General Study Guide Flashcards
What is the back angle for American Game
Male: 30
Female: 20
What are American Game DQs
-males not dubbed at any age
-Cockerel without semblance of spurs
-cocks without spurs
-male sickles not curven in a semi-cardioids manner
-crooked breast bone
What are serious defects in American Games
-no abrupt break at base of tail in males
-low wing carriage
What is given preference in BB red American Game Females?
-straw colored shafting
Head carriage in Ancona should be?
-carried high, well above the tail
What breeds DQ for 1/4 red in white earlobes of cockerels and more than 1/3 in cocks and hens?
-Anconas
-Andalusians
-Campines
What leg color is a DQ in Anconas?
Any other color other than yellow or yellow mottled with black
What are DQs in Araucanas?
-presence of beard and or muffs
-absence of one or both ear tufts
What is the leg color in Ameracanas?
-slate, except black in black
What are the leg colors in Araucanas?
Willow, Yellow in White and Swarthy Horn in Blue
In Australorps, where does the tail intercept on the head?
The Wattles
What is the leg color in Australorps?
Black with white bottoms
What color eyes do Australorps have?
Dark Brown
Describe the wing carriage of the Belgian d’anvers
Low wing carriage, slopping downwards to the hocks
What color legs do d’anvers have?
Slate Blue
What is a DQ in d’anvers?
Yellow in legs, skin or feet
What is the tail carriage in Belgian Bearded d’Uccles?
Males: crown of comb is parallel
Females: muffs are parallel
What are DQs in Belgian Bearded d’Uccles?
Absence of Muffs and or Beards, severed wattles, squirrel tails and absence of vulture hocks
What are serious defects of Belgian Bearded d’Uccles?
Large wattles and earlobes, scantiness of beard or muff, and bare middle toe
What is the tail carriage of booted bantams?
Males: parallel with crown of comb
Females: parallel with wattles
What is a serious defect in Booted bantams?
Bare middle toe
What are DQs for Booted bantams?
Presence of beard or muffs, absence of wattle or earlobe and absence of vulture hocks
What are DQs of Brahmas?
Shanks not feathered down the outer sides, and outer toe not feathered to outer joint
Serious Brahma defects are?
Bare middle toe, head too narrow or small, twisted hackle, weakness in wings carriage, stiltiness in carriage, lack of activity, sluggishness or crooked keel.
Buckeye DQs are?
Positive enamel white in earlobes and white feathers in plumage
What are defects in Buckeyes?
Brassiness, bronzing, mealiness, lacing or frosting
What are unique features of Buckeyes?
Bay feather shafting, under color is red…except for on the back where there should be a distinct slate bar across each feather. See blacktailed red color pattern.
What are DQs in buttercups?
More than 2/3 red on white earlobes
What are DQs in campines?
Earlobes more than 1/4 red in males or 1/3 red in females, long pointed sex feathers in back, saddle or wing bows and shanks other than slaty blue.
What are serious defects in Buttercups?
Abrupt break at tail, low wing carriage, head small and narrow, narrow or shallow breast, beefy comb.
What are the leg color of Buttercups?
Willow green and yellow bottoms of feet
What is the head carriage in Campines?
Well above the parallel to the top of the tail.
What is the eye color in Campines?
Dark brown
What are defects in campines?
Red eyes (1 point), white in face, small narrow head, shallow or narrow breast, low wing carriage, bars or ground color of equal width-penciled ground color
What are DQs in Chantlecler?
Combs not truly cushion shaped and shanks and toes other than yellow
What are chantecler defects?
High and irregularly shaped comb, long and thick neck, narrow breast and back and fluffy or loose feathering
What are DQs in Cochins?
Bare middle toes, feet showing complete absence of yellow, shanks other than yellow or dusky yellow.
What are serious defects in Cochins?
Combs that are oversized, lopped or twisted, high carriage of head, breast too low that feathers touch the ground, low wing carriage, stiffness in tail feathers, high carriage of breast, crooked keel, being a creeper, any semblance of stiltiness.
