8 POULTRY DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



"Leggy birds, knock-kneed and with crooked breast bones are 

 always lacking in physical vigor even if it does not show on 

 the surface." 



"The male should be attentive and gallant to his mates, should 

 have a clear lusty crow, free from any rattle at the end. He 

 should be sound in wind and able to fight or run without short- 

 ness of breath or livid appearance of face and comb." 



"A good breeder will have a good appetite and will usually be 

 of a rather 'scrappy' disposition, disposed to resent any inter- 

 ference with his mates by other fowls or by the attendant." 



''Choosing the Female. — The female should be a well-grown, 

 well-developed, fully-matured pullet or sound and vigorous 

 yearling or two year old. The health type will be active, alert 

 and inclined to be talkative, 'singing' cheerfully, and disposed 

 to scratch and forage. She is usually the first off the roost in 

 the morning and the last to go to bed at night. Head, eye, 

 condition of plumage and leg requirements are practically the 

 same as those called for under 'Choosing the Male Bird,' mak- 

 ing due allowance for sex." 



"The body should be broad, deep, well filled out and medium 

 large for the variety. The breast should be broad, full and well 

 meated ; the back should be broad and the tail well spread at the 

 base. Wry tails, crooked backs or keels, or pinched tails should 

 disqualify for the breeding pen. The abdomen should be well 

 carried and rather full, but should not 'bag down.' " 



