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SILVER LACED WYANDOTTES. 



is a fairly good one 

 aside from the hollow 

 center. The spike in 

 the rear is a little bit 

 too pronounced, ending 

 like an independent 

 spike rather than the 

 gradual narrowing of 

 the comb, and should 

 be discounted 2 points. 

 We have gone to 

 considerable length in 

 illustrating the defects 

 in this section, due to 

 the fact that the comb 

 will not be taken up 

 again in the other va- 

 rieties. 



Wattles and Ear Lobes. 



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In some respects this section is not a very important 

 one, as the present Standard has been very lenient with 



Wyandottes in all varie- 

 ties in color of lobes, re- 

 quiring a lobe to be half 

 positive white before 

 the specimen is disqual- 

 ified. There is a senti- 

 ment, however, to cor- 

 rect this, and the next 

 revision committee has 

 been asked to make 

 permanent white in 

 lobes in all varieties of 

 Wyandottes a disqualifi- 

 cation, the same as in 

 White Rocks. This, 

 however, will probably 

 never come about — in 

 ) fact, it is quite likely 

 that the next revision 

 of the American Standard of Perfection will eliminate all 

 disqualifications except for natural defects, and the writer 

 ' " is thoroughly convinced 



that it is to the interest 

 of better poultry that 

 this be done. 



The Standard says 

 in describing shape of 

 wattles and ear lobes: 

 "Wattles — Of medium 

 length, fine in texture, 

 well rounded. Ear lobes 

 — Oblong in shape, well 

 developed and smooth." 

 This is perhaps as good 

 a description as could 

 be given and fits nicely 

 the best head points 

 that we find in our Wy- 

 andotte males. 

 The ear lobes must be reasonably large in proportion 

 to the wattles to make the entire section symmetrical. 



Where wattles are fold- 

 ed or wrinkled, the out 

 is from % to 1. Where 

 they have been torn in 

 fighting or by accident, 

 the out is from % to %, 

 as in degree. Ear lobes 

 showing any sign of 

 white should be dis- 

 counted from % to 2, as 

 in degree, and where 

 lobes look suspicious, as 

 though they might have 

 been tampered with, 

 with hot iron or acids 

 • of some kind to change 

 the color, the limit of 

 the section should be 

 discounted and the 

 score card so noted. In our illustration (Fig. 1) we show 

 what we believe to be the correct outline for wattles and 

 ear lobes on the males of all varieties of the Wyandottes. 

 In our illustrations of defective combs we will call atten- 



tion to some of the defective wattles and lobes as Illus- 

 trated, as it may assist the reader In forming a good gen- 

 eral idea of value of such defects. 



In Pig. 2 are illustrated a wattle and ear lobe that should 

 be discounted 1% for wattles and at least % of a point 

 for lobes. 



In Fig. 3 is shown a wattle somewhat drawn, failing in 

 the nicely rounded edge, and should be discounted % point. 



In Pig. 4 wattles are too long, poorly folded and one is 



longer than the other and should be discounted % point. 

 Fig. 5 shows same defect as in Fig. 4 — one longer than 

 the other. While the wattles are not so long as those in 

 Fig. 4, they are a little drawn or shriveled, and should be 

 cut 1% points. 



In Fig. 6 the lobes are thin, flat and nearly straight; 

 wattles folded and not properly developed. A wattle and 

 lobe like these should be discounted % of a point. 



Pig. 7 joins poorly onto the head. It is a trifle long for 

 the wattle and is poorly rounded at the bottom. Such a 

 wattle should be discounted % point. 



i„ir,i^ ^'^'.^ ^* ^"^^ * ^°^^- ^^^''y piece of meat that is 

 jomed poorly onto the head, is too wide and badly folded 



P^,;r,tiH ^o "^^■'^l® '® '^'■'^'^^ ''^ ^'^ei'y '"'ay and should be dis- 

 counted 2 points. 



Fig. 9 is very much after the style of Pig. 7 and would 

 be cut accordingly. 



y.. Jit ^^<r 'I ^°° l***^^' ^^^^ ^°d I'adly folded and should 

 be discounted 1 point. 



