, and eight K) ten pounds for the male, with aquantity of flesh that but few breeds equal, fairly enti-tles them to rank high as a general purpose fowl. The pul-lets develop quickly and begin to lay at an early age. Plumage of Female. She has a style of plumage that is hard to produce incorrect color and markings, like that of several other parti-colored fowls. The standard Golden hen or pullet of to-dayis very a
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