BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 



3" 



male of this type that has a clean-cut, sharp, 

 even surface colour, with a snappy blue tinge, 

 absolutely free from any trace of smutty or 

 brassy colour and of the same shade from head 

 to end of tail. The wings should be clearly 

 and evenly barred and the tail barred to the 

 skin. Select a male with this brilliant snappy 

 surface colour that also has clear, evenly barred 



Coarse, long-legged males are not desirable 

 breeders, and wc do not wish to favour extra 

 heavy birds. It is quite important that the 

 male in a cockerel mating should be directly 

 descended from a long line of high-class ex- 

 hibition males, as very often some of our very 

 finest show birds inherit some of their valuable 

 characteristics from their grandsires. 



Black Rock Cockerel. 



under-colour well down, but do not expect in- 

 tense heavy under-barring in a male with bril- 

 liant surface colour. Let nature have its way 

 with the under-barring and it will give you a 

 more attractive surface colour and a more 

 beautiful bird all over, with all the barring 

 that a rich-coloured bird should have. 



" I prefer a male not much above Standard 

 weight to insure vigour and early maturity. 



" In selecting the females for a cockerel 

 mating, I use hens or pullets with long, deep 

 bodies, full, broad breasts, medium low tails, 

 well serrated combs, bay eyes and yellow legs. 

 The surface colour of the females should be 

 well defined in all sections, with clear, distinct 

 barring in wings and tail. The under-barring 

 of the females should be narrow and well de- 

 fined to the skin, in all sections, with straight, 



