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Stance and General Appearance:
Alert and stands well, obviously healthy and clean; primary feathers
carried above tail with tips 3/4" or less from end of tail; bird appears
as a complete unit with all parts blending smoothly together, medium
size, short bell neck preferred. Stance should be approx. 45 degrees
from the ground.
Keel: Medium depth; strong; thick; free from
waves, nicks and bumps; straight; slope gradually upwards to rear.
Muscle (Along Keel): Well rounded, not too
hard or soft. Firm to the touch.
Eyes: A bull eye is preferred. Eyes should be
of the same color. Cracked eyes to be considered a major fault.
Head: Alert; nicely rounded from tip of beak
through wattles to back of head; eye cere fine, narrow, and light;
wattles shall be fine in texture, neat, chalky white in color, and free
from lumps; no hook on end of beak. The head defines the Saddle Show
Racing Homer from the flying homer. The head should show considerably
more width and back skull than the flying homer, and should exhibit a
length of 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" from the tip of the beak to the center of the
eye. This measurement calls for a beak of medium length. Beak should be
light in color with no staining or visible color.
Neck: Another defining feature of the Saddle
Show Homer. The neck should be smoothly feathered and in proportion to
the rest of the body. The neck should broaden from the head down to the
body giving the pigeon a bully look of power and elegance. There shall
be no frills or creases.
Feather: Silky feathers; abundant; smooth like
velvet, clean and tight.
Vent Bones: Strong to touch; close together
and to end of keel; space for about 1/4" between vent bones and keel in
cocks, more in hens.
Legs and Feet: Medium length; strong clean; no
feathers on feet; toe nails intact and all toe nails shall be white.
Wing:
Primaries -strong, flexible, wide to medium wide, free from fret marks
and pin holes, quill strong.
Back and Tail: Back strong, flat and broad
with a gradual taper to tip of tail; ample feather cushion; tail to
appear as one feather. Tail shall be 3/4" off floor. Any colored tail
feathers shall be considered a fault.
FAULTS:
Wings that do not contain
the correct number of white and colored flights
Beak and toe nails that are
not light / white
Colored tail feathers
Missing Flights
Feathers on feet
Crest or frill
Broken or odd eyes
Broken, faulty or infected
feathers
Lice
Any deformity
Poor condition from dirt or
disease
Saddle Markings:
Bishop winged (major patches of white on shoulder and
or wing) is a major fault Mismarked flights and or tail feathers are
considered a major fault. Head & body color ticking will be considered a
midrange fault, fault degree based on amount of mismarked color Stained
or colored beak, Midrange fault Ideally each wing shall have 10 white
primary flights. All secondary flights shall be of appropriate saddle
color, any deviation from these numbers shall be a fault. It shall be
the goal to produce a bird with an even number of white flights.
Example: 9 and 9 is preferred over 10 and 8 etc. More than 13 and less
than 6 white flights is a major fault. Missing flights is considered a
fault.
SHOW CLASSES:
YH, YC, OH, OC
Class: Ash Red Family
To include: Red bars, Red checks, Red T- Pattern
(solid shield)
Class: Blue Family
To include; Blue bars, Blue checks, Black (Blue T-
Pattern)
Class: Dilutes
To include: the dilute of any color, examples; Silver
bar, Silver Ck, Silver T-pattern, Yellow check, Yellow bar, Yellow
T-pattern, Khaki in any pattern
Class: NCC Class I
(An attempt has been made to group Dominant Genes in
NCC Class I)
To include; Dominant Opal, Indigo, Andalusion,
Almond, Qualmond, Faded, Grizzle
Class: NCC Class II
(An attempt has been made to group recessive genes in
NCC Class II)
To include; Barless in any Color, Recessive Opal,
Milky, Toy Stencil, Frill Stencil, Ice, Bronze, Brown in any pattern Any
Color not listed above shall be placed in class by Show Superintendent.
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