This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...Duckwing, as may be proved by any one in the first cross with Black-reds. The colour of the Silver Duckwing cock is exactly that of the Silver-grey Dorking, only the Game cock's legs are willow, and beak dark horn colour; his hackles, saddle, and wing-bow are silvery white; breast, thighs, wing bars, and tail, blue ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...Duckwing, as may be proved by any one in the first cross with Black-reds. The colour of the Silver Duckwing cock is exactly that of the Silver-grey Dorking, only the Game cock's legs are willow, and beak dark horn colour; his hackles, saddle, and wing-bow are silvery white; breast, thighs, wing bars, and tail, blue-black. "The hen closely resembles the purest feathered Duckwings bred from the Yellow Duckwing cock, or, more correctly speaking, the case should be reversed, as the Yellow Duckwings are only the offshoots of the Silvers; but in the original Silver Duckwing hen, the back and wings are of a beautiful French grey or light steel grey, with very fine markings of a darker grey, the edges of the feathers very silvery; the hackle is light grey (black and white, but the white predominating), and the breast a pale or cream fawn colour. No colour of Game fowls will breed truer to feather than the above-described Silver Duckwings; and all successful breeders know the value of a Silver Duckwing cock to bring back the lovely colour of the pullets, when too much Black-red blood has crept into their strain, and so spoiled the delicate grey shade. "There has been a corresponding improvement in Birchen Greys lately, owing to the cross with the laced-breasted Lemon-reds having given clearer markings; and some capital specimens were shown at Birmingham, the Crystal Palace, and other shows in 1883 and since. "In Pile Game the general favourite is what was formerly known as the Lancashire Pile, a bright and pure-coloured bird, the fac-simile of the Black-red cock, only substituting white in the place of black. With ordinary care these may be bred with milky white breasts quite free from lacing or marbling, and with the colours of hackle and back formin...
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Add this copy of The Book of Poultry With Practical Schedules for to cart. $495.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book House - Saint Louis rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from St. Louis, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1893 by Cassell and Company Limited.
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Folio. Very Good Folio Hardcover, Three quarter leather binding with marbled boards, Illustrated with Black and white woodblock prints.
