16 393 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Is slate under color in Buff varieties objectionable? 

 ANSWER Yes. The cut is one-half to one point. 



QUESTION What is the cut for absence of spike in rose comb 

 varieties ? 



ANSWER This defect is a disqualification. 



QUESTION What is meant by the term Symmetry ? 



ANSWER Perfection of proportion, the harmony of all the 

 parts or sections of a fowl, viewed as a whole with regard to the 

 Standard type of the^variety it represents. 



QUESTION What is "frosting"? 



ANSWER A marginal edging or tracing of color on feathers 

 of laced, spangled and pencilled varieties. 



QUESTION W T hen is the plumage of a fowl said to be "mossy" ? 

 ANSWER When irregular dark pencilling appears in the centers 

 of laced feathers, destroying the desirable contrast of color. 



QUESTION What are the wattles? 



ANSWER The red pendant growths at the sides of and base of 

 beak. 



QUESTION What is the shaft of the feather? 

 ANSWER The stem or quill portion. 



QUESTION What is meant by the term "condition" in the show 

 room? 



ANSWER The state of a fowl as regards health, cleanliness and 

 order of plumage. 



QUESTION What is the crest? 



ANSWER A crown or tuft of feathers on the top of the head 

 of a fowl sometimes improperly called topknot. 



QUESTION What portion of the fowl is the cushion? 



ANSWER The mass of feathers over the rear-back of a fowl 

 partly covering the tail. It is particularly noticeable in Cochin fe- 

 males. 



QUESTION What are the ear lobes? 



ANSWER The folds of bare skin just below the ears, sometimes 

 Called "deaf-ears." They vary in color and size in different breeds. 



