| WESTERN FANTAIL CLUB |
| FANTAIL STANDARD OF PERFECTION The fantail is primarily a bird of type and action; "type" meaning to represent in terms of typical characteristics; "action" meaning behavior or method of performing. General requirements are the same for all fantails and total 100 points. The first 75 points describe type; the remaining 25 points describe a fantail in action (carriage and motion). Fantails are to be judged by comparison. To assist judges in assigning proportionate values to the various desirable qualities, point values are listed. An advantage of 5 points may be allowed for excellence in plumage color in self and barred classes. There is NO allowance for color in Whites and NCC’s (Non Classified Colors). An advantage of 5 points may also be allowed for excellence in markings and 5 points for color when patterns are involved, as in Saddles, Tailmarks and Bodymarks. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: |
HEAD AND NECK
HEAD: Small, fine and neat, free from peak or shell.
BEAK: Thin and medium in length, the upper mandible slightly curved at the tip.
BEAK WATTLE: Small and fine in texture.
EYES: Clear, bright, alert. Eye cere as fine as possible.
NECK: Thin, nicely curved and tapering well off as it approaches the head.
LENGTH OF NECK: Corresponding with length of back, so as to enable the head to
rest closely, in the center of, and at the base of the cushion.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR ABOVE QUALITIES 10
HEAD: Small, fine and neat, free from peak or shell.
BEAK: Thin and medium in length, the upper mandible slightly curved at the tip.
BEAK WATTLE: Small and fine in texture.
EYES: Clear, bright, alert. Eye cere as fine as possible.
NECK: Thin, nicely curved and tapering well off as it approaches the head.
LENGTH OF NECK: Corresponding with length of back, so as to enable the head to
rest closely, in the center of, and at the base of the cushion.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR ABOVE QUALITIES 10
BODY
SHAPE: Small and round like a ball when viewed from any angle showing a graceful
curve from chest to feet. (A balanced medium sized bird, however, is preferred
to a small bird deficient in other important qualities.)
CHEST: Shape, round like a ball, carrying out rounded contour of the body.
Relatively short keel protruding forward in front of wings making a full round
underbelly and and plenty of body depth.
BACK: Appearance of being slightly hollowed in center. Length of back shall be in
proportion to length of neck, enabling the head to rest closely, in the center of
and at the base of the cushion.
RUMP: Of sufficient size to balance the tail evenly.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR BODY 20
SHAPE: Small and round like a ball when viewed from any angle showing a graceful
curve from chest to feet. (A balanced medium sized bird, however, is preferred
to a small bird deficient in other important qualities.)
CHEST: Shape, round like a ball, carrying out rounded contour of the body.
Relatively short keel protruding forward in front of wings making a full round
underbelly and and plenty of body depth.
BACK: Appearance of being slightly hollowed in center. Length of back shall be in
proportion to length of neck, enabling the head to rest closely, in the center of
and at the base of the cushion.
RUMP: Of sufficient size to balance the tail evenly.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR BODY 20
CUSHION AND TAIL
CUSHIONS: Front, full and massive, extending well up the tail feathers; back,
strong, wide, flaring, centered on tail without any falling over in any way to either
side. This would show an appearance of the tail being crooked.
TAIL: Slightly concave, circular, closely filled with broad, evenly set feathers,
well overlapping each other.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR CUSHIONS AND TAIL 20
CUSHIONS: Front, full and massive, extending well up the tail feathers; back,
strong, wide, flaring, centered on tail without any falling over in any way to either
side. This would show an appearance of the tail being crooked.
TAIL: Slightly concave, circular, closely filled with broad, evenly set feathers,
well overlapping each other.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR CUSHIONS AND TAIL 20
PLUMAGE
PLUMAGE Clean, neat, hard and tight fitting. Full and rounded feathers not
pointed at the ends of the tail feathers.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR PLUMAGE 10
PLUMAGE Clean, neat, hard and tight fitting. Full and rounded feathers not
pointed at the ends of the tail feathers.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR PLUMAGE 10
LEGS AND FEET
LEGS: Moderately short to medium in length, not stilty, set well apart and
forward so as to conform with the curve of the bodyline but without the
appearance of buckling. Free from feathers below the hocks.
