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Ear Lobes red and smooth. 



Neck long, well-arched and tapering. Hackles short. 



Body firm, broad across the shoulders, and tapering towards the 

 tail. 



Tail full and slightly drooping. 



Legs stout, rather long, and set well apart. 



The principal varieties of the 

 game breed are the Black, Black- 

 breasted Red, Blue, Brown-red, 

 Yellow Duck-wing, Silver Duck- 

 wing, Grey, Ginger-red, White- 

 Pile, Red-Pile, Derby, White, and 

 Spangled. 



The opinions as to which of 

 this list is the most desirable va- 

 riety are quite conflicting, though 

 the majority seem to give the 

 preference to the Black-breasted 

 Red and the Derby. RED PILE GAME. 



There are other varieties, but the list embraces those principally 

 .grown in America. 



The Game Hen -in form resembles the cock, her neck seeming 

 rather out of proportion to her body. The head is, neat and thin, 

 with clean face and small, erect comb ; ear lobes and wattles small. 

 In color the plumage approximates that of the cock, making due 

 allowance for sex. The feathers should lie close to the body and 

 the tail feathers be hehd closely together, and not collectively fan- 

 shaped. 



The cockerels intended for stock birds may be dubbed when 

 four months old, but must not be turned with each other while the 

 combs are freshly cut. Birds true to the desired type should be 

 selected for stock purposes in order to -perpetuate uniformity of 

 form and color. 



The chicks are somewhat delicate when first hatched, and hence, 

 unless provision has been made for protecting them for &ome weeks 

 from cold wind, rains and dew, they should not hatch before spring 

 is well advanced. The hens with broods should not be cooped so 

 near each other that the chicks of one brood will invade the coop 



