PROGRESSIVE POULTRY CULTURE 45 



According to the laws of Heredity, these two birds, 

 having each an erect comb should certainly convey 

 this character to their offspring. Both the cockerel 

 and pullet chicks will develop a preponderance of erect 

 combs. The exhibition cockerels are selected from the 

 flock and the pullets are passed by unless one or two 

 are selected for future cockerel matings. 



For the pullet mating, a female having a typical 

 folded comb is mated with a male bird which has a 

 lopped comb. From the resulting offspring the exhibi- 

 tion pullets are chosen and the cockerels are used for 

 the table or marketed. 



Double mating is extensively applied in breeding 

 exhibition birds of parti-colored varieties such as the 

 Barred Plymouth Rocks', Dark Brahmas, Partridge Co- 

 chins and Silver Penciled Wyandots. 



By continuing the process through successive sea- 

 sons, some very fine specimens, according to the Stan- 

 dard of Perfection, may be obtained, but the breeder 

 has in reality split the breed into two branches suf- 

 ficiently different to be considered separate varieties. 



Whatever the method followed, the results in poul- 

 try breeding depend mainly upon the understanding, 

 study, experience and skill of the breeder. It is he 

 who marshals the forces of Inheritance, Environment 

 and Exercise in combinations to conquer obstacles and 

 win success. 