FEET: Small, fine, neat. Color of feet--bright red.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR LEGS AND FEET 20
LEGS: Moderately short to medium in length, not stilty, set well apart and
forward so as to conform with the curve of the bodyline but without the
appearance of buckling. Free from feathers below the hocks.
FEET: Small, fine, neat. Color of feet--bright red.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR LEGS AND FEET 20
CARRIAGE AND MOTION
The bird should walk in a jaunty manner on its tip-toes with its head thrown back
in a graceful manner and resting with ease, constantly in the center of and at the
base of the cushion.
HEAD: To be carried and in the center of the back at the base of the tail with
the back of the skull against the base of the cushion feathers in front of the tail
with the head facing forward at all times.
CHEST: Full and round like a ball, carrying out the rounded contour of the body.
Apparent upheaving of the chest when bird is in motion.
WINGS: Neat, closely fitting to the body, showing body frontal, under body and
part of thigh when viewed in profile. The wing butts shall be hidden so as to
preserve an over-all appearance of roundness of the bird, with flights tight, not
loose, just clearing the lowest tail feathers, almost meeting at the tips and not
breaking away from the general line of the wings.
TAIL: Carried well up, not being allowed to drop or incline forward, with as much
toptail as possible showing above the chest when viewed from the front and at eye
level. Tail should basically have a slight concave shape of a plate when viewed
from the back with the cushion in the center of and centered on the tail. Not
curved in any way from dead center.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR CARRIAGE AND MOTION 20
The bird should walk in a jaunty manner on its tip-toes with its head thrown back
in a graceful manner and resting with ease, constantly in the center of and at the
base of the cushion.
HEAD: To be carried and in the center of the back at the base of the tail with
the back of the skull against the base of the cushion feathers in front of the tail
with the head facing forward at all times.
CHEST: Full and round like a ball, carrying out the rounded contour of the body.
Apparent upheaving of the chest when bird is in motion.
WINGS: Neat, closely fitting to the body, showing body frontal, under body and
part of thigh when viewed in profile. The wing butts shall be hidden so as to
preserve an over-all appearance of roundness of the bird, with flights tight, not
loose, just clearing the lowest tail feathers, almost meeting at the tips and not
breaking away from the general line of the wings.
TAIL: Carried well up, not being allowed to drop or incline forward, with as much
toptail as possible showing above the chest when viewed from the front and at eye
level. Tail should basically have a slight concave shape of a plate when viewed
from the back with the cushion in the center of and centered on the tail. Not
curved in any way from dead center.
POINTS ALLOWED FOR CARRIAGE AND MOTION 20
TOTAL POINTS FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 100
An advantage of 5 points may be allowed for excellence in plumage color in self
and barred classes with the allotment of 5 points being absolutely perfect. There
is NO allowance for color in Whites and NCC’s (Non Classified Colors).
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE IF COLORED BIRD 105
An advantage of of up to 5 points may also be allowed for excellence in markings
with the allotment of 5 being absolutely perfect, and up to 5 points for color with
the allotment of 5 points being absolutely perfect when patterns are involved, as in
Saddles, Tailmarks and Bodymarks.
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE WHEN MARKED WITH PATTERNS 110
An advantage of 5 points may be allowed for excellence in plumage color in self
and barred classes with the allotment of 5 points being absolutely perfect. There
is NO allowance for color in Whites and NCC’s (Non Classified Colors).
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE IF COLORED BIRD 105
An advantage of of up to 5 points may also be allowed for excellence in markings
with the allotment of 5 being absolutely perfect, and up to 5 points for color with
the allotment of 5 points being absolutely perfect when patterns are involved, as in
Saddles, Tailmarks and Bodymarks.
