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THE'BANTAM FOWI,. 



The above description is practically a repetition of that 

 adopted by tlie Malay Bantam Club. 



I consider the first thing to look for in judging Malay 

 Bantams is general outline and character, in which I Include 

 upright carriage, curvature of neck and back. Horizontal 

 carriage of body is a very serious fault and makes an other- 

 wise good specimen a very bad Malay Bantam. 



Head and eyes are the next most important points. 

 Straight heads, meaty combs, large eyes and wattles are all 

 most objectionable and I consider should go greatly against 

 an exhibit in the show pen. 



Red eyes (perhaps one of the most difficult blemishes to 

 stamp out ) really spoil a Malay Bantam, although hardly 



set well forward, showing a good width between eye and top 

 of skull; the back of comb finishing about level with the eye. 

 Short and narrow in feather, sound breast color (although 

 after the first or second season very often brown feathers 

 show just under throat and it Is not necessary to discard a 

 bird for this fault, but cockerels when fully out in feather 

 should be as sound as possible) ; tall and standing on good 

 sound legs and feet. 



The hens to be even in color, well up at shoulder and 

 short in body and wings. 



There is no hard and fast rule, but of course as in mat- 

 ing all breeds of poultry, etc., specimens having similar 

 ■faults should not be mated. 



PILE MALAY 

 BANTAM COCK. 



BLACK MALAY 

 BANTAM HEN, 



RED MALAY 

 BANTAM COCKEREL. 



RED MALAY 

 BANTAM PULLET. 



SPANQLE MALAY 

 BANTAM COCK. 



WHITE MALAY 

 BANTAM HEN. 



The Bantams sbown in this iUustration were bred by members of the Malay Bantam Club as given below ■ 



Pii-E CocK-^red by atid property of Mr. Edgar Beauford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Winner 1st and Special, Club Show 



Black Hen— Bred by and property of Mr. G. E. Moore, Greenwich, Eng. 



RED Cockerel— Bred by and property of Messrs. R. & H. Fabian Russell, I/jndon, England. Winner 1st and Snecial club <si,r.w 



(Grand International Show), 1901.- Only time exhibited. * " muer ±si ana special, Club Show 



RED PULLET— Bred by and property of Messrs. R. & H. Fabian Russell, I<ondon, England. Winner 1st and Scecial Challenfff 



Cup and Gold Medal, Club Show (Grand International Show), 1901. special Challenge 



Spangled Cock— The property of Mr. Wm. Arkwright, Sutton, Scarsdale, England. Winner 1st, Crystal Palace, 1900; 1st, Man- 



White Hen— Bred by and property of Mr. Harry Jones, Ipswich, England, Winner 1st, Stowmarket, 1897- 1st Cluh show i-arn^/f 

 bridge) , 1897; ^st, Club Show ( Winbledon) , l898; 1st and 2d, Special Club Show (Woodbridge) , 1^'' lit Manchester' 

 1900. Only times exhibited. ' ' "-"""^i , 



to be considered a disqualification; and light yellow, white 

 or pearl eyes should be greatly encouraged. 



Of course, reach, length of neck, etc., are all most essen- 

 tial to their general attractive appearance; in fact without 

 these one cannot well imagine a Malay Bantam. 



BREEDING MALAYS. 



And now with regard to breeding, there are many 

 different ways so as to keep down size and yet retain the 

 true character; some say the cock should be the more typi- 

 cal and some vice versa. 



My advice Is — get both as near perfection as possible, 

 and from experience gain.ed I think that the cock bird should 

 excel in head, with strong beak, neat comb, broad in front. 



In breeding White Malay Bantams, cocks with straw 

 color on back or wings should be discarded, also green or 

 willow tinge on legs, a fault which is very prevalent in 

 this color. 



Pile Malay Bantams of good color seem difficult to obtain 

 and although I am strongly against any cross with the Game 

 BanUm for reducing size, etc., I feel inclined to digress in 

 this instance. Many are of opinion they may be produced 

 by crossing tlie White and Red Malay Bantam, but I have 

 never seen very good results; one may breed some fair col- 

 ored pullets, but seldom, if ever, cockerels. The pullets 

 often have the desired salmon-colored breast, but the neck 

 hackle is nearly always faulty, in fact generaUy quite white. 

 The cockerels of this cross are as a rule nothing more than 



