Campine

CAMPINE

The Campine fowl originated in Belgium, where it has been bred for several centuries, so it justly can claim purity of race over a very long period. The name is derived from the Campine country, where these fowls are bred largely for the production of white-shelled eggs. The two Belgian breeds, Braekel and Campine, are practically the same in all points except size, the Braekel being the larger fowl.

The English, or Standard, Campine of today is a composite of the two Belgian varieties; the plumage of the Campine male and female is identical in colour pattern.

Campines carry more weight than their appearance indicates, due to the fact that the plumage is close-fitting. The two varieties, Silver and Golden Campines, were admitted to the Standard in 1914.

Economic Qualities: Primarily bred for egg production, classed as a non-sitting, utility fowl, but sprightly carriage and attractive colour markings have made Campines popular for exhibition purposes as well. Colour of skin, white; colour of egg shells, white.

Disqualifications Red covering more than one-half of the ear-lobes; white in the face of cockerels; shanks other than leaden-blue. Characteristic male feathers appearing in the back, saddle or wing-bows of the male shall disqualify, Campines being hen-feathered in both sexes.

STANDARD WEIGHTS

Cock 6 lbs. Hen - 4 lbs. Cockerel 5 lbs. Pullet 3 lbs.

SHAPE OF MALE

Comb: Single, medium size, straight, upright, firm and even on head, having five distinct points, deeply serrated; extending well over back of head; blade carried slightly below the horizontal; smooth, free from twists, folds and excrescences.

Beak: Medium in length, nicely curved.

Head : Medium in length, fairly deep; face, smooth, fine in texture.

Eyes: Large, nearly round, prominent.

Wattles: Of medium size, even in length; well-rounded; smooth in texture; free from folds or wrinkles.

Ear-Lobes; Oval in shape but rather broad, smooth, of moderate size, fitting closely to head.

Neck: Medium length, nicely arched, and well furnished with hackle feathers.

Wings: Large, well-folded and tucked up; primaries and secondaries, broad, and overlapping in natural order when wing is folded.

Back: Rather long, slightly sloping to tail, moderately broad at shoulders and narrowing very slightly toward tail; back feathers, abundant, long, wide, ending with well-rounded tips.

Tail: Well-expanded, main-tail feathers broad and overlapping, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees above the horizontal; sickles of good width, well-curved and extending beyond main-tail feathers; lesser sickles and coverts, of good width, the more abundant the better.

Breast: Deep, well-rounded and carried well forward.

Body and Fluff: Body of moderate length, and fairly deep; not narrow in appearance from rear; fluff, moderately short.

Legs and Toes: Legs, set well apart, straight when viewed from front; lower thighs and shanks, rather long; shanks, round; toes, rather long, straight, and well-spread.

SHAPE OF FEMALE

Comb: Single; medium in size, deeply serrated, having five distinct points; the front portion of comb and first point to stand erect, and the remainder of comb drooping gradually to one side; fine in texture, free from folds or wrinkles.

Beak: Medium in length, nicely curved.

Head: Medium in length, fairly deep, well-rounded; face, smooth, fine in texture.

Eyes: Large, nearly round, prominent.

Wattles : Of medium size, well-rounded, fine texture.

Ear-Lobes: Oval in shape, smooth, thin, fitting closely to the head.

Wings: Large, well- folded and tucked up; primaries and secondaries, broad, and overlapping in natural order when wing is folded.

Back: Rather long, sloping slightly toward tail, moderately broad at shoulders and narrowing very slightly toward tail, some what rounded across cape.

Tail: Long, full, moderately well-spread, carried at an angle of forty degrees above the horizontal ; main-tail feathers, broad and overlapping.

Breast: Deep, well-rounded, and carried well forward.

Body and Fluff: Body of moderate length, fairly deep, not narrow in appearance from rear; fluff, moderately short.

Legs and Toes: Legs, set well apart, straight when viewed from front; lower thighs and shanks rather long; shanks, round; toes, rather long, straight, and well-spread.

SILVER CAMPINES

COLOUR OF MALE

Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright red.

Beak: Horn.

Head: Plumage, white.

Eyes: Dark brown.

Ear-Lobes: Enamel white.

Neck: Hackle, white; slight black markings at extreme base not a serious defect; plumage on front of neck, same as breast.

