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Head 20 Points
Proportionately large, massive, round in shape, side view circular
with eye in the center. Front view presenting a high crown, circular
from eye to eye, full between the eye and beak; cheeks well rounded,
and full in appearance; wide in the gape or frog-mouthed.
Beak, Beak
Setting And Beak Substance 16 Points
Short
and thick beak, the upper mandible continuing the circular sweep of
the head, both side and front view; the upper and lower mandibles of
equal substance, meeting and fitting in a straight line which
continued backward should pass a little below the center of the eye;
blunt at the tip. Color for Blacks and Blues, Black; for Duns,
Silvers, Browns and Khakis, light horn color; for Reds, Yellows and
Whites, flesh color. Beak wattles should be fine in texture, small
in size and covered with a white powdery bloom; it should not rise
out of the curve of the head, but form part of the curve. Viewed
from the front, the wattles should be of a flattened heart shape.
Eye and Eye Cere
10 Points
Eyes
should be large, alert and bold; color for all colored birds,
currant red; except Pieds which may be either bull or gravel;
Whites, bull or claret; eye set in the center of the side of the
head. Eye cere should be fine and neat in texture, circular in
shape. Color for the Blacks and Blues, dark; all other colored birds
of a lighter shade; Whites, powdered white in color. A red or pink
eye cere is very objectionable.
Gullet
4 Points
Wide from
the side view, thin from front line, filling in the hollow space at
the throat, starting near the tip of the lower mandible and
terminating in the frill.
Neck 4 Points
Rather
short, thick at the shoulders and tapering gradually to its
smallest diameter under the cheek or jowl; clean cut out at the
throat, giving prominence to the gullet and cheeks; the back part
joining the curve of the back skull in an unbroken, graceful curve.
Frill 6
Points
As ample
and well developed as possible, running well down the center of the
breast.
Flights And
Tail 6 Points
Short and
hard, folding compactly; flights resting on the tail, with tips
nearly meeting. Tail carried just clear of the floor.
Legs And Feet
4 Points
Legs
strong and short, but long enough to give grace to the carriage,
free from feathering below the hock. Feet rather small and neat;
toes well spread apart, color bright red. Toenails on Blacks and
Blues will be black. All others light.
Size And Shape
10 Points
Size
should be about eight inches from the front of the breast to tip of
the tail and eight inches from floor to crown. Shape should be
compact, giving the impression of hardness and vigor; breast short,
full, broad and muscular, tapering to a wedge shape toward the tip
of the tail; back short and slightly rounded from shoulder to
shoulder.
Carriage 10
Points
Bold,
alert and upright; eye in a perpendicular line above the balls of
the feet, the breast thrown out prominently, the neck slightly
arched.
Color 10
Points
All colors
should be sound, clear and even, including rump, thigh and belly;
the hackle luster should be green. Bars of Blues should be black;
Silvers, dark dun or brown; Mealy, deep red; Cream, brilliant
yellow. Lavenders should have no bars. Checks should show even and
distinct checkering on the wings.
Standard Colors
White,
Black, Dun, Blue, Silver, Red, Yellow, Brown, Khaki, Check, Mealy,
Lavender, Cream, Grizzle, Almond and Ash Red.
Non-Standard
Colors
This will
include any new or not yet recognized colors. Standard colored birds
with white on any part of their body will be shown as Pied birds
regardless of the amount of white. Any non-standard solid bird will
be shown as AOC. Examples: Blue Barless and Qualmond. Newly
developed colors will be added to the standard color section by a
vote of the American Owl Club membership. For show purposes,
non-standard colored birds will be divided into two divisions AOC
and Pieds. In the discretion of the Secretary Treasurer of the
American Owl Club, additional divisions may be made at the meets
where quantities justify such action.
Disqualifications
No frill
whatsoever, over-trimming, excessive plucking, coloring of feathers
or toenails, or any artificial alteration of structural formation,
out of condition from disease, and decided deformity. Trimming of
beak and toenails with scissors and file is permissible and is not
to be considered objectionable.
Classification
Classes
will be provided for old cocks, old hens, young cocks and young hens
in each standard color and in AOC and Pied classes; provided that in
the discretion of the Secretary Treasurer of the Association,
small classes may be combined to provide better competition.
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