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305. Leg Bands are nearly always needed. A few shows do not allow 
them. It depends on the systems of cooping and judging used. The show 
premium list furnishes explicit instructions. If bands are used, they ought to 
be removed when the birds return, The feet are often badly hurt by bands 
left on too long. 
306. Exhibition Coops.— When the show association furnishes coops, 
the birds may be shipped in common 
A shipping coops, illustrated in Figs. 
82— 83. When the exhibitor is 
required to furnish his own coops, 
combined shipping and_ exhibition 
coops (see Fig. 84), should be used. 
Often the associations suggest certain 
sizes of coops, that the display may be 
3 more uniform, and neater in appear- 
0S aaa r ance. If the dimensions of the coop 
are left to the exhibitor, he ought 
always to be sure to give his birds 
plenty of room, and never make the 
mistake of sending birds in a low coop. The dimensions of the coop illus- 
trated are: height, 30 in.; width, 30 in.; depth, 24 in. Whether birds are 
sent in a shipping or in a shipping-exhibition coop, a neat, clean coop should 
be used. It is not at all creditable to a breeder to send out his fowls in 2 
rough, dirty coop. 
In shipping exhibition birds which are to be returned to the same owner, it 
makes no difference in cost of transportation which style of shipping coop is 
used. If birds are sent in a coop that takes them at single rate, the express 
companies charge for returning them; if they go at double rate, they are 
returned free. 
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Fig. 84. A Combined Exhibition and Shipping Coop. 
307. Ought an Exhibitor to Accompany His Birds ?—It.is better that 
he should, but it is not really necessary. “Many poultry men will not show 
unless they can go with their birds. It is, of course, a matter in which each 
must judge for himself. If all followed that course many persons would be 
unable to exhibit, and there would be fewer and poorer shows. The absent 
exhibitor’s stock is not always looked after as he would look after it himself. 
On the whole, however, it is pretty carefully handled. 
308. After the Show —the returned fowls should be kept quiet, and fed 
rather light for a few days. It frequently happens that fowls coming out of 
a winter show strike weather much colder than any they had experienced 
before going into it — weather so severe that the change from the warm show 