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE WHEN MARKED WITH PATTERNS 110
| COLORS: PLUMAGE, EYE , EYE CERE, BEAK AND TOENAIL DESCRIPTIONS: SCROLL DOWN TO THE COLOR THAT YOU WANT TO SEE. |
ALMOND:
PLUMAGE: The ground color of the almond is a rich, golden-buff, that of the
interior of an almond nut shell from which the name is derived. Rich black
flecking shall be dispersed throughout the plumage. Flights (primaries and
secondary) and tail feathers are to be splotched irregularly with distinct patches
of ground color, white and black. The white splotches in the tail feathers are to
be positioned in such a way that the appearance of a white terminal bar is
produced.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored preferred, horn permitted.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
ANDALUSION:
PLUMAGE: The body and tail are to be an even shade of midnight blue, shading to
black on the head and neck. The wings are lighter with dark blue edging on each
feather. There shall be no tendency toward reddish or bronzy tones.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
WHITE:
PLUMAGE: Pure white with NO colored feathering at all.
EYES & EYE CERE: Dark hazel or bull with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
BLACK:
PLUMAGE: Jet black throughout. Free from rustiness or checkering of any type,
and covered with a rich beetle-green luster.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
BLUE:
PLUMAGE: Clear, sound, gray-blue. Free from sootiness, checkering or bronzing,
with no inclination to run light on rump or breast. The feathers on the neck and
throat shall be covered with an iridescent metallic sheen. The wing and tail bars
shall be black and well defined. The tail feathers shall be edged all around with
the same shade as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
SILVER:
PLUMAGE: A soft shade of light silver with no tendency toward a creamy color.
The feathers on the neck and throat shall be covered with an iridescent metallic
sheen. The wing and tail bars shall be dun and well defined. The tail feathers
shall be edged all around with the same shade as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored
BROWN/KHAKI
PLUMAGE: An intense basic color alternative to ash red and blue. Often mistaken
for the dilutes of the blue series (dun, silver check, silver bar), but brown usually
has a slightly more fawn shade, fades easily in sunlight and eye color is not
yellow/orange. As with the blue and ash red series, the distribution of brown
pigment can be affected by spread (solid self), the pattern series (T check,
check, bar, barless) and other pigment altering factors (grizzle, milky, etc.). The
brown shades can be lightened to soft tones by the addition of dilution, resulting
in the khaki (dilute brown) series.
BROWN SOLID SELF: A uniform rich shade of chocolate throughout.
BROWN T CHECK: Rich chocolate shade on head, neck and body lightening some
underneath.
WING SHIELDS: – Dark chocolate with feathers edged in fawn producing the dark
checker appearance.
TAIL: – Dark fawn with rich chocolate terminal bar.
BROWN CHECK: Same as T Check, but with more fawn on the wing shield
producing clear, definite chocolate checkering.
BROWN BAR: Same as above, but with even fawn throughout the wing shield
except for two distinct chocolate bars.
TAIL: – Fawn color with rich chocolate terminal bar.
BROWN BARLESS: Same as brown bar without the wing bars.
KHAKI SERIES: Similar to the above brown series, but lighter, like butterscotch
rather than chocolate.
EYES & EYE CERE: Brown, dark; khaki – flesh.
BEAK: Brown, dark horn; khaki, light horn to flesh.
TOENAILS: Same.
CHECKER:
PLUMAGE: Checker is a pattern but is shown as a "color class" with consideration
given to balance in pattern and richness in color. The pattern varies with the
amount of light colored pigment base. The checker pattern is made up of light and
dark colored shades of the same color. The light color appears as a "T" on the
wing covert feathers. Checker class includes checkers in all basic colors (ash red,
blue and brown) as well as their dilutes. It also can include checkers that have
had their pigment modified by reduced, milky, pale, and the like, that leaves the
checker appearance. Checkers are various patterns that range from light to dark
to velvet "T" pattern checks.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same coloration as that of its basic color.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color.
DEROY:
PLUMAGE: A recessive yellow "mimic". A fairly uniform golden buff shade which
usually has lightening in the flights and tail and slight frosting on the head. May
develop darker, reddish splotching with age akin to the break of an almond. Shade
may vary from dull, washed-out buff to almost red with rich golden bull preferred.
