Gold black single-laced

Color and pattern male

Head: rich golden-bay each feather with a black middle-stripe, ends in a sharp point near the tip.

Neck: hackle rich golden-bay, each feather with a strong glossy green-black middle-stripe, running almost parallel to the edge, ends in a point near the tip; shaft golden-bay; front of the neck similar to the breast.

Back, shoulders and wingbows: rich golden-bay, on the back some black lacing allowed.

Wings: front golden-brown with black lacing; greater-coverts rich golden-brown with a narrow, sharply defined, glossy green-black lacing, forming a wing-bar when the wing is closed.

Primary-flights: black with a narrow golden-bay lace on the outer-web.

Secondary-flights: outer-web base black, the other half golden-bay with a black lace, which widens at the tip; inner-web black with a narrow golden-brown lace.

Saddle-hackle: similar to the neck-hackle but each feather with a rich golden-brown elongated centre.

Tail: main-feathers black; sickles and greater-coverts glossy green-black; smaller-coverts similar to the saddle-hackle but with a wider rich golden-bay centre.

Breast, thighs and belly: each feather rich golden-bay with a narrow, sharply defined, glossy green-black lace.

Fluff: greyish brown.

Down: blue-grey, becoming lighter towards the base.

Serious faults

Breaking through of the middle-stripe on the tip of hackle feathers. Uneven ground-color or a tint deviating from rich golden-bay. Light shafts. Much too wide lacing. Narrow golden-bay lace around the black lacing. Poorly defined and interrupted lacing. Very irregular lacing. Much brown in the sickles. Complete black feathers on flanks and thighs. White in wing-flights and tail main-feathers.

Faults

Serious faults to a lesser degree.

Color and pattern female

Head: rich golden-bay.

Neck: rich golden-bay, each black feather with a narrow, running around, golden-bay lace; shaft golden-bay; front of the neck similar to the back.

Back, shoulders, wing-coverts, breast thighs and belly: each feather rich golden-bay with a narrow, sharply defined, glossy green-black lace.

Primary-flights: black with a narrow golden-bay lace on the outer-web.

Secondary-flights: outer-web base black, the other half golden-bay with a black lace which widens at the tip; inner-web black with a narrow golden-bay lace.

Tail: main-feathers black, coverts rich golden-brown with a black lace.

Fluff: greyish brown.

Down: blue-grey.

Serious faults

Breaking through of the middle-stripe on the tip of hackle feathers. Uneven ground- color or a tint deviating from warm golden brown. Light veins. Much too wide lacing. Golden-brown narrow lace around the black lace. Poorly defined and interrupted lace. Very irregular lace. Complete black feathers on flanks and thighs. Between the feather-groups strongly deviating lace-width. White in wing-flights and tail main-feathers.