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Game Bantams— Points of Most Value. 



By F. B. Zimmer. 



Perhaps if the question "What is the most desirable quality 

 in Game bantams?" was put to the average admirer of these 

 interesting little birds, the answer would be spontaneous, "Sta- 

 tion." We have come to this conclusion from our experience 

 as judges for over twenty-five years, from conversation with 

 scores of breeders of the different varieties of Game bantams and 

 from visits to the yards of many breeders. -We beg to differ 

 with all those of that opinion. However, for the good of Game 

 bantams we are glad to say not all Game bantam breeders or 

 fanciers are of the sort that consider a leggy bird a good or typi- 

 cal bird. 



B. B. Red Game Bantam. Male. 



Station, good length of thigh and shank, is a very desirable 

 quality, but that requisite in connection with a bird with a long, 

 narrow body, long back or long wings that reach past the body, 

 often cross points under the tail, or in fact any one of these 

 objectionable traits or qualities never can be considered, or will 

 be considered a high-class specimen by the real judge or critic. 

 Yet we have noticed many times the blue ribbon on Game 

 bantams at our best shows that were wider across the hips than 

 at the shoulder and always this sort of bird is too long in back 

 and body, and most assuredly does not taper from shoulder to 

 stern, or he could hot be widest at hips, the center of the body, 

 but these winners had station, and were hard feathered, both cov- 