What are DQs in Cornish
Crooked keels, lopped comb, cocks without spurs, cockerels without any semblance of spurs, any leg or foot defect affecting mobility of bird, inverted or telescoped rear portion of comb.
What are DQs in Crevecoeur
Shanks and toes other than black or leaden blue, more than on appearance of more than one half inch of positive white in any section of plumage
What are Crevecoeur Defects
Split crest, twisted or reverse facing feathers in crest, abrupt break at juncture of back and tail, wings too low, lack of activity, sluggishness
How are cubalaya wings carried
High in front and wing tip carried low
What are Cubalaya DQs
Tail carried above the horizontal in either sex
What are Cubalaya Defects
Beak too long and slender, excessive beetle brow as Malay. Legs too short.
What are DQs in Dominiques
Any foreign color to the breed except black and white, two or more solid black feathers in any one of the following sections: primaries, secondaries or main tail feathers. Shanks other than yellow
What are the characteristics of the head of Dorkings
Six points on the large combs, females have lopped combs. Large wattles and medium earlobes
What are DQs in Dorkings
Absence of fully developed fifth toe, shanks other than white or pinkish white, absence of spurs in cocks and lacking semblance of spurs in cockerels
What is the color of the eye in dorkings
Bright red
In dutch, what is the tail carriage?
Tip of tail will bisect the eye and lobes in both males and females
What is the wing carriage of Dutch?
Large and long, carried well back, points carried low but well above the ground, not quite covering the hocks. Legs are short
What are DQs in Dutch?
Cocks without spurs, cockerels without semblance of spurs, more than 1/4 red on surface of earlobes in cockerels and pullets and more than 1/3 red in cocks and hens. Crooked keel, white in face of males and females.
What are defects in Dutch?
Earlobes too thin or having a blown up appearance, disc shaped or with a hollow center; unduly too long, straight, or slim neck, long narrow back, narrow or shallow breast, abrupt break at juncture of tail, wings carried too tightly or too low or high, feathers too loose, long narrow and or fluffy, loose feathers, stiltiness in carriage.
What is the shank color in Dutch?
Dark, light or slaty blue. Cuckoo are slaty white.
What are the eye colors in Dutch?
Black have brown, Blue have reddish brown and all other varieties are reddish bay
What are DQs in Faverolles?
Absence of muff or beard, absence of five toes and vulture hocks.
What are defects of Faverolles?
Muff or beard interfering with sight.
What are eye colors in Faverolles?
Buff, white and salmon have reddish bay; Black, brown and blue have dark brown eyes.
What are DQs in Hamburgs?
Shanks other than leaden blue, 1/4 red in the lobe of cockerels and pullets, 1/3 red in cocks and hens, absence of distinct bars across wings in spangled varieties, markings wholly crescentic in spangled varieties, absence of penciling on breast of female in penciled varieties. Enamel white in face of cockerel and pullets.
What is the shape of the Houdans back?
Fairly long, broad, not high at shoulders, slightly sloping to base of tail.
What are DQs of Houdans?
Absence of fifth toe, absence of knob or globular tuft
What are defects of Houdans?
Divided or split crest, poorly developed beard and muffs, neck too long, thin or straight, low carriage of wings, hollow or shallow breast, any semblance of stiltiness, appearance of being off balance in front.
What is the color of Houdans eyes?
Red
What is the leg color of Houdans?
Mottled have white with black in young birds and leaden blue in older birds. White Houdans have very light horn with pinkish shading around scales.
What type of comb does jungle fowl have?
Seven point single comb, not following the contour of the head
What is the tail carriage of the jungle fowl?
Male: Tail carried nearly horizontal so that the top of the tail bisects the hackle.
Female: Tail carried nearly horizontal with 14 or more feathers rather closely folded.
What is the shape of back in jungle fowl?
Moderately long back
What is the shape of neck in Jungle Fowl?
Naked flexible throat
What are defects of Jungle Fowl?
