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Stance and General Appearance:
Alert and stands well, obviously healthy and clean;
primary feathers carried above tail with tips 3/4" or
less from end of tail; bird appears as a complete unit
with all parts blending smoothly together, medium size,
short bell neck preferred.
Keel: Medium depth; strong; thick; free from
waves, nicks and bumps; straight; slope gradually
upwards to rear.
Muscle (Along Keel):
Well rounded, not too hard or soft.
Head: Alert; nicely rounded from tip of beak
through wattles to back of head; eye deep red or
chestnut preferred; eye cere fine, narrow, and light;
wattles neat, white, and free from lumps; no hook on end
of beak.
Feather: Silky feathers; abundant; smooth like
velvet, clean and tight.
Vent Bones: Strong to touch; close together and
to end of keel; space for
about
1/4" between vent bones and keel in cocks, more in hens.
Legs and Feet: Medium length; strong clean; no
feathers on feet; toe nails intact and all same color -
dark for all colom except mealy, pied, and white; feet
darkish red.
Wing: Primaries -strong, flexible, wide to
medium wide, free from fret marks and pin holes, quill
strong.
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FAULTS:
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Feathers on
feet.
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Crest or
frill.
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Broken or odd
eyes.
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Broken,
faulty or infected feathers.
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Lice.
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Any
deformity.
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Poor
condition from dirt or disease.
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