EYES & CERE: Pearl preferred with flesh-colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh to horn-colored with flesh preferred.
TOENAILS: Same.
DUN:
PLUMAGE: A soft even shade of dull brown with no tendency toward a purple or
bluish tint. The feathers of the neck and throat shall be covered with an
iridescent metallic sheen.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
GRIZZLE:
PLUMAGE: A peppery combination of color and white. The grizzle effect is most
noticeable on the body, shoulder, neck and head while nearly absent on the wing
and tail bars. Grizzle can be bred in all colors, patterns and markings as well as
in conjunction with many other pigment affecting factors (dilute, milky, etc.). The
classical "dragoon grizzle" is the expression on a blue bar. Tortoiseshell effects
are produced when grizzle is in conjunction with checker. Pure grizzle produces
stork-mark. Grizzle in combination with spread or recessive red can produce an
evenly grizzled bird but most often produces black or red splashed appearing
birds.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color.
INDIGO:
PLUMAGE: Often termed an ash red "mimic". Indigo affects the check and bar
areas of the bird. When indigo is combined with blue it results in a rusty
reddening of the bar and check areas and a washing out of the terminal bar of
the tail. The effects are not as dramatic in combination with ash red or brown.
When combined with black the result is what is called Andalusian.
INDIGO BLUE BAR: Light grayish blue on the wings, body and rump. Hackle a
darker shade with a green luster. Flights and tail a darker shade with an
indistinct terminal bar. Wing bars are a dark chestnut.
INDIGO BLUE CHECK:
Ground color is a light grayish blue with distinct and even dark chestnut "V" checks
on the wing, back and rump. Tail terminal bar is indistinct.
INDIGO BLUE "T": Dark blue/black on head, neck body and rump. Somewhat
lighter blue/black on the tail and flights. Indistinct tail terminal bar. Wing shield
a dark cinnamon bronze. Green metallic luster on the head and hackle.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange with pearl preferred and dark colored Cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
CREAM:
PLUMAGE: The body and the wing color is a very soft cream-gray blend, shading
to a rich golden cream on head and hackle. The wing bars shall be a rich golden
cream.
TAIL: A very pale cream-gray shading to ash-white with as little flecking as
possible with no flecking at all preferred.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with light horn colored cere.
BEAK: Light horn colored.
TOENAILS: Light horn colored.
MEALY:
PLUMAGE: The body and wing color shall be a clear lavender-gray shading to a
rich claret- red on head and hackle. The bars shall be a rich claret-red. The tail
is an even shade of lavender-gray with as little flecking as possible with no
flecking at all preferred.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
POWDERED BLUE:
PLUMAGE: Clear, sound, light, milky blue on body, wings and tail. Free from
sootiness with no tendency toward cream, yellow or purple coloring. Having the
appearance of being lightly flecked but not checked with powder. The feathers on
the neck and throat shall be slightly darker than the body and covered with an
iridescent metallic sheen comparable to burnished silver. The neck and throat, like
the body, wings and tail, shall be free of cream, yellow or purple coloring. The
wing and tail bars shall be flat black, as near black as possible and shall be
distinct. The feathers of the tail shall be edged beyond the terminal bar with the
same color as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl, red or orange, pearl preferred, with fine, dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
POWDERED SILVER:
PLUMAGE: Fawn colored on the body, wings and tail. Having the appearance of
being sprinkled with a powdery glow. The feathers on the neck and throat shall be
slightly darker than the body and covered with an iridescent metallic sheen. The
wing and tail bars shall be distinct and dun colored. The tail feathers shall be
edged beyond the terminal bar with the same color as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
QUALMOND:
PLUMAGE: An even peppering of bluish grey shades throughout the body, wings
and tail. The even peppering is desired, but flecking and patches of darker blue
are not a serious fault, as it is a unique part of this mutant. Wing bars vary from
almost nonexistent to dark gray, with preference for non-distinct bars. Flight tips
and tail bar to be a darker shade of the blue-gray body color. Hackle to have a
pink and green luster. This color may be further affected with the addition of
dilution, milky (powdered), etc.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl, orange or yellow, pearl preferred, with dark eye cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
RED:
PLUMAGE: An even shade throughout of clear, rich, bright, chestnut, free from
sootiness or any tendency toward bluish or plum tints. The feathers on the neck
and throat shall be covered with an iridescent metallic sheen.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
YELLOW:
PLUMAGE: An even shade throughout of rich, bright, golden-buff with no tendency
to run light on the rump. The feathers on the neck and throat shall be covered
with an iridescent metallic sheen.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
SADDLE:
PLUMAGE: The wings shall be marked evenly, the ten outside feathers (primaries)
being white, the rest, including the covert (shield) and scapular (thumb) feathering
to be colored. The body, except for the back, shall be white. In barred varieties
the wing barring shall be clear and distinct. The colored plumage shall follow the
rules for color under appropriate color description for the basic color and pattern
involved.
