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birds  may  turn  out  show  specimens  in  their  second  season.  Good  bred  Norwich 
grow  more  in  the  second  moult  than  any  other  variety  I  know. 
BREEDING    FOR  STOCK. 
"  It  is  essential  to  breed  for  stock  birds  as  well  as  for  winners,  for  breeding 
only  from  the  latter  soon  lands  you  on  the  small  side.    Many  present  day  winners 
have  a  tendency  to  run  small  in  head  on  an  otherwise  good  body  ;  others  carry  a 
"  The  roach  back  is  generally  terminated  by  a  drop  tail." 
good  broad  head  with  the  objectionable  eyebrow  ;  then  there  is  the  hollow  neck 
which  is  an  abomination,  accompanied  often  by  the  arched  or  roach  back ; 
shoulders,  too,  are  often  prominent,  and  continued  down  side  of  body  by  objection- 
able outstanding  flights.  The  roach  back  is  generally  terminated  by  a  drooping 
tail.  If  better  are  to  be  had  no  one  would  think  of  keeping  such  stock  birds  in 
the  room  with  any  hope  of  producing  good  stock." 
Mr.  J.  Trengove  of  Rishton,  describes  the  type  of  hen  which  he  finds  produce 
the  highest  proportion  of  high  class  birds  in  the  following  notes,  but  it  must  be 
understood  that  to  obtain  certain  results,  even  from  such  a  hen  as  the  one 
described,  it  is  essential  that  the  hen  comes  of  a  well-bred  stock.  "  1  like 
my  hen,"  writes  Mr.  Trengove,  "  to  be  of  medium  size  with  plenty  of  type^ 
sprightly,  and  full  of  life.    She  must  have  a  good  head,  not  over  large,  but  a 
