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Legs — Thighs, of medium length and well covered with 

 soft feathers. Shanks, of medium length, well rounded and 

 smooth. Toes, straight, strong, well spread and of medium 

 length. 



RHODE ISLAND REDS 



tion practically the same. Wing and tail description nearly 

 he same; the tail description adding that "tad should be 

 carried at an angle of forty degrees." Legs and toes remam 

 the same. 



Color of the Female 



Beak — Red horn color or yellow. 



Eyes — Red. 



Face — Bright red. 



Comb, Wattles and Eak-Lobes — Bright red. 



Shanks and ToES^Rich yellow or red horn color. 



Plumage — General surface color lighter than in the 

 male, free from shafting or mealy appearance. Except where 

 black is desired the color is a rich even shade of reddish buff, 

 darker than the so-called "golden buff." The female is not 

 so brilliant in lustre as the male. Allowance should be made 

 for the fading of the mature 

 hen incidental to her prolific 

 laying. The under color is 

 of reddish salmon or buff, 

 free from foreign colors. Oth- 

 er things being equal the 

 specimen having the richest 

 undercolor shall receive the 

 award. The quill of the • 

 feather should be red or sal- 

 mon. The general surface 

 <!olor in the female is more 

 even than in the male. White 

 showing in any part of the 

 plumage is a serious objec- 

 tion. Black peppering in the 

 outer plumage of any feather 

 is also very objectionable. 

 Black is desired in the under 

 web of the wing flight, and 

 on the tip end of some hackle 

 feathers. This black in the 

 hackle should be a ticking 

 rather than a heavy lacing. 

 Females without ticking, sup- 

 •erior in other points shall be 

 given awards over those 

 that have ticking. The main 

 tail feathers are to be black 

 or greenish black. 



At the meeting of the A. 

 P. A. at Rochester, N. Y., 

 January, 1904, the R. I. Reds 

 were admitted as a standard 

 breed. The Standard require- 

 ments were changed some- 

 what in order to make the 

 wording somewhat shorter 



and plainer. Down was allowed upon the shanks and l^o 

 tween the toes so as not to disqualify unless it was feather or 

 feathers. The other disqualifications given in the 1903 club 

 Standard were covered by the "general disqualifications" in 

 the A. P. A. Standard, so do not appear under R. I. Reds. 

 Description of male is as follows: Beak was made to read 

 "slightly curved" instead of regularly curved. Eye descrip- 

 tion was changed to read: "Prominent" instead of the de- 

 scription shown above. Comb description remained practic- 

 ally the same. Wattles description the same; ear-lobes de- 

 scription changed to read: "rather small, almond-shaped; fine 

 in texture." Neck description remains nearly the same. Back 

 description merely changed a little in wording, having the 

 same general meaning. Breast description was shortened 

 to read: "Deep, full, well rounded." Body and fluff sec- 



Color of Male 



Beak made to read: "Reddish horn." 

 ;s remain 



The description of plu- 



Eyes, Comb, 

 FacerWattlesInd Ear-lobes remain the same; "Bright red." 



Legs and Toes remain the same. .... 



mage color remains practically the same; the description m 

 the above 1903 Standard being longer and more exphcit. 



Shape of Female 



The description of the female was shortened to agree 

 with the shape of the male, having nearly the same meanmg 

 as the Standard of 1903. The eyes were made to read: 



"Prominent." Description of 

 comb, both single and rose, 

 read: "Similar to the male, 

 only much smaller." 



Same can be said of wat- 

 tles and ear-lobes. Neck is 

 "of moderate length; hackle, 

 moderately full." Back: 

 "Long, carried nearly horiz- 

 ontal." Breast, Body and 

 Fluff: Same as male descrip- 

 tion. Wings: "Rather large, 

 well folded; fronts, well cov- 

 ered by breast feathers ; flights 

 carried nearly horizontal." 

 Tail: "Rather short, moder- 

 ately spread, carried at an an- 

 gle of thirty-five degrees from 

 the horizontal." Legs and 

 Toes, same description as for 

 male. 



Color of Female 



Beak: "Reddish horn." 

 Eyes, Face, Comb, Wattles 

 and Ear-lobes: "Bright red." 

 Neck: "Red; lower hackle 

 feathers ending with black 

 tips." Wings: "Primaries, 

 lower web black, upper web 

 red; secondaries, lower web 

 red, upper web black; wing- 

 coverts, black."- Tail: "Black 

 except two top feathers 

 which may be edged with 

 red." Shanks and Toes 

 same as male description. 

 Other plumage color is 

 described practically the same as in 1903 Standard as shown 

 above. 



At the revision of the New 1910 Standard, strenuous 

 efforts were made by a few to have some radical changes 

 made allowing smut in the under color but the club finally 

 succeeded in having practically the old or 1905 Standard 

 adopted. The eyes are now described as "large, oval and 

 prominent." and the back is described as "horizontal" in- 

 stead of "nearly horizontal." "Down" on shanks or toes now 

 disqualifies. The description of the wing-color is now a 

 little more- explicit, being worded so as to be more easily 

 understood. Having a standard that is practically unchang- 

 ed for ten years the breeders of Reds ought to be able to 

 breed pretty close to standard requirements and they are 

 making great improvement. 