Oversized comb, wattles or earlobes; short narrow back, high carriage of tail, low bulging breast.
What is the eye color of Jungle Fowl?
Red
What is the color of shanks on Jungle Fowl?
Bluish slate.
What is the color of Jungle Fowl earlobes?
Red preferred with white acceptable
What are the shape and color of earlobes in La Flèche?
White medium in size oval, fine in texture
What are DQs in La Flèche?
Combs with more that two spikes, absence of spikes and white in face of male or female
What are defects in La Flèche?
Short or crooked spike, small narrow head, short narrow back, unduly long or slim neck, tassel or crest at back of comb, loose feathering and fluffiness of plumage.
What are DQs in Lakenvelders?
More than 1/4 red on surface of earlobe in cockerels and pullets or 1/3 red in cock and hen. Shanks or toes other than slaty blue.
What are defects in Lakenvelders?
Beefy oversized comb, head too small and narrow, neck too long, straight or slim, breast narrow and or shallow, abrupt break at juncture of tail, low wing carriage.
What color eyes do Lakenvelders have?
Dark Red
What is the undercolor in Lakenvelders?
Slate
What is the shape of the Langshan back?
Short, broad and flat at shoulders forming a u shape curve with neck and back of tail.
What is the tail angle of the Langshan?
Male: 75
Female: 70
What are the DQs of Lanshans?
Shanks not feathered down the outer sides, absence of feathers on the outer toe beyond the middle joint, Vulture Hocks, yellow skin, yellow on bottoms of feet, leg and foot feathering other than color of the variety.
What are defects of Lanshans?
Low carriage of head and or wings, twisted hackle feathers, short and or poorly or sparsely feathered tail or narrow or shallow breast.
What is the eye color of Lanshans?
Dark Brown
What are the leg and shank color of Lanshans?
Black have blueish slate, blue and white have bluish slate with pinkish tinge between scales, bottoms of feet pinkish white
What is the head carriage in Leghorns?
high, well above the parallel line with top of tail.
What is the eye color of Leghorns?
Reddish bay
What is the tail carriage in Leghorns?
Male: 40
Female: 35
What are DQs in Leghorns?
1/4 red in lobes in cockerels and pullets and 1/3 for cocks and hens
What are defects in Leghorns?
Narrow mail tail and sickle feathers, abrupt break at juncture of tail and back, low wing carriage, stiltiness in carriage, beefy and or oversized comb, hollowed rose comb, spike too short or crooked, neck too long, strait or thin, breast narrow and or shallow.
What type of comb does a Malay have?
Strawberry
What is the shape of the head and neck in Malay?
Bare skin at throat showing some way down the neck, head rather broad, crown heavy and well projecting over eyes, giving a morose, cruel expression.
What is the shape of the Malay tails?
Drooping but not whipped
What is the wing shape of the Malay?
Large and strong, medium length and somewhat clammed shaped carried very high
What are the DQs of the Malay?
Lopped comb, any other comb other than strawberry, absence of spurs in cocks, no semblance of spurs in cockerels and pullets
What are defects in Malays?
Oversized or spreading comb, high tail carriage, wings carried too high that top edge destroys the contour of the back, bowed or knocked knees, superfine bone, general coarseness, lack of activity, sluggishness, foreign eye color other than pearl
What is the comb in Minorcas?
Six point single combs that tend to follow the contour of the head, also rosecomb. They have the largest combs of all breeds of bantams
What is the tail angle of the Minorca
35 in male and female
What is the head carriage of the Minorca?
Carried so the tip of the tail will be below the wattles
What are DQs of the Minorca?
More than 1/4 red on lobes of cockerels and pullets and 1/3 red on cocks and hens
What are the defects of Minorcas?
Small undersized combs, hollowed rosecomb, spike that is too short or crooked, head too small and narrow, no break at juncture of the back and tail, tail feathers too narrow, low wing carriage and short legs
What are modern game DQs?
