108 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 



CHAPTER III. 



STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR SHAPE OF 

 ALL VARIETIES 



Disqualifications 



Positive enamel white in ear-lobes. (See general disquali- 

 fications.) 



STANDARD WEIGHTS 



Cock , , 9y 2 Ibs. . Hen 7y 2 Ibs. 



Cockerel 8 Ibs. Pullet 6 Ibs. 



SHAPE OF MALE 



Head. Moderately large. 



Beak. Stout, comparatively short, regularly curved. 



Eyes. Full, prominent. 



Comb. Single, rather small in proportion to size of speci- 

 men; set firmly on head; straight, upright ; evenly serrated, 

 having five well-defined points, those in front and at rear a trifle 

 smaller than the other three, giving the comb a semi-oval ap- 

 pearance when viewed from the side ; fine in texture ; blade not 

 conforming too closely to head. 



Wattles and Ear-Lobes. Wattles, moderately long, nicely 

 rounded at the lower edges, equal in length, fine in texture, free 

 from folds or wrinkles. Ear-lobes, oblong, smooth, hanging 

 about one-third the length of wattles. 



Neck. Rather long, slightly arched, having abundant hackle 

 flowing well over shoulders. 



Wings. Of medium size, well folded; fronts, well covered 

 by breast feathers and points well covered by saddle feathers. 



Back. Rather long, broad its entire length, flat at shoulders, 

 nearly horizontal from neck to saddle, where there is a slight 

 concave sweep to tail ; saddle feathers, rather long, abundant, 

 filling well in front of tail. 



Tail. Of medium length, moderately well spread, carried at 

 an angle of forty-five degrees above the horizontal (see illustra- 

 tion, figures 25 and 26), forming no apparent angle with the 

 back ; sickles, well curved, covering tops of main tail feathers, 

 conforming to the general shape of the tail ; smaller sickles and 

 tail-coverts, of medium length, nicely curved and sufficiently 

 abundant to almost hide the stiff feathers of the tail when 

 viewed from front or side. 



Breast. Broad, full, moderately deep, well rounded. 



