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CONDITION. This implies health, cleanliness and general ap- 

 pearance of plumage, and head and limbs. Some judges cut for 

 broken plumage in this section, whilst others cut in the sections 

 where such occurs. Fowls suffering from chicken-pox, roup, 

 canker, or any eruptive disease; black and white comb, or scrofula, 

 scaly legs or bumble foot, soiled plumage, or anything that would 

 mar condition in its most healthy and perfect appearance, is subject 

 to a cut of one to three points; surface soiling incident to cooping, 

 scratches on head or legs from the same cause, is treated with lenity 

 and usually passes uncut. 



HEAD. This should be short and the crown broad; if narrow 

 and wedge-shaped, or snaky-headed, like the Malay and Sumatra 

 Game, it is cut one point; if the eyes be other color than bay, they 

 are cut a point; if the beak be black throughout, or if cavernous 

 and deficient in curve, each defect is cut; if a shade of yellow is 

 discernable on the point and edges of lower mandible, a half-point 

 would be just, but in the absence of any shade of yellow, it is cut a 

 point; it is also cut a point for being flal Plumage should be 

 silvery white. 



COMB. This is described as rose, but there is much difference 

 in rose combs, as can be seen by comparing the comb of the Wyan- 

 dotte and that of the Red Cap. The Hamburg comb is a typical 

 rose comb. The Wyandotte comb differs from the latter in being 

 smaller, and in having less prominence of spike. If the comb be 

 too large, standing high from the crown, flat or hollow in center, or 

 if it drops down flat upon the neck, or turns up at the rear, it is cut 

 one point, but when the comb is excessively large, flabby and shaky 

 with the movement of the head, it is cut one to three points, as in 

 degree. The comb should have an oval sweep on top from front to 

 rear, in place of being flat; if the comb be " chubby " and deficient 

 in spike, it is cut one to two points, as in degree; one so fleshy as to 

 lop to one side, disqualifies. 



WATTLES AND EAR-LOBES. They should be bright red ; if 

 the wattles be wrinkled, frozen or mutilated, they are cut one-half 

 to two points, as in degree, but it is only when both wattles are 

 missing, that two points can justly be imposed on wattles. The ear- 

 lobes are seldom cut, only when white or yellow become permanently 

 fixed over a part of the surface, and then they are cut one to three 

 points, as in degree; but if the whole of the ear-lobes are covered with 

 white or yellow enamel, as in White-Faced Black Spanish, it disqual- 