Cocks not dubbed, un dubbed cockerels shown after November 1st, cocks with no semblance of spurs
What are Modern Game defects?
High dubbing of males, head too course, too much loose skin at throat, short stubby beaks, short or bulky necks, heavy feather hackles, spreading over the back and shoulders, wings carried too high that the top edge destroys contour of back, wing tips extending over the back of the stern, low wing carriage, flat sides, ballon fronted breasts, keel to deep and or too long, flatness of shanks, thick insteps or toes, open scaling at the approach to toes denotes coarse and heavy instep which are not conductive to activity, softness of flesh and plumage.
What is the tail angle of Naked Necks?
40 in both sexes
What are the DQs for Naked Necks?
indication for feathers being removed from bare areas, crooked keel, absence of spurs on cocks or any semblance of spurs on cockerels
What are the shape of the New Hampshire’s earlobes
Elongated ovals, fairly long
What are the defects of New Hampshire’s?
Back too short, squatty, low wing carriage, wings extending beyond the stern, pinched and high tails, shallow or narrow bodies.
What is the eye color of New Hampshire’s?
Reddish bay
What is the shank color of New Hampshire’s?
Rich yellow tinged with reddish bay
What is the comb shape on Nankin Bantams
Single: moderately large, five points, neatly arched
Rose: medium, broad and square in front, spike slightly below the horizontal
What is the shape of the wings of Nankin Bantams?
Fairly large, tightly folded and concealing hocks.
What are defects in Nankin Bantams?
Wings carried too low, pinched tail, low bulging breast and shallow or narrow body
What are DQs in Old English?
Cocks dubbed in a manner that leaves no semblance of comb, cock without spurs, cockerel with no semblance of spurs, un dubbed cockerel shown after November 1st of the year hatched.
What are Old English defects?
Ragged edges of wattles and earlobes, highly dubbed combs, poorly developed sickles and coverts in males, short and slightly curved, low carriage of wings, extension far beyond stern, pointed or crooked or indented keel, keel too deep and softness of flesh.
What are judging instructions for Old English?
Well balanced, hard, but not heavily fleshed, firm and corky with plenty of muscles and strong contraction of the wings and thighs to body when in hand.
How many varieties of Old English?
40
What type of comb does the Orloff bantams have?
Medium walnut comb
What is the tail carriage for Orloff bantams?
70 in male and female
What are DQs of Orloff bantams?
Comb other than walnut, shanks and toes other than yellow, absence of beard or muff, absence of spurs on cocks.
What are defects of Orloff bantams?
Lopped or oversized combs, conspicuous earlobes, underdeveloped beard or muffs, low wing carriage, body too short or shallow
What is the tail angle of Orpingtons?
Cock: 25
Hen: 15
What are the DQs of Orpingtons?
Yellow skin or yellow shanks and toes
What are the defects in Orpingtons?
Coarseness in head, low wing carriage, shallow breasted, slender thighs and or shanks
What are DQs in Phoenix?
Red in earlobes, short legs and thighs, high carriage of tail in males, short sickles in males, cocks without spurs, cockerel without semblance of spurs
What are defects of Phoenix?
Misshaped, folded or overdeveloped combs, short head feathers, poorly developed saddle and tail covert of males, short sickles especially in older males, short cushion and tail feathers in females, wing carriage too low and loose, short stumpy body
What is the eye color in Phoenix?
Reddish bay
What is the leg color of Phoenix?
leaden blue?
What is the shape of back on the rock?
Moderately long, broad its entire length, flat at shoulders and horizontal
What is the tail angle of the rock?
Male: 30
Female: 20
What are the rocks defects?
Coarse , over refined and crow headed, rainy day carriage of back, sloping to the rear, back too short, squatty or Wyandotte wing carriage low and sloping, pinched and/or high tail, flat or cutaway breast, shallow and narrow body. Appearance of being stilty, gamely, leggy and/or leghorny,
What is the eye color of the rock?
Reddish Bay
What is the leg color of the rock?
