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Body
(10 pts.): Medium sized, compact, very full in breast, broad back, flights short and resting above the tail; tail short and tightly folded; carriage erect and graceful.

Head (10 pts.): Large as compared with size of body; reasonably wide in skull; forehead high and extending forward with good reach of frontal, full above and around the wattle to the eyes; skull showing no flatness; wide in gape and full in cheeks.

Beak (10 pts.): Both mandibles short and thick, the upper mandible having a downward tendency and blending perfectly into the curve of profile; the lower mandible straight and fitting tightly into the upper, providing a mouthline of pleasing expression.

Beak Setting and Sweep (15 pts.): Beak should be firmly set well up in front of head so that from the profile view the bird will have the appearance of possessing a long, even, smoothly curving and unbroken sweep running from the base of the lower mandible up over the forehead then back over the skull to the peak of the crest. Pokey-beaked or abruptly down-faced birds are to be deplored.

Crest and Mane (8 pts.): Crest nicely placed at top of the rear skull, springing from an unbroken, arched mane and ending in a fine point well above the head; the mane, centrally located at the back of the neck, commencing well down in shoulders and continuing in a straight line (when viewed from back) upward to an unbroken juncture with the crest.

Wattle (5 pts.): Heart-shaped, smooth in texture, a fair amount but in no way rising out of the curve of the profile.

Gullet and Neck (8 pts.): Gullet – as much as possible, filling the hollow in the throat. Neck – broad from back to front, carried slightly back and arched, blending symmetrically into the breast and back.

Eye (5 pts.): Large and prominent, situated comparatively near the top of the head, but with good distance to the frontal bulge; color of eye, bull; eye cere powdered white and as fine as possible in size and texture.

Frill (6 pts.): As much as possible, long in feather and firm in texture, turning both ways and extending from the gullet well down into the breast.

Legs (3 pts.): Medium in length, showing but little of thigh; color bright red.

Color (10 pts.): Black, dun, blue, silver, red, yellow, mealy, cream, rare, stock-
mismarked and AOC, all colors as rich and as glossy as possible; blues, silver, mealies, and creams having even, distinct bars colored black in blues, dark dun in silvers, red in mealies and yellow in creams.

Markings (10 pts.): White with colored wings, each having ten white primary flight feathers.

 

Body

10 pts

Head

10 pts

Beak

10 pts

Beak Setting and Sweep

15 pts

Crest and Mane

8 pts

Wattle

5 pts

Gullet and Neck

8 pts

Eye

5 pts

Frill

6 pts

Legs

3 pts

Color

10 pts

Markings

10 pts

DISQUALIFICATIONS:

No frill whatsoever
No crest whatsoever
Appearance of feathers on feet or legs
Out of condition from disease or any decided deformity
Trimming, plucking, coloring or any other artificial alterations: provided, that removal of a few small feathers to improve the appearance of a bird and trimming of the beak and toe nails with scissors or files are recommended and are not to be considered as in any way disqualifying or detracting.
 


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