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Head
(10 pts.): Medium in size, not flat; broad from beak to back of head; bow shaped on top; full frontal, but not to bulge.

Eyes (10 pts.): Orange; must be in line with center of beak.

Wattle: Small and fine in texture.

Eye Cere (3 pts.): Narrow; flesh color in red, yellow and silvers; other colors dark.

Beak (5 pts.): Medium in length and size, upper mandible slightly curved at the point; flesh color in red, yellow and silver; all other colors black.

Marking (20 pts.): Prime color white; hood, bib, wings, back (including rump), tail, and under the tail of the same color; no color in white area, and no white in colored area. With head pressed downward against the body, head and bib should make an egg shape with the end pointed up and be evenly curved from start to finish. The flights of blue bar, blue barless and checkers must be dark.

Color (15 pts.): The ground must be almost snow white; conversely the secondary color must be a clear, distinct, saturated color. Feet and legs in all colors must be red.

Neck (3 pts.): Medium in length; thick, coming full out of body keeping in line with the breast, showing taper from the shoulders to the head; throat well rounded, without gullet.

Breast (3 pts.): Wide and deep; front view to appear almost balloon shaped.

Back (2 pts.): Broad at shoulders, tapering to a wedge shape toward tail; almost horizontal - slightly declining to tip of tail; not humped; not hollow or depressed over rump.

Tail (5 pts.): Short; wide in proportion to wedge shaped body; carried in same angle as back; not over 1"; when open must step down from primaries to secondaries in even rotation.

Structure (3 pts.): Stout and strong; each part in keeping with others giving perfect balance and emphasizing a heavy blocky bird.

Station (7 pts.): Must walk and stand with breast appearing almost balloon shaped; back of neck forming a right angle with back, and back and tail in an almost horizontal position - just slightly declining.

Toes (2 pts.): Straight and well spread.

Legs (5 pts.): Medium in size and length; placed well apart; straight when viewed from the front.

Colors: Red, yellow, dun, black, brown; barred in blue and silver; checked in black, blue, and brown; white barred in black and blue; barless in blue and silver; tigered spangled in all colors.

 

Head

10 pts

Eyes

10 pts

Eye Cere

3 pts

Beak

5 pts

Marking

20 pts

Color

15 pts

Neck

3 pts

Breast

3 pts

Back

2 pts

Tail

5 pts

Structure

3 pts

Station

7 pts

Toes

2 pts

Legs

5 pts


We are currently looking for a picture of an American Strasser. If any of you have raised a champion and have a picture, please send it to azpigeonclub.org

Old Cock

26 to 30 oz.

Old Hen

24 to 28 oz.

Young Cock

24 to 28 oz.

Young Hen

20 to 24 oz.

DISQUALIFICATIONS:

Loose feathers.
Bull or broken eyes.
Smut in white area of any color.
Feathers on toes.
Legs any color except red.
Any physical deformity.
Excess plucking.

In judging, a bird not conforming identically to standard shall be penalized points proportionately to extent of its defect, but in no case more than total points for the component part involved.
 


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