THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
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The Poultry Yard. 
THE VARIOUS POINTS. 
: 8. Saddle 16. Wing Butt 
, ; Coe (single) 9. Saddle Hackle 17. Flights 
3. Wattles 10. Sickles 18. Thighs 
4, Ear-lobe 11. Tail Coverts 19. Hocks 
5. Neck hackle 12. Tail Quills 20, Shanks 
6. Breast 13. Wing Bow 21. Spur 
7. Back 14. Wing Bar 22. Toes 
15. Wing Bay 
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The Wyandotte. 
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[By Norman A. Axe.] 
Tur Warren WYANDOTTE. 
There is nothing mysterious about the 
origin of this variety, as they are purely 
a sport from the Silver. Many fanciers 
for a time spoke disparagingly of them, 
through this, but far from being to their 
disadvantage, it is in my opinion the 
opposite. ae are tamer Wyandottes 
than some of the varieties. The White 
has made a great name in the. utility 
world, and from the high positions they 
haye occupied in the laying competitions 
held during the last few years, if there 
were such a title as champion layer I 
think it might aptly be bestowed on the 
White Wyandotte. ; 
In all Sanit except color, the White 
is the same as the other varieties. The 
most difficult point in breeding is to - 
obtain purity of color; not only should 
the surface be pure white, but also the 
under-color, right to the skin. It is 
difficult to get the cockerels entirely free 
from a yellow tinge, especially on hackle 
and saddle, and very often pullets that 
look to be pure in pen will, if examined, 
be found to have a shade of yellow in 
under-color, As in other white breeds 
that are intended for exhibition, these 
should be kept well shaded from the sun. 
Tf exposed, the top color will soon show 
signs of it by’turning yellow. It is very 
easy to tell whether the straw color is the 
result of exposure. If so, on turning up 
the feathers the under-color will be found 
to be pure white, and if not, the straw 
color will extend right to the skin. It is 
difficult to tell what the chicks will turn 
out until they have got their full feathers, 
and they are dried out, the sap in the 
feathers giving them a yellow appearance, 
In many instances, birds in their second 
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feather are much purer in color than they 
were during their first feather. 
A great point in favor of Whites is that 
they improve with ago as exhibition birds 
for the first two or three seasons, and 
being more developed can generally beat 
the young birds. They are good setters, 
gentle mothers, easy to break off broodi- 
ness, and are not long -before they are 
laying again. 
They do well in confinement, but are 
difficult to keep clean when penned up ; 
but where they have an unlimited run 
nothing looks prettier than a flock of 
Whites, Very little need be said as 
regards mating and breeding. The main 
points to aim for are purity of color, as 
large and good shape as possible, neat 
head points, pure colorsd beaks, and rich 
legs. 
Tue Partrivges WyAnporrte, 
The last two seasons in England have 
eertainly been sensational ones for the 
Partridge Wyandotte breeders, the de- 
mand being enormous, and prices for 
good birds ruling very high. The Inter- 
national Club Show winner of 1905 
changed hands three times, first for £50, 
then for £80, and the last time for £165. 
Again, this year’s Palace winner changed 
ownership for £110. In addition to these, 
other birds made from £65 downwards ; 
last year’s Dairy winning pullet made 
£75, and £50 being offered and refused 
for another one. 
They are very handsome in appearance, 
being in color exactly the same as the 
Partridge Cochin, and, taken up either 
for exhibition or utility purposes or for a 
combination of the two, they will be 
found to fill the bill in every respect 
The Americans cannot claim sole credit 
for the production of this variety, as 
several English fanciers manufactured a 
strain of their own, and at the present 
time there is a wide difference between 
the English and American standards, the 
English standards requiring the male 
birds to be brig t in top color, whilst the 
Americans require a dark top; also in 
the hens, that of the Americans requires 
a dark or foxy ground color, and that of 
the English specifies a light brown color, 
free from red or yellow tinge. 
In my opinion, the English standard is 
the better of the two, as the rich, bright 
top color of the cocks, although perhaps 
more difficult to obtain, forms a greater 
contrast with the jet black breast, and 
gives the bird a far more handsome 
appearance than that of the American 
cocks, while in hens the pencilling on a 
light brown ground color is far more 
effective than that on a dark or red 
ground color, 
The type of Partridges should be exactly 
the same as the other breeds of Wyan- 
dottes, and the color as follows :—The- 
male: Neck hackle rich orange or golden 
red, with paler shade at bottom, and 
each feather being striped down centro; 
breast jet black, and perfectly free from 
markings ; back and shoulder rich red, 
solid black wing bar, and rich tail flights ; 