EYES & EYE CERE: Dark hazel or bull with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
BODYMARK:
PLUMAGE: Basically a colored bird with a white tail. Bodymarks can be bred in all
the basic colors. The body plumage shall follow the rules for that of its basic
color. The front cushion shall be colored. The back cushion shall be white.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color.
TAILMARK:
PLUMAGE: The tailmark is a bird basically with a white body and a colored tail.
It is bred in all the standard colors. The color intensity of the tail may vary from
an intense solid to a delicate lace. A white back cushion is preferred. Uniformity
of marking is desired.
EYES & EYE CERE: Dark hazel or bull with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored
TOENAILS: Flesh colored
AOC: (Any Other Color)
This classification is to be used for recognized colors where classes are too small
to be competitive (usually 1 exhibitor only in class). As all birds in this class will
be of recognized colors, color and/or marking points will be awarded. This class is
Not to be used as as a catch all for mismark birds. Rules pertaining to individual
plumage descriptions, eye and eye cere, and toenail colorations shall apply.
NCC: (Non Classified Color)
This classification is to be used for those colors that have not as yet been
recognized. It is also to be used for marked birds of a color that has not as yet
been recognized as well as for any new marking that has not as yet been
recognized. There will be no allowance for color and/or marking points for birds
competing in this classification.
PIED:
PLUMAGE: A colored bird with up to 75% of its plumage randomly dispersed white.
A white bird with more than 25% of its plumage colored.
A tailmark with more than 25% but less than 75% of its tail carrying color.
A body mark with less than 75% of its tail feathers white.
A saddle with less than 75% color in the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
MISMARK:
PLUMAGE: A white bird that has less than 25% of it's plumage colored with the
colored feathers being primary feathers that are unpluckable.
Or a colored bird that has less than 25% of it's plumage white with the white
feathers being primary feathers that are unpluckable.
If the marked feathers are able to be plucked without affecting the performance
or the looks of the bird in the show pen, then they either will be plucked or the
bird will be placed in the mismark class because of the bad markings. This is a
judgment call and the one to make this call in the WFC is the Vice President. If
he is not present then it falls to one of the other WFC officers that are at the
show at that time.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
DISQUALIFICATIONS:
1. ANY SIGN OF SICKNESS: Such as: Coughing, sneezing, canker, diarrhea,
joint swelling or going light.
2. DEFORMITIES: Such as: Webbed feet, crooked toes, crooked mandibles, or
pox disfigurations, feather peaks on head, crests on head.
3. EXTERNAL PARASITES: Such as: Lice, mites or pigeon flies.
4. The use of any foreign material not natural to the birds on any part of the
bird at exhibit time. Finding any foreign material attached to the bird in the show
pen.
5. Cutting of feathers to enhance the look of the bird at show time. (Exception to
rule - The trimming of feathers at the eye for the birds eye health).
