Choosing the Breed 13 



A Capt. Macomber was first to bring the Yellow 

 Malay fowl home from India. He and a Mr. William 

 Trip used these yellow fowl to cross — some say on 

 Buff Cochins, some say on Brown Leghorns and Red 

 Games. I believe they were crossed on all three, or 

 even more breeds, as eggs and males were constantly 

 exchanged, back and forth between neighbors, time and 

 time again. 



I am sure there was Leghorn blood in the earlier 

 Reds, as they were quite small and wild. There was 

 also Cochin, as a big proportion used to come with 

 feathered legs. Red Games came in also, as they were 

 frequently partly black and partly red when I first 

 knew them. 



They were named, I believe, by Mr. Isaac Wilbur, 

 and have been bred about here almost to the ekclusion 

 of all other breeds, as they were hardy, early maturing, 

 fine layers with very little care. 



The present-day Reds very faintly resemble those I 

 first knew, being much larger and redder, still better 

 layers, and looo per cent, better lookers. 

 Sincerely, 



(Signed) F. W. C. Almy. 



The chief points of merit displayed by these 

 birds are hardiness, ability to do well without 

 expert attention, quiet disposition, early maturity, 

 and great laying powers. They also dress well and 

 make good market poultry, though not quite so 

 heavy as the Rocks. 



