Any one who knows the fowl can test, in a few moments’ sparring whether it is real or not. It is amusing to note how many think they have Clarets, conscientiously believing they have the real stuff, for they don’t know that they don’t know. The first chicks to appear showed Dominique characteristics when crossed on a Shuffler hen. I have tested them in single matings and never found one of them to be a true Claret. In fact I have had fowl shipped me the shipper stating he had Clarets which did not have the proper appearance for other than white color, it being not the regular color for a Claret, which is different from any other white. ![]() If Dominique is in the blood, it will show quickly. The best way to check white fowl is to mate one with a strain that produces black females. In a recent article in one of the magazines, the theory was presented that the White Dominique was infused into the Clarets.
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