Standard Color Chart for the Modena Standard Patterns:

There are four basic color patterns in the Modena breed:

             Barred,

             Checked or tri-marked,

                T-pattern, and

             Barless is the fourth alternative (allele) but is seldom seen.

The desirable bar pattern has a clear solid colored wing with two evenly curved bars, to be as wide as possible, starting over the back, and curving down to the bottom of the wing. The back edge of each bar is edged with a distinct, fine pencil line. The edging is indistinct in ash red birds.

The checkered or tri-marked shows the same two bars except they are irregular or saw toothed along the back edge. Each feather on the shoulder portion of the wing between the wing butts and the bars is checked with portions of the ground color and the bar color, the two colors being separated by a fine V shaped edging. This edging is also indistinct in the ash red birds.

The T-pattern shows none of the basic ground color on the wing - the whole wing being the same color of the bar of the color family. The wing can be clear, laced or T-checked. The lacing should be distinct and of the same width on each feather. The T-checked birds should show this same lacing along with a definite wedge of the bar edging color on each feathers.

The tail bar of each color shall match the smooth spread pigment of the individual bird.

             Blue Intense - Black tail bar

             Blue dilute - Dun tail bar

             Brown intense - Brown tail bar

             Brown dilute - Khaki tail bar

             Ash red - Light ash or lavender, however, it is usually indistinguishable.

Pigmentation:

There are three basic color pigments in Modenas: Blue, Brown, and Ash Red. In all