BREEDING AND SELECTION. 



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I. COMB. 



The fowl's comb should be representative of the breed type, whether rose, single, 

 or pea, and of medium size, well attached to the head. The comb should be of fine 

 texture, indicating good quality. 



II. BEAK. 



We desire a strong hawk-shaped beak. A fine beak is undesirable, owing to 

 small bone. A snaky, long, or crow-shaped beak is undesirable, usually going along 

 with or indicating poor constitution. 



III. FACE AND HEAD. 



The face of a fowl is supposed to be short and full. The length of head should 

 compare favourably with the length of body. 



The type of head which is desired by all. 



The distance between the eye and the beak should be well filled in. 

 face indicates poor constitution and birds out of condition. 



The sunken 



A. B. 



Compare the wide skull of A, shown by the width across the crown of the head from eye 

 to eye, indicating constitutional vigour, with the decided narrowness of B. 



