Sebright

Head - Skull small. Beak rather short, slightly curved. Eyes full. Comb rose, firmly and evenly set on, square front, free from hollows, covered on top with coral-like points, narrowing behind to a distinct slightly upturned spike. Pace smooth. Earlobes flat and free from folds. Wattles well rounded.

Neck tapering, the cock's well arched and carried far back, the hen's upright.

Body compact; broad and prominent breast; very short back; low wings; square tail, well spread, and high. (Note - The Sebright bantam cock is hen-feathered, i.e. his neck is devoid of true pointed hackle-feathers, he has not a saddlehackle, and his tail is minus sickles.)

Legs short. Shanks slender and free of feathers. Toes (four) straight and well spread.

Carriage strutting and tremulous, on tiptoe, and somewhat resembling a Fantail pigeon.

Plumage short and tight, the feathers not too wide but never pointed.

COLOUR

THE GOLD

Beak dark horn. Eyes black, or as dark as possible. Comb, Face, Wattles and Earlobes dark purple or dull red (mulberry coloured). Legs and Feet slate blue. Plumage uniform golden-bay with glossy greenblack lacing and dark grey undercolour, each feather being evenly and sharply laced all round its edge with a narrow margin of black.

THE SILVER

Beak dark horn. Eyes black, or as dark as possible. Comb, Face, Wattles and Earlobes dark purple or dull red (mulberry coloured). Legs and Feet slate blue. Plumage similar to the Gold, substituting silver white for golden-bay. Eyes black or very dark.

STANDARD WEIGHTS

Weight of Cock: 22 oz (624g).

Weight of Hen: 18 oz (510).

SERIOUS DEFECTS

Single comb;

Sickle feathers or pointed hackles on the cock;

Feathers on shanks;

Legs other than slate blue;

Other than four toes;

Any deformity.

For general disqualifications see Disqualifications.

References

The American standard of perfection, illustrated. A complete description of all recognized varieties of fowls as revised by the American Poultry Association, inc., at its seventy-sixth convention in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, 1949; seventy-eight convention in Roanoke, Virginia, 1951; seventy-ninth convention in Fort Worth, Texas, 1952. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009169010

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

McGrew, T. F. (1899). The bantam fowl: A description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular. Reliable Poultry Journal Publishing Company. Retrieved from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951000442047p&seq=5