PLUMAGE: The ground color of the almond is a rich, golden-buff, that of the
interior of an almond nut shell from which the name is derived. Rich black
flecking shall be dispersed throughout the plumage. Flights (primaries and
secondary) and tail feathers are to be splotched irregularly with distinct patches
of ground color, white and black. The white splotches in the tail feathers are to
be positioned in such a way that the appearance of a white terminal bar is
produced.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored preferred, horn permitted.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
ANDALUSION:
PLUMAGE: The body and tail are to be an even shade of midnight blue, shading to
black on the head and neck. The wings are lighter with dark blue edging on each
feather. There shall be no tendency toward reddish or bronzy tones.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
WHITE:
PLUMAGE: Pure white with NO colored feathering at all.
EYES & EYE CERE: Dark hazel or bull with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
BLACK:
PLUMAGE: Jet black throughout. Free from rustiness or checkering of any type,
and covered with a rich beetle-green luster.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
BLUE:
PLUMAGE: Clear, sound, gray-blue. Free from sootiness, checkering or bronzing,
with no inclination to run light on rump or breast. The feathers on the neck and
throat shall be covered with an iridescent metallic sheen. The wing and tail bars
shall be black and well defined. The tail feathers shall be edged all around with
the same shade as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
SILVER:
PLUMAGE: A soft shade of light silver with no tendency toward a creamy color.
The feathers on the neck and throat shall be covered with an iridescent metallic
sheen. The wing and tail bars shall be dun and well defined. The tail feathers
shall be edged all around with the same shade as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored
BROWN/KHAKI
PLUMAGE: An intense basic color alternative to ash red and blue. Often mistaken
for the dilutes of the blue series (dun, silver check, silver bar), but brown usually
has a slightly more fawn shade, fades easily in sunlight and eye color is not
yellow/orange. As with the blue and ash red series, the distribution of brown
pigment can be affected by spread (solid self), the pattern series (T check,
check, bar, barless) and other pigment altering factors (grizzle, milky, etc.). The
brown shades can be lightened to soft tones by the addition of dilution, resulting
in the khaki (dilute brown) series.
BROWN SOLID SELF: A uniform rich shade of chocolate throughout.
BROWN T CHECK: Rich chocolate shade on head, neck and body lightening some
underneath.
WING SHIELDS: – Dark chocolate with feathers edged in fawn producing the dark
checker appearance.
TAIL: – Dark fawn with rich chocolate terminal bar.
BROWN CHECK: Same as T Check, but with more fawn on the wing shield
producing clear, definite chocolate checkering.
BROWN BAR: Same as above, but with even fawn throughout the wing shield
except for two distinct chocolate bars.
TAIL: – Fawn color with rich chocolate terminal bar.
BROWN BARLESS: Same as brown bar without the wing bars.
KHAKI SERIES: Similar to the above brown series, but lighter, like butterscotch
rather than chocolate.
EYES & EYE CERE: Brown, dark; khaki – flesh.
BEAK: Brown, dark horn; khaki, light horn to flesh.
TOENAILS: Same.
CHECKER:
PLUMAGE: Checker is a pattern but is shown as a "color class" with consideration
given to balance in pattern and richness in color. The pattern varies with the
amount of light colored pigment base. The checker pattern is made up of light and
dark colored shades of the same color. The light color appears as a "T" on the
wing covert feathers. Checker class includes checkers in all basic colors (ash red,
blue and brown) as well as their dilutes. It also can include checkers that have
had their pigment modified by reduced, milky, pale, and the like, that leaves the
checker appearance. Checkers are various patterns that range from light to dark
to velvet "T" pattern checks.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same coloration as that of its basic color.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color.
DEROY:
PLUMAGE: A recessive yellow "mimic". A fairly uniform golden buff shade which
usually has lightening in the flights and tail and slight frosting on the head. May
develop darker, reddish splotching with age akin to the break of an almond. Shade
may vary from dull, washed-out buff to almost red with rich golden bull preferred.
EYES & CERE: Pearl preferred with flesh-colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh to horn-colored with flesh preferred.
TOENAILS: Same.
