Andalusians. 
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Disqualifications. 
Face not red ; Dorking-combed ; five toes on either foot ; legs other colour than blue ; red, yellow, or 
white feathers anywhere. 
Valicc of Defects in Judging Andalusians. 
Bad shaped comb ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... to 
Ear-lobe folded or wrinkled ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 5 
Stain of red on lobe... ... 5 
Want of hackle 8 
Squirrel tail 15 
P"aulty in colour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 
Want of size ... ... ... ... . . ... . • • ... ... ... 10 
Want of symmetry ... ... ... ... ... ■.- ... ... ... 15 
Want of condition ... ... ... ... ... ... .•■ ... ... 12 
100 
The number of points to be deducted for each defect must be left to the discretion of the Judge. 
"This Standard seems to be generally considered to be open to improvement, and it is to be hoped that 
this will be found to have been effected when the committee, now engaged in drawing up one for the Poultry 
Club in England, issue it to the public. In ' Silver Dun's ' excellent little book* there are given the opinions 
on this subject, obtained by the late Captain Egerton Jones himself the greatest of all authorities on the breed, 
from the principal breeders of the Blues in England, and I venture to quote one — that of Mr. F. W. Baker, of 
Cheadle, Cheshire— who says very concisely and pithily : — 
' Judging the Andalusian from my own ideal, I should first of all look for Silver-Blue ground colour, 
as light a blue as possible, and deep blue or black, sharply defined lacing, and this under a deep 
rich black hackle and saddle in the cock, and laced hackle in the hen, with legs blue, not black, 
' Next in order I should demand size and shape, long on the legs, with massive and prominent thighs, 
prominent breast, head carried well back, tail carried rather low and compactly, plenty of bulk and 
weight, and yet alert in carriage.' 
' Lastly, I should place the head points of the breed : Comb, not too large, with few, rather than too 
many, spikes, straight up in front, free from twist or thumb marks, and not too low behind ; face, 
sound red, a spot or two of white a blemish, but not a disqualification ; lobes, rather long and 
narrow, thin and smooth, pure opaque white. 
' As for disqualifications, I agree in the main with the Club, with the exception of ' white in face.' 
This I look upon as a serious, and not a fatal, defect. My reasons for this are, that colour being, 
in my estimation, the most important point, I .should prefer that any weakness here must be treated 
with greater severity than faults anywhere else, and that until colour is more firmly established it 
will be necessary to treat a faulty face with greater leniency.' 
Description. 
The following more detailed description, Mr. Hamilton continues, " embodies my views on the matter : — 
"Style and Shape. — In the present anxiety to improve the colour, I think there is some danger that the 
style and shape may be neglected, yet those, at least, are equally important. Active and sprightly, tall and 
upstanding in appearance, the Andalusian should have more length of leg and thigh than a Minorca, with 
slightly less squareness of body. The breast must be carried well forward, and the head well back. The 
back should be broad, widest at the shoulders, and narrowing and slanting down to the tail. Flat sides are 
objectionable — the body should be nicely rounded. The cock's tail, according to the general opinion now — 
with which I quite agree — ^should be carried, not only not 'squirrel fashion,' but somewhat depressed, i.e., set 
• " The Blue Andalusian," by Silver Dun." Publi.shed by the " Feathered World," London, England, 
