999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION The Leghorns have no Standard weight. How are 

 they cut in the show room for being too small ? 



ANSWER The Standard provides a section denoted "size," 

 which is valued at 10 points, and the judge cuts them for size. 



QUESTION Will birds with crooked toes transmit the defect 

 to their offspring? 



ANSWER If the defect is caused by an injury, no. Sometimes 

 this defect is a natural one, in which case a portion of the progeny 

 will show it. 



QUESTION Does punching the web of the foot of a fowl count 

 against it in the show room ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Will continued confinement on bare runs have a 

 tendency to bleach the legs of yellow-legged fowls? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Would a fancier do best with a popular breed or 

 are there too many people breeding -the favorites for one to do a 

 good business with them ? 



ANSWER There is plenty of room for all varieties. The begin- 

 ner would do best to start with a popular breed. 



QUESTION When is the best time in the year to buy young 

 stock for exhibition? 



ANSWER Breeders sell cheaper from September to November. 



QUESTION What are "thumb marks" on combs ? 

 ANSWER A disfiguring depression sometimes found on the 

 side of a comb near the front. 



QUESTION What do judges cut for thumb marks in combs? 

 ANSWER From one to two points. 



QUESTION What is the cut when the rear of a single comb 

 turns around ? 



ANSWER One-half to one point. 



QUESTION What should a fowl be discounted for brassiness in 

 plumage ? 



ANSWER One-half to one and one-half points in each section. 