Yellow shanks and legs, other colors to disqualify
What is the tail angle of Polish?
Males: 45
Females: 40
What are the DQs of Polish?
Absence of knob on the head, absence of wide cavernous nostrils and white in the crest of cockerels and pullets in laced varieties.
What are the defects in Polish?
Split crest, twisted or reverse facing feather in crest, neck unduly long and/or narrow, abrupt break at juncture of back and tail, wings carried low.
What is the earlobe color in Polish?
White
What is the leg color of Polish?
Light slaty blue to dark slate
What is the eye color of Polish ?
Reddish bay
What is the type of comb in Pyncheon?
Five-point single comb, and a tuft raising from the rear section of comb and falling gracefully over back of the neck.
What is the shape of the Pyncheon’s Earlobe?
Small Almond shape
What is the shape and carriage of the Pyncheon’s wings?
Moderately large wings carried low but not to cover the hocks, extending slightly beyond the stern. Coverts make two rows of broad feathers across the wing bows.
What are the DQs of the Pyncheon?
Globular crest in males and absence of tassel in males.
What are defects in Pyncheon?
Divided or split tassel on female, neck too long and/or straight, hollow breast, tail with narrow main tail and sickle feathers, lack of activity, sluggishness.
What is the shape of the singlecombed RIR?
Large, with a tendency to follow the neck
What is the tail carriage of the RIR?
Male: 20
Female: 10
What is the wing carriage of the RIR?
Tight with tips hidden under cushion
What are the defects of the RIR?
Coarse and crow headed, back too short, squatty, wing carriage too low and sloping, wings extending beyond the stern, pinched or high tail, shallow and narrow breast, thin and poorly developed thighs.
What is the eye color of RIR?
Reddish Bay
What is the leg color of the RIR?
Yellow tinged with reddish horn in shanks and toes.
What is the tail angle in Rosecombs?
Male: 40
Female: 35
What is the head carriage of the rosecomb?
Tip of tail should bisect the earlobes
What is the shape of the rosecomb neck ?
Bull neck, well arched
What is the wing carriage of the rosecomb?
Wings carried well back, points carried low concealing back half of thighs but not the hocks.
What are the DQs of the Rosecomb?
White in the face of cockerels and pullets, Comb that is lopped or following the contour of the head and neck, inverted spike or absence of spike.
What is the tail carriage of the Sebright?
70
What is the carriage of the wings in sebrights?
Carried low, but not too low as to conceal the hocks.
What are the DQs of Sebrights?
Cocks or Cockerels having hackle feathers extending over shoulders, two top feathers of the males extending more than 1/2 inch above the main tail, shank color other than slate, comb without a spike or rose.
What are the defects of the Sebright?
Absence of lacing in tail, especially in pullets and cockerels. Failure of lacing in plumage of head, hackle and breast, half moon or crescent lacing should be cut severely, high carriage and narrowness of wings. Frosty and moony breast lacing, all feathers should be free of frosting, double or outer lacing.
What is the leg color of Sebrights?
Slaty blue
What is the earlobe color of Sebrights
Purplish red, turquoise is permissible
What is the eye color of sebrights?
Dark brown
What is the comb of the Shamo?
Pea
What is the tail carriage of the Shamo?
Drooping tail carried low below horizontal
Describe the neck of Shamo
Scantly feathered throats and dewlap is permitted.
What is the shape of wattles on Shamo?
Very small or absent
What are the Shamo’s DQs?
Lopped comb, crooked keel, cocks without spurs and cockerel with no semblance of spurs.
What is the defects of Shamo?
Oversize spreading comb, twisted hackle, superfine bone, heavy feathering, flat sidedness, thick insteps or toes, softness of flesh or plumage.
What is the Shamo’s eye color?
Pearl
What is the Shamo’s leg color?
Yellow
What comb does a silkie have?
Walnut Comb
What are the DQs of Silkies?
