THE CAMPINES 



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shanks free of feathers. Toes: Four on each foot, 

 slender and well spread. 



Carriage: .Vlert and graceful. 



Weight: 7 lbs. 



Hen 



With the exception of the comb, which falls over 

 one side of the face, the general characteristics are 

 similar to those of the cock, allowing for the natural 

 sexual differences. 



Weight: 5 lbs. 



Color 



Iris, dark brown; pupil, black. 

 Bright red. Ear-lobes: White, 

 nails: Horn. 



Beak: Horn. Eyes 

 Comb, face and wattles 

 Legs and feet: Leaden blue. T. 



The Silver 



Pluniaye — Head and neck-hackle: Pure white. Re- 

 mainder of plumage: Ground color pure white, and 

 barring pure black with rich boctle-green sheen, every 

 feather being- barred in a transverse direction with the end 

 white, the bars clear and with well defined edges, run- 

 ning across the feather so as to form, as near as pos- 

 sible, rings around the body, and three times the width 

 of the ground (white) color. On the breast and under- 

 parts of the body the barrings should be straight or 



sightly curved, but on the back, the shoulders, the saddle 

 hackle and the tail of a V-shaped pattern. The cock 

 should be furnished with properly developed saddle 

 hackles. 



The Gold 



Plumage — Head and neck-hackle: Rich gold, and not 

 washed out yellow. Remainder of plumage: Ground 

 color rich gold and barring pure black with rich beetle- 

 green ■-heen and markings as in the Silver. 



Scale of Points 



Markings _ _. 



I'olor: ,\eck hackle 12, sheen 10 . 



Si/e ,. .' 



Condition 



Tail (development and carriage) 



tomb ■ - 



Eyes -..- - 



Lobe-. 



Legs and feet 



30 



22 



10 



10 



8 



5 



5 



S 



5 



100 

 Serious defects: Even barring; penciled ground 

 color; sprigs on comb; legs other than leaden blue; white 

 in face: red eyes; feather or fluff on shanks. 



The Belgian Gampine Standard 



Translated by Madame A. 



General Appearance: Medium sized fowl, "svelte" 

 (graceful), elegant, lively. Single combed, distinguished 

 by its plumage, barred with black on a foundation either 

 white or gold, with neck hackle either white or gold. 

 Eye, black; ear-lobe, white; legs, blue. 



Cock: Single combed, erect, having five or six reg- 

 ular teeth with posterior lobe larger, and sloping away 

 a little from the nape of the neck, .\dvancing in front 

 a little over the beak. Texture, rather fine. Not too de- 

 veloped combs preferred. 



Beak: Blue, sometimes clear horn color at ex- 

 tremity. 



Eye: Vetch (chick pea), that is to say, very dark- 

 appearing black. Eyelid, often blackish. 



Face: Red, covered with little feathers. 



Ear-lobes: Almond-shaped, bluish white, or motlier- 

 of-pearl white, smooth if possible, often a little 

 wrinkled. 



Wattles: Not too long, five to six centimetres, 

 drooping, same texture as the comb. 



Head: Medium size, slightly flattened. 



Neck: Well proportioned, adorned with abundant 

 hackle, reaching to middle of the back. Neck slightly 

 arched. 



Breast: Quite large and very fleshy. Sternum rather 

 long. 



Wings: Long, well developed, held very tightly 

 against body and carried rather low in a haughty man- 

 ner. 



Back and Loins: Well proportioned to the general 

 harmon3' of the body, neither too long nor too short. 



Tail: \\'ell developed, carried semi-horizontally. 



Thighs: Rather short, hidden in the downy feath- 

 ers of the abdomen, bones fine. 



Shanks: Medium length, slender, very smooth, 

 light blue slate color. Toes: Four; slender, medium 

 length. 



Nails: Bone-white, slightly gray at extremity. 



Carriage: Proud, haughty, easy gait. 



F. Van Sohelle. BeUiam 



Flesh: Exceedingly fine and succulent. 



Weight: L'nlimited for adult bird. 

 Hen 



The same characteristics as those of the cock, ex- 

 cept that the comb droops during egg laying period, often 

 streaked with blue pigment. The ideal comb should 

 stand up straight at the base, then fold over on one 

 side of the head. 



Wattles and Ear-lobes: Are less developed. Eye- 

 bd, often darker than in cock; head more slender. 

 Weight, unlimited. Very abundant egg-layer; eggs white- 

 shelled. Non-sitting. Sometimes hens become broody 

 as an exception and bring their brood up well. 

 Silver Cock 



The plumage in general, is white with black bars, 

 except the hackle. Neck hackle, entirely white, but if the 

 feathers are examined, generally a little gray follows 

 the feather lengthwise. The second year, cocks often 

 have a little graj' in the lower part of (base of) neck 

 hackle. Feathers between the shoulders, well barred with 

 white on a black ground color. 



Epaulettes: Black feathers with all the visible part 

 silver-white, sometimes there is a little point at the ex- 

 tremity. 



Wing Flights: Black, more or less marked with 

 white on the exterior part. 



Hen: Idem. 



Cock 



Flight Coverts: As much as possible marked trans- 

 versely, the white bar more or less broad, alternating 

 with black bars. Green metallic sheen. 



Secondaries: Idem. Black bars, green sheen, very 

 intense. 



Wing Coverts: Well barred, not so wide. Between 

 the shoulders, little feathers, more or less barred. 



Feathers of Loin: Black, the part showing, white. 

 (Important). 



Breast: Under the beak, feathers have one or two 

 rather broad white bars. A little lower down, the num- 



