90 Hubbard's poultry secrets. 



faking white ear lobe. 



White ear lobes are faked in the following way: Take a 

 stick of caustic and moisten the end. Then go over the whcle 

 surface of the ear lobe that shows white. Do this twice a day 

 for three or four days, and it will cause a blister, which wi): 

 form a scab. When the scab comes off the white comes with 

 it. When it heals up you have a red ear lobe. Never pull 

 the scab off or touch it in any way. If you do, it will spoil the 

 whole job. 



I have known others to use Venetian red and red India ink, 

 and get by with it. This is very risky, however, and one is 

 apt to get caught at it. For that reason it is not used much. 

 At any rate, the fakirs seem to be very lucky. 



FAKING BUFF COLOR. 



A good many times your best type Buff hens or pullets show 

 different shades of feathers all through their plumage. The 

 amateur puts them in the show room just as they are, and 

 does not get a place. The fakir would pull out all of the off- 

 colored feathers from the plumage, and would make an even 

 surface, winning with the same bird that the amateur failed 

 to get a place with. 



For birds that show to loose and too long length of feath- 

 er, which gives them a Cochin appearance when it is not want- 

 ed, the fakir will make a strong solution of alum water, and 

 wet the feathers with it, which will help make the feathers 

 lay much closer to the body, and will take away that look of 

 Cochin feathers. If they want Cochin feathering, and their 

 bird does not show enough of it, they wet the feathers with 

 water sweetened with sugar. By dampening the feathers un- 

 der the surface, one can easily get the Cochin effect, as this 

 will cause them to lift up. 



