FEATHER PIGMENTATION AND INTENSITY 3 



Plan of Matings 



In the spring of 1928, four unrelated females from the light-colored foundation 

 were mated to an unrelated, light-colored cockerel. From the dark-colored 

 foundation, two pairs of sisters unrelated and a third unrelated pullet were all 

 mated to a selected unrelated dark-colored cockerel. 



In 1929 the breeding stock in the hght line consisted of three full sisters mated 

 to their half-brother. The breeders in the dark line were two pairs of half-sisters 

 mated to their half-brothers. 



The 1930 breeding stock in the light line consisted of two half-sisters mated 

 first to their uncle and later to the male used in this line in 1929. The dark 

 group contained two full-sisters mated to their uncle. 



PLUMAGE COLOR IN THE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS 



1928 Breeders 



In the hght-colored line, offspring were retained from four females with the 

 following color description: 



H993 — Orange hackle, medium red surface color except for a dark salmon 

 breast, light under-color free from smut. 



H1076 — Medimn red haclde, medium red surface except for a dark salmon 

 breast, light under-color with a shght amount of smut. 



HI 106^ — Orange haclde, very light red surface color, salmon breast, very 

 light under-color free from smut. 



H1270 — Orange hackle, medium red surface except for dark salmon breast, 

 light under-color free from smut. 



Male H3515 — Orange haclde, very light red surface color and under-color, 

 no smut. 



The dark-colored line came from five females and a male described as follows : 



HI 154 — Orange hackle, medium red surface except light in breast, light under- 

 color with smut. 



HI 156 (full sister to H1154') — Orange, black-ticked hackle; dark red surface 

 color; rather light under-color with smut. 



H1293 — Orange, black-ticked hackle; dark red surface color mottled with 

 black; hght under-color with smut. 



H1459 — Medium red surface color and medimn vmder-color with only a 

 trace of smut. 



H1460 (sister to H1459) — Orange hackle, medium red surface color except 

 for light breast, light under-color free from smut. 



Male H3164- — Dark red hackle, dark red surface color, under-color somewhat 

 jight but free from smut. 



1929 Breeders 



In the light-colored line the plumage color is described as follows: 



1733 — Light red sm-face color, light under-color, free from smut. 



11226 — Medium surface color, medium under-color, free from smut. 



11782^ — -Light red surface color, light under-color, free from smut. 



Male 11206 — Very hght surface color and very light under-color without smut. 



In the dark-colored line the descriptions follow: 



11230 — Medium surface color, very hght under-color, free from smut. 



11261 — Medium dark surface color, Hght under-color and no smut. 



11845 — Dark siu-face color, medium under-color, no smut. 



12383 — Near standard color, medium under-color, free from smut. 



Male 1389 — Near standard surface color, medium under-color and no smut. 