DUN:
PLUMAGE: A soft even shade of dull brown with no tendency toward a purple or
bluish tint. The feathers of the neck and throat shall be covered with an
iridescent metallic sheen.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
GRIZZLE:
PLUMAGE: A peppery combination of color and white. The grizzle effect is most
noticeable on the body, shoulder, neck and head while nearly absent on the wing
and tail bars. Grizzle can be bred in all colors, patterns and markings as well as
in conjunction with many other pigment affecting factors (dilute, milky, etc.). The
classical "dragoon grizzle" is the expression on a blue bar. Tortoiseshell effects
are produced when grizzle is in conjunction with checker. Pure grizzle produces
stork-mark. Grizzle in combination with spread or recessive red can produce an
evenly grizzled bird but most often produces black or red splashed appearing
birds.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color.
INDIGO:
PLUMAGE: Often termed an ash red "mimic". Indigo affects the check and bar
areas of the bird. When indigo is combined with blue it results in a rusty
reddening of the bar and check areas and a washing out of the terminal bar of
the tail. The effects are not as dramatic in combination with ash red or brown.
When combined with black the result is what is called Andalusian.
INDIGO BLUE BAR: Light grayish blue on the wings, body and rump. Hackle a
darker shade with a green luster. Flights and tail a darker shade with an
indistinct terminal bar. Wing bars are a dark chestnut.
INDIGO BLUE CHECK:
Ground color is a light grayish blue with distinct and even dark chestnut "V" checks
on the wing, back and rump. Tail terminal bar is indistinct.
INDIGO BLUE "T": Dark blue/black on head, neck body and rump. Somewhat
lighter blue/black on the tail and flights. Indistinct tail terminal bar. Wing shield
a dark cinnamon bronze. Green metallic luster on the head and hackle.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange with pearl preferred and dark colored Cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
CREAM:
PLUMAGE: The body and the wing color is a very soft cream-gray blend, shading
to a rich golden cream on head and hackle. The wing bars shall be a rich golden
cream.
TAIL: A very pale cream-gray shading to ash-white with as little flecking as
possible with no flecking at all preferred.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with light horn colored cere.
BEAK: Light horn colored.
TOENAILS: Light horn colored.
MEALY:
PLUMAGE: The body and wing color shall be a clear lavender-gray shading to a
rich claret- red on head and hackle. The bars shall be a rich claret-red. The tail
is an even shade of lavender-gray with as little flecking as possible with no
flecking at all preferred.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
POWDERED BLUE:
PLUMAGE: Clear, sound, light, milky blue on body, wings and tail. Free from
sootiness with no tendency toward cream, yellow or purple coloring. Having the
appearance of being lightly flecked but not checked with powder. The feathers on
the neck and throat shall be slightly darker than the body and covered with an
iridescent metallic sheen comparable to burnished silver. The neck and throat, like
the body, wings and tail, shall be free of cream, yellow or purple coloring. The
wing and tail bars shall be flat black, as near black as possible and shall be
distinct. The feathers of the tail shall be edged beyond the terminal bar with the
same color as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl, red or orange, pearl preferred, with fine, dark cere.
BEAK: Black.
TOENAILS: Black.
POWDERED SILVER:
PLUMAGE: Fawn colored on the body, wings and tail. Having the appearance of
being sprinkled with a powdery glow. The feathers on the neck and throat shall be
slightly darker than the body and covered with an iridescent metallic sheen. The
wing and tail bars shall be distinct and dun colored. The tail feathers shall be
edged beyond the terminal bar with the same color as the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with drab colored cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
QUALMOND:
PLUMAGE: An even peppering of bluish grey shades throughout the body, wings
and tail. The even peppering is desired, but flecking and patches of darker blue
are not a serious fault, as it is a unique part of this mutant. Wing bars vary from
almost nonexistent to dark gray, with preference for non-distinct bars. Flight tips
and tail bar to be a darker shade of the blue-gray body color. Hackle to have a
pink and green luster. This color may be further affected with the addition of
dilution, milky (powdered), etc.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl, orange or yellow, pearl preferred, with dark eye cere.
