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As with the males, the neck should be elegant, long-ish
and the breast should be prominent. A hen with such refinements will give
us very refined sons.
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Note here the very full saddle area, and the horizontally-carried
back. The comb is not the new "rising comb" form, but it is very
beautifully cut and neatly small.
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Use the genetic group above as a case-study for the form
of both hen and rooster. The extreme refinements of the hens (sister to
the roosters) in the picture I took in 2001 in Germany are equal to those
of the young roosters. The hen in the foreground shows exceptional sickles!
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