Show SCOTCH GRAYS ft nod hardy bird that should more attention 1 scotch gray poultry was oace the favorite of all breceda in scotland and an effort is being made to again bring this bardy and useful breed to tho front tho late mr T raines of stirling scotland whose loss has been greatly felt in north britain was a strong believer in the scotch gray and writing in one of the recent editions of tho illustrated book of poultry says with regard to it scotch grays very profitable and hardy birds they are chiefly bred in the upper part of where they are great favorites they have a straight single comb red car lobes and are of a well dappled gray color with rather a light ground I 1 have found a great many very mossy not disa paul OF 6 GRAYS enough in the mottle we aleo find them with brassy hackles which is very much against them they should have a good tail the same color as the body but a great many are shown with white feathers which are not generally considered a disqualification if other points are good the legs are of rather dark slaty color and the mottle can be plainly seen in the upper part of the leg in a well bred bird there is no doubt that at the present time tho old dorking type of scotch gray is going out of favor and in order that our readers may understand the kind of fowl the scotch gray is we quote the standard of points adopted by scotch gray club cock plumage cuckoo feathered ground color of body thighs and wing feathers should be bluish white while that of the hackle saddle and tail feathers may vary from bluish white to light gray the color of he barring must be glossy black with a metallic luster the barring ou the body thigh and wing feathers should be straight across while that on the hackle saddle and tall may be slightly angledow ang ledor aped and the alternating bands of black and white should bo equal in width and should road throughout i e be the came shade from head to tail and be tree from rod black white or yellow feathers and the hackle caddle and the tail should be distinctly and evenly barred whilo the markings all over should bo rather small even distinct and sharply benned denned ben same cook but markings rather larger even and distinct producing an appearance of shepherd if breeders will pay attention to the question of one standard it will not be long before this breed will win high favor in this country |