BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



have the inherent ability to lay as well as hens they 

 will do this only when they receive proper feed and 

 care. It is quite useless to expect a high egg yield 

 from them when they are carelessly fed and improp- 

 erly housed and cared for. Avoid as breeders ducks 

 of both sexes that are too heavy behind, or in other 

 words, are too heavy-bottomed. Avoid birds which 

 are too short in legs. Avoid crooked or sharp backs. 

 Round heads must likewise be avoided. 



The Fawn and White Runner. In this variety the 

 markings must be very distinct and definite. There 

 is a tendency which must be avoided for the head 

 to run to black instead of chestnut, especially in 

 males. It is likewise necessary to avoid females 

 which tend to show penciling on the sides of the 

 breast or on the wing-bows. These defects are apt 

 to be associated with colored flight feathers which 

 is also a defect to be avoided. Guard against too 

 much fawn extending up the neck from the body to 

 the head as the neck should be white in color. Too 

 dark tail coverts approaching a greenish black 

 sometimes occur and are undesirable. In type this 

 variety will not average quite as good as the White. 



The White Runner. This variety is best in type 

 and it likewise runs good in color which should be 

 white throughout. Sometimes foreign color will be 

 shown in the back of females and this of course must 

 be avoided. Also avoid birds as breeders with green 

 or mottled bills. 



The Penciled Runner. In type this variety runs 



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