Old English Pheasant Fowl
| Old English Pheasant Fowl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Category | Egg Colour | Sitter |
| Britain | Softfeather Light | White | No |
The Old English Pheasant Fowl is an ancient English dual-purpose breed.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
THE COCK
Head - Skull fine. Beak of medium size. Eyes bright and prominent. Comb rose, moderate size (not impeding either sight or breathing), fine texture, evenly set, rather square front, the top flat and with plenty of work, tapering to a single leader (or spike at the back) which should gracefully curve downwards, following the neck line but quite free from it. Face and Wattles smooth, free from coarseness or wrinkles. Earlobes medium size, oval or almond shape.
Neck graceful.
Body rather long, deep and round, with prominent shoulders; flowing tail, set well back.
Legs of medium length, well apart, neither coarse nor too fine. Shanks free from feathers. Toes (four) well spread.
Carriage alert and active.
Plumage close and fine.
Weight 6 lb (2.72kg) to 7 lb (3.12kg) Note: This breed is standardised in Australia in both large and bantam - bantams to be approximately one-third of the large size.
THE HEN
With the exception of the tail (moderately whipped) the general characteristics are similar to those of the cock, allowing for the natural sexual differences.
Weight 5 lb (2.27kg) to 6 lb (2.72kg) Note: This breed is standardised in Australia in both large and bantam - bantams to be approximately one-third of the large size.
COLOUR
- Beak horn.
- Eyes fiery red.
- Comb bright rich red.
- Face and Wattles red.
- Earlobes white.
- Legs and Feet slate-blue.
THE GOLD
Plumage of the Cock - Ground colour bright rich bay; lacing, bars, striping, tipping, and tail beetle-green-black. Hackles slightly striped and tipped, saddle a slightly deeper shade than neck. Breast laced. Wing-bars (two) marked. [Formation of markings not stated.
Plumage of the Hen - Ground colour bright rich bay; striping, tipping, spangling, and tail beetle-green-black. Neck with heavy stripe down centre of each feather. Wing-bars crescent spangling; even and well-marked bars a point of great beauty. Tail with slight edging of ground colour carried up from the base along the upper edge of the tail. Remainder, each feather tipped with a crescent-shaped spangle. Shafts of all feathers, bay.
THE SILVER
Plumage white with beetle-green-black markings.
SCALE OF POINTS
| Scale Points | |
|---|---|
| Head (comb 15, lobes 5, other points 5) | 25 |
| Markings | 20 |
| Type (including legs) | 20 |
| Ground colour of body | 15 |
| Plumage, and flow of feather | 10 |
| Size | 5 |
| Condition | 5 |
| 100 |
SERIOUS DEFECTS
- Comb over either side;
- Blushed lobes;
- Sooty hackles;
- Really black breast in cock;
- Squirrel tail;
- Any deformity.
For general information about defects see the Disqualifications page.
SOURCES
- The Poultry club standards, containing a complete description of all the recognised varieties of fowls, ducks, geese and turkeys, ed. by William W. Broomhead. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009202629