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Head (3 pts.): Medium with refined
shape. The head must not be too long. The back of the
head shall be shortly rounded. The head in front view
shall be wedge shaped. Slight flatness permitted on top.
Eyes
(3 pts.):
Situated in the center of the head. Bright and white
(milky white) iris. Black pupil.
Cere
(3 pts.): Flesh color except in blacks. Blacks
have dark ceres.
Neck
(3 pts.): Medium, sharply tapered. Broad at
shoulders, narrow at head. Tight and clean in front. No
gullet.
Feet
(3 pts.): Small but strong. Toe nails should be
black on blacks. All others flesh color. Color of feet,
red.
Legs
(3 pts.): Short, red, free of feathem. Fairly
wide-set with a rear placement.
Beak and Wattle
(6 pts.): Blacks should have black beaks. Dun
(brown) should have dark beaks (not black). Yellow and
red should have flesh colored beaks. Wattle should be
flesh color and smooth.
Station
(3 pts.): Pronouncedly vertical rather than
horizontal. Head up and back. More is to be expected of
cocks in this matter.
Expression
(3 pts.): Smartness, eagerness, but not wild,
with no suggestion of dull lack of interest.
Color, Markings and Pattern
(14 pts.): Black, red, yellow, and dun (brown).
The black color shall be deep, with reddish metallic
luster on cheeks, neck, and upper breast. The red color
shall be deep, with reddish metallic luster on the
breast, cheeks, and neck. The yellow color shall be
bright with faintly reddish silky metallic luster on
neck and breast. Dun (brown) shall be deep with reddish
metallic luster on cheeks, neck, and upper breast.
Self:
Pure color throughout.
Mottle:
Can be dark to light markings. Primaries should be
colored.
Condition
(20 pts.): Must be in perfect health, free from
any deformity and in a generally hard and firm
condition. Vigorous, clean, and alert. Close and perfect
in feathering. Firmly muscled. Light in weight for size.
Wings
(10 pts.): Stress importance of secondaries.
Broad, flexible, overlapping feathers should be present.
No gaps in the wings. Flights should be carried atop the
tail and give every sign of strength. Top line smooth
without "sail".
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