40 $4223.00 PROFIT IN ONE YEAR 



weak, supine aspect of the triangular shaped body. Keep away from 

 birds with triangular shaped bodies. Select cockerels with plenty of pep 

 and fight, with glossy feathers and well developed, large heads, with 

 well formed combs of brilliant color, strong, prominent eyes, proud 

 appearance, full, deep breast, well rounded abdomen, powerful legs, set 

 quite far apart, a broad, strong back — and a fellow who has a loud, clear 

 crow to welcome the rising sun. 



Specifications of an Ideal Male 



In my selection of the ideal Ancona male, I would look for the 

 following points : I'd pick out a fellow with a long back, slightly sloping 

 downward to the tail, with no apparent angle at the tail. His tail should 

 be carried at an angle of 40 degrees, but don't be afraid of the tail being 

 too low. The head, and especially the comb, should be as near perfect 

 as possible. The comb is the first thing that is noticed in a bird and is 

 naturally very prominent. It should have five serrations ; three or four 

 is no serious objection, because the tendency is for the points to increase 

 in number. The comb should stand erect, the blade continuing a flowing 

 curve upward from the line of head, free from all side spriggs. Do not 

 use a male too light in color. He should be dark, with as little white 

 in his wings and tail as possible. The shanks should be yellow, or yellow 

 mottled with black. Females of good shape, with a long body, with the 

 tail carried at an angle of about 3S degrees, good head points, comb of 

 good size with five serrations or less, free from side spriggs and folds, 

 well mottled, with as few white feathers in the tail and wings as possible. 

 The shanks should be yellow, or yellow mottled with black. If the male 

 bird has a solid yellow shank, the female may have a little more black ' 

 on the shank. A combination such as this will give you splendid result?. 

 If the male bird ' is very dark the female birds may have more white. 

 By mating them for a season or two you can determine what results you 

 will get from light or dark colored birds. The tendency is to breed 

 lighter, so it is a good fault to breed the birds dark. 



The Rose Comb Ancona may be mated the same as the Single Comb, 

 excepting the comb. The principal point to note is to see that the male 

 bird is strong in the points where the females are weak. If the male 

 bird has not a good spike on his comb, care should be taken to secure 

 females that are strong on this point. 



Breeding pens to get best results, should not have over fifteen females. 

 I have seen twenty females mated to a good vigorous male with splendid 

 results, but this is unusual. 



Put the right kind of a cockerel with second grade birds, and you 

 are much more likely to secure a generous supply of eggs, than if you 

 put a second grade cockerel with an entire flock of pedigree hens. 