Absence of a crest, single comb, bright red face comb or wattles, shanks not feathered down the outer sides, vulture hocks, plumage not silky, skin other than mulberry or dark blue violet, absence of a fifth toe or more than 5 toes.
What are silkies defects?
Poorly developed crest, horns on the comb, split crest, greenish colored beak, eyes other than black, mulberry in earlobes, wings carried too low, high tail carriage, breast too low that feathers touch the ground, bare middle toes, too heavy foot feathering which usually brings out stiff feathering, green soles on feet.
What is the eye color of Silkies?
Black
What is the leg color of Silkies?
Slaty Blue
What is the lobe color of Silkies?
Turquoise
What is the tail carriage of Spanish?
Male: 45
Female: 40
What are the DQs in Spanish?
Positive red in the face except directly above the eyes, face so puffy as to obstruct sight, shanks and toes other then dark slate or dark leaden blue
What are defects of Spanish?
Misshapen or overdeveloped comb, overhanging eye brows, red spots in face over eyes, fold or wrinkles in earlobes, scanty flow of feathers in hackle, short main tail feathers in female, poorly developed sickles in males, high carriage of breast.
What is the eye color of Spanish?
Dark Brown
What are Sultans DQs?
Absence of beard and/ or muffs, severed wattles, squirrel tail, absence of vulture hocks.
What is the sultans tail angle?
Male: 60
Female: 60
What are defects in Sultans?
Split crest, twisted or reverse feather in crest, earlobes that are conspicuous, long back that destroys full breast effect, feather too tight which includes a lack of hock and foot feathering, wing not carried parallel with vulture hocks
What is the eye color of Sultans?
White: Reddish Bay
Other colors: Brown
How many spurs do Sumatras have?
Two required on each leg and up to four on each
What is the tail angle in Sumatra?
Male: nearly horizontal
Female: 15
What are DQs in Sumatras?
Combs other than pea, white in earlobes, cocks without spurs, cockerels without semblance of spurs, skin other than yellow.
What are Sumatra Defects?
Misshaped and overdeveloped combs, scanty flow of feathers in hackle, high carriage of tail, poorly developed saddles coverts and sickles in males, wings carried too high, short covert and main tail feathers in females
What is the eye color of Sumatras?
Dark Brown
What is the leg color of Sumatras?
Black: Black with yellow bottoms of feet
Blue and white: Dark Willow with yellow bottoms of the feet
What is the tail angle of Sussex?
Male: 45
Female: 40
What is the eye color of Sussex?
Reddish Bay
What is the leg color of Sussex?
White
What are the DQs in Sussex?
Enamel white in lobes and yellow in shanks or toes
What type of comb does a Vorwerk Have?
Single Comb with five points with blade level with head
What is the tail angle of Vorwerk?
35
What are DQs in Vorwerk Bantams?
More than 1/4 red in earlobes of cockerels and pullets and more that 1/3 in cocks and hens. Shanks other than slate.
What are defects in Vorwerk?
Legs too long, legs heavily boned, beefy oversized combs, head too narrow and small, breast narrow and/or shallow, long wing carriage, loose feathering in body and thighs
What is the tail carriage of Wyandottes?
Male: 40
Female: 30
What are DQs In Wyandottes?
Legs other than yellow or dusky yellow and bottoms of the feet other than yellow
What are Wyandotte defects?
Coarse or over refined heads, high spike, lopped comb or hollowed comb, wing carriage low or sloping, narrowness of feathers especially over back and breast, pinched or high tail
What is the eye color of Wyandottes?
Reddish Bay
What type of comb do Yokohamas have?
Walnut
What is the angle of tail of Yokohamas?
Males: horizontal
Females: slightly above horizontal
What are the DQs of Yokohamas?
Short legs and thighs, high carriage of male tail, short sickle in males, cocks without spurs and cockerels without semblance of spurs.
What are the defects of Yokohamas?
Miss shaped lopped or oversized combs, short head feathers, poorly developed saddle and tail coverts in males and low and loose wing carriage
What is the eye color of Yokohamas?
