Redcap
| Redcap | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Category | Egg Colour | Sitter |
| Britain - Derbyshire | Softfeather Light | White | No |
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
The Recap is a Derbyshire beed, outside which county they are rarely seen. Of medium size, the ground-colour is a deep red or red-brown spangled or tipped with black, but the chief feature is the comb, a still massive affair of rose character, with straight leader and well furnished with fine spikes. Size of same not to exceed five inches by four inches wide.
The Redcap is said to be a hardy, long-lived fowl, suited to farms in the Derbyshire hills. It is a non-sitter with red lobes and slate legs. Markings should be as even and distinct as possible, but breeders must avoid getting too much black in the spangling - the latter to be half-moon shape. "comb over" is another fault, also white in lobe.
THE COCK
Head short and deep; beak dark horn color; face bright red; comb, rose, placed firmly on head, top full of small points with straight spike behind. Ear lobes and wattles red, of medium size. Neck rather long with abundant hackle falling well over the back; color dark golden red, each feather striped with black through the center. Back of medium length, sloping toward the tail, color black and rich red, saddle feathers long and sweeping, of a deep rich red striped with black. Breast dark purplish black, under part of body dull black. Wings: bows deep, rich, nut brown, each feather tipped with a bluish black spangle; coverts the same, only the spangle extends further down, forming a solid black wing-bar. Tail black, sickles with rich greenish reflections. Legs black, and shanks leaden blue.
THE HEN
Head small and neat, beak well curved, of light horn color; face bright red, comb smaller than in the cock, but otherwise the same; ear lobes and wattles red. Back rich brown, each feather tipped with bluish black, speckled. Breast rich nut brown and speckled; under part of the body lighter in color. Legs light brown, shanks and feet leaden blue. Tail long, pointed and full. Cock should weigh 7 lbs., hens 5 lbs. ; cockerel 6 lbs., pullet 4 lbs.
SERIOUS DEFECTS
- Comb over
- White in lobes
- Lack of points on the comb
See also Disqualifications .
SOURCES
- The Feathered World Year Book and Poultry Keepers Guide for 1937. Published by 'The Feathered World' Arundel Street, London.
- Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia) Derbyshire Red Cap, from the Prize and Game Chickens series (N20) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1891 American, Commercial color lithograph; Sheet: 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 7 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick (Burdick 201, N20.18) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/409033
- Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds, by W. Atlee Burpee Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, Publication date 1889 https://archive.org/details/burpeesfarmannua1889watl/page/n2