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still, there is some ambiguity in the description of white centers and 

 extent of lacing on different parts of the plumage. One cannot 

 judge correctly by the cuts which appear in poultry publications, as 

 the plumage is made darker than it really is in the living specimen. 

 There are some other questions which we will take up in the 

 chapter on Mating and Judging, as we have transcended our limit 

 in these remarks. The Standard, before the last revision, allowed 

 breeders to sell birds with penciled feathers, and, while the same 

 thing is being done nowadays, the Standard is clear on this point; 

 we must have a black-and-white laced breed, with colors evenly 

 divided, and no penciling. 



STANDARD DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Any feathers on shanks or toes; permanent white or yellow in 

 the ear-lobes, covering more than one-third of their surface; combs 

 other than rose, or falling over to one side, or so large as to obstruct 

 the sight; decidedly wry tails; deformed beaks; crooked backs; 

 shanks other than yellow in color, except in hens, which may shade 

 to light straw color; solid white breasts. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR WYANDOTTES. 



Symmetry 8 



Weight 6 



Condition 6 



Head Shape 3, Color 3 6 



Comb 8 



Wattles and Ear-lobes 6 



Neck Shape 4, Color 6 10 



Back Shape 4, color 4 8 



Breast Shape 5, Color 5 10 



Body and Fluff Shape 5, Color 3 8 



Wings Shape 4, Color 4 8 



Tail Shape, 4, Color 4 8 



Legs and Toes 8 



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 MATING SILVER WYANDOTTES. 



Mating fowls of any breed is the most important part of poul- 

 try culture. This cannot be questioned, and it should be remem- 

 bered by every person keeping fowls. A good cock or cockerel to 

 head a pen is valuable. On his vitality, virility, natural force and 



