10 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Do buff fowls become lighter with each succeeding 

 molt ? 



ANSWER Yes. There is a shade or two difference in the 

 color and a little white may appear, especially in females. 



QUESTION Is the rose comb on the Wyandotte as easy to 

 breed as the single comb on the Plymouth Rock? 



ANSWER There is about the same percentage of good combs 

 found in each breed, but in say 50 birds of equal quality of each 

 breed selected at random the single combs as a lot would approach 

 nearer perfection than the rose combs. 



QUESTION Will a mating of high grade Wyandottes ever pro- 

 duce chicks with single combs ? 



ANSWER Occasionally a single comb chick will appear, but 

 it should be discarded. 



QUESTION When was the Standard last revised? 

 ANSWER 1903. 



QUESTION Which is the most objectionable in buff fowls, 

 black or white? 



ANSWER Some breeders claim that they are equally objection- 

 able, but the majority would rather see black than white. 



QUESTION Is it reasonable to expect cockerels and pullets to 

 reach Standard weight at nine months of age? 



ANSWER Only a portion of any flock will do it and generally 

 not more than 25 per cent. 



QUESTION Does one parent have more influence on the size 

 of the progeny than, the other ? 



ANSWER It is believed by many experienced breeders that the 

 female influences size and the male, color. 



QUESTION What is meant by "frosting" in the plumage of a 

 fowl? 



ANSWER A marginal edging or tracing of color on feathers of 

 laced, spangled and penciled varieties. 



QUESTION What are the hackle feathers ? 

 ANSWER The long, narrow feathers growing 1 on the neck of 

 fowl and out of the saddle of male birds, 



