42 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



there are white Plymouth Rocks, white Orpingtons, white Wyan- 

 dottes and even white Rhode Island Reds that are made breeds 

 and have been created by crossing in chickens with white 

 plumage with the standard bred in order to obtain the desired 

 feather color. 



A white Plymouth Rock chicken was first made by using the 

 barred Plymouth Rock as a basis, then the size, shape, color 

 of legs, feet, etc., was retained, but the feather color was bred 

 to white by crossing in white chickens of some other breed and 

 then breeding everything out except the feather color. Buff 

 Rocks, Black Orpingtons and many other varieties of chickens 

 have been established in this way; then, why is it not possible 

 to cross a white-feathered pigeon with a Canieau, retaining only 

 the white plumage qualities of its ancestors? If this can be 

 done to such an extent that all the qualities of a Carneau are 

 retained, including type, size, weight, color of eyes, beak and 

 its breeding qualities, so that competent judges of Carneaux 

 cannot detect any difference in the bird except its feather color, 

 then ^^•hy is this not a true white Cameau and why should it 

 not be accepted as such? 



Such an undertaking and accomplishment is far more dif- 

 ficult than might at first be estimated, and as it would require 

 scientific effort, patience and time to bring about the desired 

 results, why not reward a person who is successful in his un- 

 dertaking by praise rather than condemning him? 



Here are some of the difficulties one will encounter if he 

 starts to create White Carneaux by crossing, which in my 

 opinion is the only way that they can be bred; the first offspring 

 from a white bird and a Carneau will more than likely have 

 dark feathers, dark beak and dark skin. The feathers will either 

 be reddish or bluish in cast or both, and the youngsters will 

 apparently be failher away from the white color than its Car- 

 neau mother or father. 



This offspring, however, must be crossed back to a Carneau 

 in order to keep it from getting too far away from the Carneau 

 type and blood. Then the offspring from the cross must be 

 again mated to a white bird with a possible chance of some of 

 their young being white. Right here, however, is where the 

 breeder will strike his first obstacle, as the white youngsters 

 from such a combination will have black or blue eyes and, as 



