Gold blue single-laced

Color and pattern male

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

Neck: hackle rich golden-bay, each feather with a strong bright-blue 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 bright-blue lacing allowed.

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

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

Secondary-flights: outer-web base bright-blue, the other half golden-bay with a bright-blue 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 bright-blue; sickles and greater-coverts bright-blue; 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, bright-blue 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 bright-blue lacing. Poorly defined and interrupted lacing. Very irregular lacing. Much brown in the sickles. Complete bright-blue feathers on flanks and thighs. White in wing-flights and tail main-feathers. A much too dark or much too light shade of blue. Entire or partial black feathers.

Faults

Serious faults to a lesser degree.

Color and pattern female

Head: rich golden-bay.

Neck: rich golden-bay, each bright-blue 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, bright-blue lace.

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

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

Tail: main-feathers bright-blue, coverts rich golden-brown with a bright-blue 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 bright-blue feathers on flanks and thighs. Between the feather-groups strongly deviating lace-width. White in wing-flights and tail main-feathers. A much too dark or much too light shade of blue. Entire or partial black feathers.