Reddish bay
What is the leg color of Yokohamas?
Yellow
What type of comb does a Watermaal have?
Rose with three spikes, with a tassel and beard and muffs
What are the disqualifications of Watermaals?
Absence of beard or muffs, wattles severed or removed, more or less that three spikes on comb
What are defects in Watermaals?
Head carriage too far forward, comb concave or hallow center, large or conspicuous ear lobes, under developed beard and muffs, back too nearly level and too long, excessive flow of sickles in males, excessive length of legs
What is the eye color of Watermaal?
Black: black
Blue, White, Buff: Reddish Bay
Mottled and quail: Dark Brown
What is the leg color of Watermaal?
Bluish black or slaty blue or slaty white (buff)
What are disqualifications in Welsummers?
Crooked Keel, cocks without spurs, cockerels without semblance of spurs
What are defects of Welsummers?
Low carriage of head, low wing carriage of wings, narrowness of feathers especially over back and breast, overall appearance of being rangy or stilty
What is the eye color of Welsummers?
Reddish Bay
What is the leg color of Welsummers?
Yellow
What is the tail angle of Welsummers?
Male: 60
Female: 50
What is the length of a call ducks neck?
Very short
What is the tail carriage of the call duck?
Slightly above the back line
What are DQs of call ducks?
Oversized, shallow or narrow racy bodies, lack of prominent crown on head, bill which is long and/or narrow, lack of horizontal body carriage, long thin legs
What are black and white magpie DQs?
Plumage more that 50% black or more than 80% white. Absence of black cap or black mantel over the back
What are black and white magpie defects?
Brown or tan lacing in any part of plumage, cap extending below the line around the crown just over the eyes, black spilling into white and white spilling into black.
What is the eye color of black and white magpie?
Brown
What is the bill color of Black and White Magpie?
Male: greenish yellow
Female: yellow orange
What is the leg color of Black and White Magpie?
Orange often shaded with dusky black or gray
What is the eye color of Blue Calls?
Dark Brown
What is the leg color of Blue Calls?
Dusky orange with grayish black
What are DQs in Blue Calls?
More than 1/3 of plumage other than blue, absence of white bib on breast, yellow bill
What are the defects of Blue Calls?
Bib not pure white, white bib bleeding down onto lower breast and belly, white patches in blue area especially on underbelly, Black, rust or buff in body plumage, too many white flights in wing, fewer than 3 white feathers, white at the base of the tail
What is the bill color of blue calls?
Male: greenish blue
Female: bluish slate
What is the bill color of buff Calls?
Yellow
What is the eye color of Buff Calls?
Brown
What is the leg color of Buff Calls?
Orange yellow
What are the DQs of Buff Calls?
Color other than buff or seal brown, except white feathers which is considered a serious defect
What color head do Butterscotch Calls have?
Pastel
What is the eye color of Butterscotch Calls?
Brown
What is the bill color of Butterscotch Calls?
Males: Greenish yellow with black bean
Females: Pale yellow with bluish brown saddle and lighter color bean
What is the color of the sex feathers in Butterscotch Calls?
Pale Blue
What are DQs of the Butterscotch Calls?
Total lack of Characteristic eye streaks in females
What are defects in Butterscotch Calls?
Lack of creamy frosting in breast, black other than brown overlay of color on wings, loss of color at throat and/or upper neck, pure yellow bill
What are the DQs of the Gray Call?
White in the flight feathers, male totally lacking neck ring when in nuptial phase, total lack of bib on male, positive signs of neck ring in females
What are defects of the gray call?
Male ring not clearly defines, bib showing white edges to some feathers, white in cushion of males, gray areas tinted with brown, definite white at base of lower jaw. Females; definite lack of uniformity of shade of color, faded color in the throat area and/or cushion, lack of distinct penciling over back, lesser, middle and greater wing coverts, background too light overall, green rather than orange cast in bill. Both sexes: gray rather than irredentist blue in speculum
What are DQs of Kaki Calls?
