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THE ASIATICS. 



A back showing feathers like this should be dis- 

 counted two and one-half points. In shape it is doubtful if 

 a better outline Will ever be offered than the one Mr. Sewell 

 has portrayed in the chart. Perhaps a little overdrawn for 

 our best Partridges, but well in hand for some of our Buff 



Defective Back Feathers of the Female. 



females; in fact, the first pullet at Illinois State show, Jan- 

 uary, 1902, was only a shade behind this drawing. The Part- 

 ridges have only within the last few years been shown with 

 the long, soft plumage so common with the Buffs, but with 

 such men as Mitchell, Baylies, Harrison and others in the 

 chase for perfection, it is only a matter of time till the 

 Partridges will take their place alongside the best of the 

 Buffs. 



BREAST. 

 This section usually shows as good color as any on the 

 bird; in fact, we quite often find good lacing on breast when 

 other sections are quite defective. In Fig. 8 is shown a group 

 of feathers frequently found on the breast of this variety. 

 Feather No. 1 has a fairly good style of lacing on outside, 

 but pencils up too much in center of feather. A breast with 

 feathers like this 

 should be cut one 

 and one-half points. 

 Feather No. 2 is 

 taken from up near 

 the throat and 

 shows a faint trace 

 of lacing, but not dis- 

 tinct enough, and 

 center of feather is 

 penciled and runs to- 

 gether. A section 

 showing feathers like 

 this should be dis- 

 counted one point. 

 Feather No. 3 is 



laced on outside; in fact, two rows of lacing show fairly 

 plain, but mingle too much near the shaft. A breast show- 

 ing plumage like this should be discounted one point. 



In shape the breast should be full and well rounded, 

 with great breadth and depth, carried low in front. In Fig. 

 6 is shown an outline of breast that fills the Standard fairly 

 well. However, this breast might be carried a trifle lower at 

 point of breast bone, still not go beyond the Standard de- 

 scription. 



BODY. 



This is another important section in all Cochins; in fact, 

 there are but few if any breeds where this section is con- 

 sidered of so much importance especially in shape. To be 



Defective Breast Feathers of the Female, 



perfect it should be from point of breast bone to abdomen, 

 broad, deep, full and well rounded, medium in length, the 

 abdomen very full and round from breast bone to tail, with 

 great length and fullness of feather. 



In Fig. 6 is shown an outline of body that would be hard 

 to improve upon. The long feathers of the lower body com- 

 pletely hide the hock, making a nicely rounded out profile 

 that is pleasing to look upon and one our Cochin breeders 

 are striving to breed. In this, as in other sections where 

 the long, soft plumage has much to do with the outline, it 

 is well to remember that but few of our best Partridge Coch- 

 ins are so profusely feathered. The Buffs of this breed have 

 a trifle the best of the long feathering thus far, but year 

 by year we see the improvements in the other varieties, and 

 it is only a matter of time, and a short time at that, until all 

 varieties of the Cochins will be as profusely feathered as 

 our chart shows. 



In Fig. 9 are shown some feathers taken from a female 

 in a pen mated for general results. It will be noticed there 

 is scarcely a trace of lacing, and the feathers are badly off 

 in penciling. Feather 1 looks more like the fluff of a cock- 

 erel breeding Brown Leghorn. There is no lacing and black 

 extends almost half way through the web of the feather. 

 A body with plumage like this should be discounted two 



Defective Body Feathers of the Female. 



points. Feather 3 has some of the same defects as feather 

 No. 1 and there is also a tracing of light lemon on outside. A 

 body showing color like this should be discounted two and 

 one-half points. Feather No. 2 is not so bad as 1 and 3, but 

 is void of the lacing and black runs too far into the web and 

 should be cut one and one-half points. 



WINGS. 



In shape the wings should be small and completely 

 folded, the fronts embedded in the plumage of the breast. 

 The tips concealed between the cushion and thigh plumage. 

 In color the chart Fig. 

 6 is shown correct in 

 lacing for this section, 

 and like breast is usu- 

 ally good, as compared 

 to other sections. 



In Fig. 10 are shown 

 three feathers that are 

 more or less defective; 

 all of these feathers, 

 taken from the wing 

 bow of one bird, show 

 how defects will multi- 



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ply if careless breeding De£ ective Wing Bow Feathers of the Female 



