OF STANDARD FOWLS 
CHAPTER III 
Red and Buff Breeds 
aN the breeding of domestic fowls, past 
5) performances or history of the breed 
aa plays a most important part in a clear 
=) )) ee understanding of nature’s require- 
ments for certain kinds or families. Nature de- 
cides that like must beget like, yet this does not 
always follow in domestic fowls because domestic 
fowls in general are in the crude state of evolu- 
tion. Buta knowledge of the foundation bloods 
in each breed’s makeup helps in the proper selec- 
tion toward the end in view; namely, like beget- 
ting like. Most red and buff breeds are traceable 
to the same source so far as the obscure past his- 
tory of breeds of these colors shows. Unlike pen- 
ciled, stippled, laced or spangled breeds, their 
counterparts are not found among wild birds. 
Some authorities claim that the despised Pit Game 
of today was once in a wild state. History proves 
their domesticity hundreds of years before the 
Christian Era. 
The Brown Red, the brilliant ginger Red Pit 
Game and the massive Malay Game seem to be the 
only fowls known of ancient lineage which are near- 
est to completeness in red coloring throughout, as 
are our red breeds of today. That Pit Game blood 
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