SILVER PENCILED IVVANDOTTES. 



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Fig. 62. 



In Fig. 62, feather No. 1, we Illustrate what the 

 Standard calls for — a black feather, with dark slate under 

 color. 



Feather No. 2 is dark enough at the end, but breaks 



up in center and is quite a bit too white in under color. 

 A tail with feathers like No. 2 should be discounted V/z 

 points. 



Feather No. 3 is good except at tip end of feathers, 

 where there is about one inch of white. This is not an 

 uncommon defect, and especially in pullet-breeding males, 

 and should be discounted 1 point. 



Legs and Toes. 



This section has a valuation of three points for color, 

 and in Silver Penciled Wyandottes is of considerable im- 

 portance from the fact that but very few, if any, of our 

 specimens today are up to Standard in color. We refer now 

 particularly to shanks and toes, of which the Standard de- 

 scription is yellow. 



The Standard-makers were easy on this section, not 

 having called for a rich or a bright yellow, and in view 

 of tBe fact that there are several shades of yellow, shad- 

 ing' from light to dark, the breed will not be handicapped 

 to any great extent by this description. However, in near- 

 ly all the specimens we have found in the shows, and es- 

 pecially on females, there is more or less willow or slate 

 color, and when such color is met with it is necessary to 

 discount. As there are only three points for color. 

 it is plain to see the discount is light as compared to the 

 real defect. A slight tinge of slate would warrant a dis- 

 count of half a point, but if all the front of shank and up- 

 per part of toes show this color, the out would be 1; if 

 the color runs around to back of shank, then the out would 

 be 1% to 2. 



Believing this description will give to the breeders 

 the information desired in regard to the defects in the 

 several sections and our system of valuing them, we will 

 now take up the Silver Penciled Wyandotte female. 



SILVER PENCILED WYANDOTTE FEMALE. 



The Standard in describing color of female in back, 

 breast, wing bow and tail coverts, calls for gray color, with 



STANDARD SILVER PENCILED WYANDOTTE FEMALE. 



