300 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
Tail: Only slightly elevated; composed of stiff, hard feathers; sex 
feathers of drake, hard, well curled. 
Breast: Deep, prominent. 
Body: Long, deep, broad; keel, straight. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, short, stout; shanks, stout, strong. Toes, 
straight, connected by web. 
Carriage of Body: Nearly horizontal. 
COLOR OF DRAKE AND DUCK. 
Bill: Pale flesh-color, free from black or dark marks. 
Eyes: Deep leaden. 
Shanks and Toes: Bright, light orange. 
Plumage : Web, quill and fluff of feathers in all sections, pure white. 
ROUEN DUCKS. 
Disqualifications. 
Bills clear yellow, dark green, blue or lead color; any approach to 
white ring on neck of duck; white in primaries or secondaries; twisted 
wing; crooked back, decidedly wry tail. (See general disqualifications.) 
STANDARD WEIGHTS. 
Adult Drake 9 lbs. Adult Duck 8 lbs. 
Young Drake 8 lbs. Young Duck 7 lbs. 
SHAPE OF DRAKE AND DUCK. 
Head : Full and round. 
Bill: Long, broad, wider at extremity than at base; top slightly 
depressed from crown of head to tip of bill. 
Eyes: Bold, bright. 
Neck: Long, tapering, curved, erect. 
Wings: Short, carried smoothly against sides. 
Back: Long, broad, slightly arched. 
Tail: Only slightly elevated; composed of hard, stiff feathers; sex 
feathers, hard, well curled. 
Breast; Broad, deep. 
Body- Long, deep, broad; keek long, straight. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, short, large; shanks, short, large. Toes, 
straight, connected by web. 
Carriage of Body: Nearly horizontal. 
