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THE CAM PINES 



about these birds that appeal to anyone who is appre- 

 ciative of the beautiful. 



One word of warning. Many of you know the his- 

 tory of the Braekel-Campine in England. The words 

 of advice, of no less an authority than the Rev. E. 

 Lewis Jones, to whom the Braekel-Campine owes 

 largely her popularity in England, after a visit to Bel- 

 gium solely to study this breed in its native country, 

 cannot come amiss. "After a close study of the two 

 breeds, I have come to the conclusion that it would 

 have been better if Braekels only had been imported 

 from the first, and for the future, I would advise the 

 club to stick to the Braekel. I have said the Campine 

 is better marked, and our judges will, for a time at 

 least, have to decide whether markings as in Campines 



or size as in Braekels is to win. The Braekel is suf- 

 ficiently large to satisfy those who ask for a big bird. 

 The Belgian fancy has the same difficulty rejudging 

 separately. "Where Braekels and Campines are not 

 classified, some fanciers told me it was their intention 

 to draw up a separate standard. This I certainly depre- 

 cate, and as far as I can see, we are not likely to be 

 troubled with it, as in a season or two the large sized 

 Braekel would be equal to the Campine in markings, 

 and will then win every time on size." 



It is perhaps not a safe thing to prophesy, but 

 please remember in time to come that from the begin- 

 ning I have told you this is the coming bird in pop- 

 ularity in America. 



All the world knows and appreciates a fresh egg. 



Campines in Belgium, Holland, England and America 



In Holland, Belgium. Parts of France and England, the Traveler Finds Penciled Fowls — The Campines 



Represent the Most Perfected Type of Dark Penciling — The Campine is a Member of a Great 



Family of Penciled Fowls — Americans Are Keen for Type — Combs Mnst 



be Refined and Pure Colored Earlobes Bred 



By C. S. Theo. Van Gink, Amsterdam, Holland 



THOSE who have watched the phenomenal pro- 

 gress of the Campine in the last couple of years 

 must often have wondered why such a fine 

 colored fowl as the Campine did not become popular 

 long before this. It seems, however, that the few really 

 well marked birds which came every season amongst 

 all the youngsters, discouraged the greater part of those 

 that took up the breed. However, since the modern 

 males, those with the hen-colored plumage have been 

 used exclusively, the color of the Campine has improved 

 wonderfully, while the number of poorly penciled 

 youngsters is far smaller. 



A little history of the Campine will not be out of 

 place and might explain a few things. Continental au- 

 thorities who have studied the history of poultry in its 

 earlier and later state, came to a conclusion, which they 

 based upon notes that appeared in old books, that in 

 the ISth century Dutch sailors quite often took fowls 

 along and brought other ones back with them on their 

 trips to the Orient. They did likewise with other birds 

 and animals, which were sold here in Holland and went 

 from here to Belgium, Germany and France, some even 

 as far as Russia. Among the fowls they brought along 

 with them (some claim they came from Persia) were 

 white and buff chickens with crescent shaped markings, 

 quite different from the markings found on domestic, 

 poultry over here at that time. From Holland they 

 gradually went to the surrounding countries and at 

 last also to England, and in each country they adapted 

 themselves slowly but surely to the local climate and 

 conditions. Some came bearded like the Dutch and the 

 Tliuringian owl bearded fowls, some became crested and 

 bearded like the Brabantines, some furthermore became 

 featherfooted like the laced Siberian fowls. I do not 

 mention the Polish fowls because they were most prob- 

 ably imported also from Persia by the Italians but at a 

 much earlier date. Every climate had its own influence, 

 for instance under the mild conditions in England they 



developed enormous com-bs for which the Redcaps are 

 known now. 



The above mentioned breeds all belong to the laced 

 or spangled races, while the Campines belong to the 

 penciled races, and as such are much closer related to the 

 original color. 



Those who are acquainted with the territory north 

 of La Bresse, covering everything west of the Rhine,- 

 covering the Rhine-province, part of France, Belgium, 

 Holland and the provinces East Friesland and Olden- 

 burg in the northwestern part of Germany, will notice 

 that this whole territory is full of penciled birds, light 

 penciled in the southern part of it, gradually getting 

 darker in color to the border of Holland and Belgium; 

 and after that decreasing in quality of markings and be- 

 coming lighter in plumage until at the northern part of 

 the territory in East Friesland and Oldenburg, where 

 the penciling is again as light and imperfect as around 

 the city of Bresse. The silver penciled Bresse fowls 

 are single combed fowls, somewhat resembling the 

 Silver Penciled Hamburgs in shape. The male is 

 marked like the Hamburg male of that color, the fe- 

 male being penciled though very coarse, breast and the 

 fluffy part hardly showing any penciling at all. We 

 might term this the crude form of light penciling. North 

 of this we find the Braekels, being dark, the white be- 

 ing almost gray between the bars. This may be called 

 the crude form of dark penciling. In the territory ad- 

 jacent to where the Braekels are found, we come across 

 the Campines, whose territory is right on the border 

 of Holland, and they represent the perfected type of 

 dark penciling. Just a couple of hours farther north 

 we come amongst the Chamish Fowls, only differing 

 from the Campines by their eyes, which must be orange; 

 then in the heart of Holland we have the Hamburgs as 

 samples of the perfect light penciling. In Dutch Fries- 

 land we find the Frisian fowls which look like single 

 comb Hamburgs, while in East or German Friesland we 