BEAK: Horn colored.
TOENAILS: Horn colored.
RED:
PLUMAGE: An even shade throughout of clear, rich, bright, chestnut, free from
sootiness or any tendency toward bluish or plum tints. The feathers on the neck
and throat shall be covered with an iridescent metallic sheen.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
YELLOW:
PLUMAGE: An even shade throughout of rich, bright, golden-buff with no tendency
to run light on the rump. The feathers on the neck and throat shall be covered
with an iridescent metallic sheen.
EYES & EYE CERE: Pearl or orange, pearl preferred, with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
SADDLE:
PLUMAGE: The wings shall be marked evenly, the ten outside feathers (primaries)
being white, the rest, including the covert (shield) and scapular (thumb) feathering
to be colored. The body, except for the back, shall be white. In barred varieties
the wing barring shall be clear and distinct. The colored plumage shall follow the
rules for color under appropriate color description for the basic color and pattern
involved.
EYES & EYE CERE: Dark hazel or bull with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored.
TOENAILS: Flesh colored.
BODYMARK:
PLUMAGE: Basically a colored bird with a white tail. Bodymarks can be bred in all
the basic colors. The body plumage shall follow the rules for that of its basic
color. The front cushion shall be colored. The back cushion shall be white.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color.
TAILMARK:
PLUMAGE: The tailmark is a bird basically with a white body and a colored tail.
It is bred in all the standard colors. The color intensity of the tail may vary from
an intense solid to a delicate lace. A white back cushion is preferred. Uniformity
of marking is desired.
EYES & EYE CERE: Dark hazel or bull with flesh colored cere.
BEAK: Flesh colored
TOENAILS: Flesh colored
AOC: (Any Other Color)
This classification is to be used for recognized colors where classes are too small
to be competitive (usually 1 exhibitor only in class). As all birds in this class will
be of recognized colors, color and/or marking points will be awarded. This class is
Not to be used as as a catch all for mismark birds. Rules pertaining to individual
plumage descriptions, eye and eye cere, and toenail colorations shall apply.
NCC: (Non Classified Color)
This classification is to be used for those colors that have not as yet been
recognized. It is also to be used for marked birds of a color that has not as yet
been recognized as well as for any new marking that has not as yet been
recognized. There will be no allowance for color and/or marking points for birds
competing in this classification.
PIED:
PLUMAGE: A colored bird with up to 75% of its plumage randomly dispersed white.
A white bird with more than 25% of its plumage colored.
A tailmark with more than 25% but less than 75% of its tail carrying color.
A body mark with less than 75% of its tail feathers white.
A saddle with less than 75% color in the shield area.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
MISMARK:
PLUMAGE: A white bird that has less than 25% of it's plumage colored with the
colored feathers being primary feathers that are unpluckable.
Or a colored bird that has less than 25% of it's plumage white with the white
feathers being primary feathers that are unpluckable.
If the marked feathers are able to be plucked without affecting the performance
or the looks of the bird in the show pen, then they either will be plucked or the
bird will be placed in the mismark class because of the bad markings. This is a
judgment call and the one to make this call in the WFC is the Vice President. If
he is not present then it falls to one of the other WFC officers that are at the
show at that time.
EYES & EYE CERE: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
BEAK: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
TOENAILS: Same as that of its basic color or marking.
DISQUALIFICATIONS:
1. ANY SIGN OF SICKNESS: Such as: Coughing, sneezing, canker, diarrhea,
joint swelling or going light.
2. DEFORMITIES: Such as: Webbed feet, crooked toes, crooked mandibles, or
pox disfigurations, feather peaks on head, crests on head.
3. EXTERNAL PARASITES: Such as: Lice, mites or pigeon flies.
4. The use of any foreign material not natural to the birds on any part of the
bird at exhibit time. Finding any foreign material attached to the bird in the show
pen.
5. Cutting of feathers to enhance the look of the bird at show time. (Exception to
rule - The trimming of feathers at the eye for the birds eye health).
