HEAD and NECK

Head: Rather flat, narrow, somewhat long.

Skull: Merging with the peak to form a letter "S" when viewed profile; slender width.

Eye: Bull, placed centrally between the point of the beak and wattle.

Eve Cere: Small as possible and fine in textured.

Neck: Somewhat long and full. The neck should form a lazy "S". Mookees should have a rapid tremulous motion of the neck. This motion shall be termed "shake". Birds do not have to shake contentiously, but defiantly should shake often.

BEAK and WATTLE

Beak: Strait set, close fitting, length in proportion with the head but not appearing long, line between mandibles if extended to pass iris of eye. Upper mandible white, lower black in blue & black, and ash red (mealy) colored birds. All brown, red, dilute colored birds to have a lower mandible a light horn color that my be to detect under some lighting conditions.

Wattle: Small, neat, fine in texture, close fitting.

Body:  Body should be medium in width giving a cobby appearance with wing butts concealed. The breast should be well-rounded when viewed from the side profile. Small in size, cocks to weigh 13 to 14 oz. maximum, and hens to weigh 12 to 13 oz. maximum.

Carriage:  Sprightly, bold, and jaunty. Body carried upright with neck well arched. Bird to walk on toes, not flat footed. Should stand so the back-line forms between a 35 and 45% angle with the ground.

PEAK and MANE

Peak: Pointed, should be set high on the back of head, upright, and centered. Rising as high as possible above the head and showing no signs of a shell crest.

Mane: The mane should start at the tip of the peak and extend down to the base of the neck. There should be no break in the mane from the tip of the peak to the base of the neck, nor should there be a rounded appearance to the mane. The neck feathers from both sides of the neck should form a V shape on the back of the neck that meets or overlaps each other.

Markings: Head cut, from mouth to top of peak, passing even with bottom of eye cere.

Color:  All colors recognized marked or solid. Color to be sound, rich and lustrous throughout. In mixed classes marked birds to be given extra considerations for markings, according to quality.

FEET and LEGS

Feet:  Small

Legs: Medium braced for action, clean legged.

Tail: Narrow in width and extended approximately one half inch from the end of the flight feathers when bird is walking. Tail to be carried about one half inch off ground.

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Revised Thursday, December 11, 2008