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HEAD (20 pts.): Proportionately large, massive,
round in shape; side view circular with eye in center;
front view presenting a high crown, circular from eye to
eye; full between the eye and beak; cheeks well rounded
and full in appearance; wide in gape or "frog mouthed."
BEAK, BEAK SETTING, AND BEAK SUBSTANCE (16 pts.):
Short and thick, the upper mandible continuing the
circular sweep of the head, both side and front view;
the upper and lower mandibles of equal substance,
meeting and fitting in a straight line which, when
continued backward, should pass a little below the
center of the eye; blunt at the tip. Color to be
genetically compatible with the plumage. Beak wattles:
Fine in texture, small in size and covered with a white
powdery bloom; should not rise out of the curve of the
head, but form part of the curve. Viewed from the front,
the wattles should be of a flattened heart-shape.
EYE, EYE CERE (10 pts.): Large and bold; all eye
colors acceptable; eye set in center of the side of the
head. Eyes showing cracks, splits within the eye or
different colored eyes, in pieds only, ie, one bull eye
and one colored eye, will lose two points automatically.
Eyes must be the same in colored birds. Cere: Fine and
neat in texture, circular in shape; color to be
genetically compatible with plumage. Ceres that project
past the circle of the head must be penalized severely.
GULLET (4 pts.): Wide from side view, thin from
the front view, filling in the hollow space at the
throat, starting near the tip of the lower mandible and
terminating in the frill.
NECK (4 pts.): Rather short, thick at the
shoulders and tapering gradually to its smallest
diameter under the cheek or jowl; clean cut at the
throat, giving prominence to the gullet and cheeks; the
back part joining the curve of the back skull in an
unbroken graceful curve.
FRILL (6 pts.): As ample and well developed as
possible, running well down the center of the breast.
There must be at least two protruding feathers to avoid
disqualification.
FLIGHTS AND TAIL (6 pts.): Short and hard;
folding compactly; the flights resting on the tail, with
tips nearly meeting; tail carried just clear of the
floor.
LEGS AND FEET (4 pts.): Legs strong and short,
but long enough to give grace to the carriage; free from
feathers below the hock. Feet rather small and neat.
Toes well spread apart. Color bright red.
SIZE AND SHAPE (10 pts.): Eight inches from
front of breast to tip of tail and eight inches from
floor to crown. Judges should consider nine inches by
nine inches acceptable. Birds larger than this can be
considered in class
competition, but are not to be considered for
special awards. A good small bird should be considered
better than a good large one. |
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Head |
20 pts |
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Beak, Beak Setting & Beak Substance |
16 pts |
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Eye & Eye Cere |
10 pts |
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Gullet |
4 pts |
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Neck |
4 pts |
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Frill |
6 pts |
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Flights & Tail |
6 pts |
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Legs & Feet |
4 pts |
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Size & Shape |
10 pts |
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Carriage |
10 pts |
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Color |
10 pts |

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DISQUALIFICATIONS:
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Missing
feathers on wing and tail;
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Not a
complete bird (missing toes, eyes, etc.;
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No frill
whatsoever;
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Excessive
plucking of feathers;
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Obvious faking or excessive trimming, trimming the beak and
toe nails not to be objectionable)
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SHAPE: Compact, giving the impression of hardness
and vigor; breast short, full, broad and muscular,
tapering to wedge shape toward the tip of the tail; back
short and slightly rounded from shoulder to shoulder.
CARRIAGE (10 pts.): Bold, alert and upright; the
eye in a perpendicular line above the balls of the feet,
the breast thrown out prominently, the neck slightly
arched.
COLOR (10 pts.): All colors should be sound,
clear and even, including rump, thighs and belly; the
hackle luster should be green except in powdered blues
and silvers, in which the luster should be frosted in
white. Bars of blues should be black; silvers, dark dun
or brown; mealies, deep red; cream, brilliant yellow;
lavenders have no bars. Checkers should show even and
distinct checkering on wings, breast, thighs and rump.
Pieds and poor color on all varieties can be marked
down, up to five points. Black and blue colored birds
must have black toenails. If not, they can be marked
down up to two points. In any print pattern the entire
body and tail should be of one color shade throughout.
Judge should mark down, up to five points. |