Shape of Male Scale of Points

Shape of Female Color of Male and Female by Variety

 

Weights

• Cock: 26 ounces (740 grams)
• Cockerel: 22 ounces (625 grams)
• Hen: 22 ounces (625 grams)
• Pullet: 20 ounces (570 grams)

Shape of Male

COMB: Rose - square front, tapering to where the spike begins, sitting firmly and evenly on the head. The top should be evenly covered with fine points, and free from hollows. The spike should be round from the base to the tip (not a blade!), long, tapering to a fine point, and tilted slightly upward.

BEAK: Short, strong, and nicely curved.

FACE: Fine in texture--free from wrinkles, folds, or bristles.

EYES: Bold, conspicuous, large in diameter.

WATTLES: Firm, broad, fine in texture, well rounded, and free from wrinkles or folds.

EAR LOBES: Prominent, flat, and absolutely round with rounded edges. Smooth, of uniform texture all over, and fitting closely to the head. Large in comparison to the size of the bird.

HEAD: Medium sized, and carried well back in a proud manner.

NECK: Well arched, smaller toward the head and "bull-necked" at the base.

HACKLE: Falling gracefully and plentifully over the shoulders, well down over the back.

BACK: Moderately short and broad from shoulders to tail, giving a somewhat concave appearance. There should be no break where the back joins the tail.

SADDLE: Feathers abundant and long. Lower saddle should fill the space between the stern and the wing tips.

TAIL: Main tail--carried well back at angle of 40 degrees above the horizontal, well expanded but not extending beyond the sickles. Broad feathers. Sickles--broad, long, and very well curved. Lesser sickles--broad, abundant, and well curved. Coverts--abundant and nicely curved.

WINGS: Long, carried well back, with the points concealing the back half of the thighs, but not the hocks.

BREAST: Full, round, and carried well up and forward. Should extend farther forward than a vertical line drawn down through from the point of the beak.

BODY & STERN: Body--short but with good depth and width. Stern--flat, broad, and thick. Fluff short and abundant.

LEGS & TOES: Legs--short, well set apart, and parallel to each other. In profile they should be in the center of the body, below the back. Lower thighs--short, stout at top, and tapering to the hocks. Shanks--rather short, round, smooth, scales neatly overlapping. Spurs--small, fine, set low. Toes--four, straight, well and evenly scaled.

APPEARANCE: Proud, alert, graceful, the back showing one continuous sweeping curve from neck to tail.

 

Shape of Female

*to avoid redundancy, body parts that should be the same as those on the male will not be re-written*

NECK: Medium length, tapering, and nicely arched.

HACKLE: Abundant, and falling gracefully over the shoulders and back.

CUSHION: Full, feathers abundant.

TAIL: Carried well back, full, well expanded, broad feathers, and held at an angle of 35 degrees above the horizontal. Main tail--feathers broad, long. Top two tail feathers somewhat concaved. Coverts--broad, very long, flowing well up the tail.

APPEARANCE: Sprightly, graceful, and alert, the back showing one continuous sweeping curve from neck to tail.

 

 

Color of Male and Female by Variety

*ALL varieties have WHITE ear lobes*

	Comb, Face, Wattles	Beak	Eyes	Shanks & Toes
Barred	bright red	light horn	reddish bay	dusky white
Birchen	dark red (mulberry)	black	brown	black
Black	bright red	black	brown	black
Black Breasted Red	bright red	horn, shaded with black	reddish bay	bluish slate
Black Tailed Red	bright red	horn	reddish bay	pinkish white
Blue	bright red	approaching black	brown	bluish slate
Blue Red	bright red	swarthy horn	red	bluish slate
Brown Red	dark red (mulberry)	black	brown	black
Buff	bright red	pinkish white	reddish bay	pinkish white
Buff Columbian	bright red	light horn	reddish bay	bluish slate
Columbian	bright red	light horn	reddish bay	pinkish white
Crele	bright red	light horn	reddish bay	pinkish white
Exchequer	bright red	light horn to bluish black	reddish bay	bluish slate
Ginger Red	bright red	horn, shaded with black	reddish bay	bluish slate
Golden Duckwing	bright red	dusky horn	reddish bay	light gray slate
Lemon Blue	dark red (mulberry)	black	brown	black
Mille Fleur	bright red	dusky horn	reddish bay	bluish slate
Mottled	bright red	dusky horn	brown	pinkish white, mottled with black
Porcelain	bright red	dusky horn	reddish bay	bluish slate
Quail	bright red	horn, shaded with gray	brown	slaty blue
Red	bright red	horn	reddish bay	pinkish white
Red Pyle	bright red	horn	reddish bay	pinkish white
Silver Duckwing	bright red	dusky horn	dark red	light gray slate
Splash	bright red	light horn to bluish black	reddish bay	bluish slate
Wheaten	bright red	horn	reddish bay	white, tinged with pink
White	bright red	very light horn	reddish bay	white, tinged with pink