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be obtained by using two matings, one for cockerel and another 



for pullet breeding. For a cockerel mating select a sound rather 



wide-laced male bird, very distinct in breast and tail. The 



females to mate him should be finely laced with a good, black 



(not dark brown) lacing, each flight feather of the wing should 



be laced to the end, the tail should also be well laced to the end 



with perfectly clear centers, free from white or black in the 



Goldens arid black in Silvers. The male for pullet breeding 



should be a very narrow-laced bird with a good breast. A good 



comb is very essential in both matings, clear in center of tail 



feathers and also well laced, and well-laced wing ends, the 



females should be rather heavy laced, and well-laced thighs, tail 



and tail coverts; these are very important points in pullet breeding. 



With matings as described one will seldom fail to breed a good 



percentage of prize winners. As to the number of females to 



breed to a male, breeders differ, but we usually breed from three 



to five — very much depends upon the vigor of the male. 



Seabrights are a very profitable bantam to breed. Good 

 specimens are always in great demand. In all our years of 

 breeding we have never had any trouble to dispose of all we 

 can raise, at prices that pay well for the care and expense. 



Seabrights and Their Prigin. 



By F. D. Lewis. 



Seabright bantams present the finest example of success, 

 with what might be called artificial breeding, in the world. They 

 are entirely made up from crossing various varieties together, 

 and after over a century of breeding present a perfect variety. 



The black lacing around their feathers, and their low-set 

 combs are hard to breed in fowls. Not only here are they re- 

 markable, but the males are entirely hen feathered; having no 

 hackles, saddle feathers or sickles — the only instance of such a 

 combination of omissions in all the fowl kingdom. 



But most of all is the remarkable lacing shown by the best 

 specimens of both golden and silvers, each feather evenly laced 

 all around with the glossy black on the clear ground color of 

 gold or silver. 

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