Wings: Fronts and bows, lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being at least three times the width of the white bar, which is slightly V-shaped; primaries, black, barred straight across with white; secondaries and coverts, lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with white.

Back and Saddle: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being at least three times the width of the white bar, which is slightly V-shaped.

Tail: Main-tail feathers, greenish black, barred straight across with white; sickles and coverts, lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being four times the width of the white bar, which is slightly V-shaped.

Breast: Lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with white, the black being at least twice the width of the white bar.

Body and Fluff: Lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with white, the black being at least three times the width of the white bar.

Legs and Toes: Lower thighs, lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with white, the black being at least twice the width of the white bar; shanks and toes, leaden blue.

Under-Color of All Sections: Slate.

COLOUR OF FEMALE

Comb, Face and Wattles: Bright red, some, blue at base of comb not a serious defect.

Beak: Horn.

Head: Plumage, white.

Eyes: Dark brown.

Ear-Lobes: Enamel white.

Neck: White, slight black markings at extreme base not a serious defect; feathers on front of neck, same as breast.

Wings: Fronts and bows, lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being at least three times the width of the white bar, which is slightly V-shaped; primaries, black, barred straight across with white; secondaries and coverts, lustrous, greenish black barred straight across with white.

Back: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being at least three times the width of the white bar, which is slightly V-shaped.

Tail: Main-tail feathers, greenish black, distinctly barred straight across with white, the black being four times the width of the white bar.

Breast: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being equal in width to the white bar at the throat and increasing to at least twice the width of the white bar at the body, the barring running straight across the feathers.

Body and Fluff: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with white, the black being at least three times the width of the white bar and running straight across the feathers.

Legs and Toes : Lower thighs, lustrous, greenish black, barred Straight across with white, the black being at least twice the width of the white bar; shanks and toes, leaden blue. Under-Color of All Sections: Slate.

GOLDEN CAMPINES

COLOUR OF MALE

Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright red.

Beak: Horn.

Head: Plumage, golden bay

Eyes: Dark brown.

Ear-Lobes: Enamel white.

Neck: Hackle, golden bay; slight black markings at extreme base not a serious defect; plumage on front of neck, same as breast.

Wings: Fronts and bows, lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with golden bay, the black being at least three times the width of the golden bay bar, which is slightly V-shaped ; primaries, black barred straight across with golden bay; secondaries and coverts, lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with golden bay.

Back and Saddle: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with golden bay, the black being at least three times the width of the golden bay bar, which is slightly V-shaped.

Tail: Main-tail feathers, greenish black, barred straight across with golden bay ; sickles and coverts, lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with golden bay, the black being four times the width of the golden bay bar, which is slightly V-shaped.

Breast: Lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with golden bay, the black being at least twice the width of the golden bay bar.

Body and Fluff: Lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with golden bay, the black being at least three times the width of the golden bay bar.

Legs and Toes: Lower thighs, lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across with golden bay, the black being at least twice the width of the golden bay bar; shanks and toes, leaden blue.

Under-Color of All Sections: Slate.

Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright red, some blue at base of comb not a serious defect.

Beak: Horn.

Head: Plumage, golden bay.

Ear-Lobes: Enamel white.

Neck: Golden bay, slight black markings at extreme base not a serious defect; feathers on front of neck, same as breast.

Wings: Fronts and bows, lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with golden bay, the black being at least three times the width of the golden bay bar which is slightly V-shaped; primaries, black, barred straight across with golden bay; secondaries and coverts, lustrous, greenish black barred straight across with golden bay.

Back: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with golden bay, the black being at least three times the width of the golden bay bar, which is slightly V-shaped.

Tail: Main-tail feathers, greenish black, distinctly barred straight across with golden bay, the black being four times the width of the golden bay bar.

Breast: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with gold en bay, the black being equal in width to the golden bay bar at the throat and increasing to twice the width of the golden bay bar at the body, the barring running straight across the feathers.

Body and Fluff: Lustrous, greenish black, distinctly barred with golden bay, the black being at least three times the width of the golden bay bar and running straight across the feathers.

Legs and Toes: Lower thighs, lustrous, greenish black, barred straight across the golden bay, the black being twice the width of the golden bay bar; shanks and toes, leaden blue.

Under-Colour of All Sections: Slate.

Sourced from: The American standard of perfection, illustrated. A complete description of recognized varieties of fowls, as revised by [the Association at its 62d-67th annual meetings, 1937-42.] https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009169004