Yellow bill
What is the eye color of Khaki calls?
Dark Brown
What is the bill color in Khaki Calls?
Brownish orange with dark bean
What is the leg color of Khaki Calls?
Male: Rich Dark Orange
Female: Brownish Orange
What are the Khaki Call defects?
Male: neck ring not clearly defined, bib showing white edges, white cushion, gray areas tinted with brown, definite white at base of lower jaw, faded color in throat area and/or cushion. Female: lack of distinct pencilling over back and lesser, middle and greater wing coverts. Background color too light overall, green rather than orange cast to bill. Both sexes: gray rather than iridescent blue in speculum
What is the color of the head of Pastel Calls?
Powder blue
What is the eye color of Pastel Calls?
Brown
What is the leg color of Pastel Calls
Salmon
What are defects in Pastel Calls?
Male bib color extending into thigh coverts
Female: signs of white neck ring or white chin
What is the bill color of Snowy Calls?
Male: greenish yellow with dark bean
Female: brownish orange with dark midway and dark bean
What is the leg of snowy calls?
Orange with brownish tinge
What are snowy call defects?
White or solid color primaries, speculum consisting of fewer than eleven marked secondaries
Spot Calls have what colored eyes?
Dark Brown
What is the leg color of Spot Calls?
Orange with brownish tinge
What is the bill color of Spot Calls?
Male: Greenish Yellow with Black Bean
Female: Light orange approaching yellow with light flesh colored bean
What are the eye color of White Calls?
Leaden Blue
What is the leg color of White Calls?
Orange
What is the bill color of White Calls?
Light orange approaching yellow with light flesh colored bean
What are DQs of White Calls?
Positive black in bill or bean of male, conspicuous black in plumage
What are defects of White Calls?
Inconspicuous black feather in plumage, black in bill or bean of female
What is the shape of the East Indie back?
About 60% longer than wide, straight and slightly convex
What is the shape of the bill in East Indies?
Around 2” and culmen is straight
What is the DQs in East Indies?
Conspicuous white in plumage
What is the shape of the Mallard bill?
Set on a line drawn obliquely from the tip of the eye and about as long as the head and slightly concave culmen
What is the shape of the mallard back?
One half as wide as long and somewhat oval laterally, slightly convex but not arched lengthwise
What is the tail carriage of the Mallard?
Slightly below horizontal but not quite in line with back
What is the eye color of Mallards?
Brown
What is the bill color of Mallards?
Males: Yellowish sometimes dusky in culmen, bean is black
Females: dusky orange with darker edge, irregularly spotted bean nearly black
What are the DQs of the Mallard?
Evidence of crossing with other breeds, tendency of white ring in neck of females, white flight feathers, wry keels
What are the defects of the Mallard?
Elevated carriage in drake, brown in gray sections, lack of color intensity, rust or brown tinge in gray sections, low seat, drooping tails, short bills, short flights, short heads, thick, chubby if pudgy bodies, light lacing in bib.
What is the eye color of Mandarin Duck
Brownish Black bordered with yellowish white outer ring
What is the color of the bill in Madarin ducks?
Males: Vermillion with pale flesh colored bean
Females: Grayish brown with small white patches over nostrils and light flesh colored bean
What is the eye color of Carolina Ducks?
Male: Reddish Orange with orange yellow ceres
Female: blackish brown circled with yellow eyelids
What is the difference between the coverts of Carolina and Mondrian drakes?
Carolina curved downwards and exhibit tan colored shafts
Mondrian curve upwards
What is scoop bill?
A concave line in the culmen. A DQ except in Mallard
What is the Lores?
Space between the eye and the upper edge of the bill on ducks
What breed of duck has coarse whiskers on the face and upper neck?
Mandarin drakes
What is the Occiput?
Back of the head of ducks
What are the Retrices?
Large main tail feathers in ducks
When might a drake in ecilipse plumage be made best of breed?
When in the absence of worthy competition
