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PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Disqualifications. — Decidedly crooked breasts, crook- 

 ed backs, or wry tails. 



Health and Vigor ; • ■ ■ ;. ; ■ ' 



The bird must be free from disease or from 

 any indication of liaving been affected with dis- 

 ease. It must also show strong constitution and 

 great vigor as indicated by bright red comb and 

 wattles, and by full, prominent bright eyes, by 

 general alertness, and by bright, lustrous plum- 

 age.* Males should be decidedly masculine. 

 Avoid females showing masculine appearance. 



Head, 5. 



Shape of Head 



Should be short, deep, and broad. 



Face, comb, and wattles 



Should be bright red. * (Dark red approach- 

 ing black indicates poor condition.) Wattles 

 medium size. Comb small to medium, firmly 

 set on head. Avoid lopped combs in those 

 breeds where they are supposed to be upright. 



Eye 



Large, full, bright. (Sunken or dull eye 

 denotes lack of vigor and poor vitality.) 

 Beak 



Short, strong, curved. 



Neck. 



body. 

 Wings. 



Medium short and stout in proportion to the 



Perfect 

 Score 



Strong, medium size, neatly folded, and 

 held firmly in place. (Avoid breeding from 

 slipped or twisted winged birds.) 



Body, 60. General Shape. — -Body should show 

 good length, breadth, and depth, and be well 

 fleshed throughout. 

 Breadth of Body 



Should be broad at shoulders, breadth ex- 

 tending downward well back to hips. 

 Depth of Body 



Should be deep from shoulder to front of 

 keel and extending well back. 

 Back 



Score 

 Allowed 



16 



20 



*Allowance should be made for fowls in molt. (Sec Chapter XIII.) 



