999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION If the quills of the feathers on chicks of the white 

 breeds are yellow, will they get white when the chicks mature f 

 ANSWER Sometimes they will, but not always. 



QUESTION Is there any advantage in practicing double mating 

 with the white varieties of fowls? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Which is the most important point in selecting 

 breeding birds, shape or color? 



ANSWER Shape. If you have not the shape, you have not the 

 breed. 



QUESTION Can any kind of stain be used on the legs of yellow- 

 legged fowls to intensify the color? 



ANSWER Light applications of iodine will have the desired 

 effect. 



QUESTION Is there anything that will add luster to the 

 plumage of dark colored fowls when preparing them for exhibition ? 



ANSWER Some very successful ^breeders and exhibitors have 

 claimed that they can produce this effect by placing in the mash 

 three times a week a teaspoonful of red carbonate of iron for each 

 twelve fowls. 



QUESTION Which is the best grain for fowls confined in the 

 show room? 



ANSWER Wheat. 



/ QUESTION Is it wrong to remove off colored feathers from a 

 fowl when preparing it for exhibition if the feathers would dis- 

 qualify the bird? 



ANSWER We believe that it is. It is taking an unfair advan- 

 tage of a competitor whose birds show a natural absence of such 

 feathers. There are some honorable breeders, however, who advo- 

 cate removing these feathers to a reasonable limit. 



QUESTION How can the legs of fowls be highly polished for 

 show purposes? 



ANSWER Use alcohol into which a little paraffin wax has been 

 dissolved. 



QUESTION How can the legs of fowls be cleaned to best ad- 

 vantage without the use of drugs or chemicals ? 



ANSWER Wash them thoroughly with soap and warm water. 

 Remove the dirt from beneath the scales with a wooden toothpick 

 and rub long and briskly with a piece of chamois skin, 



