Blue polecat

Color and pattern male

Head and neck: bright-blue with brown mixing; front of the neck similar to the breast.

Back, shoulders and wing-bows: bright-blue with golden-yellow mixing; golden-yellow abundantly present on the back.

Saddle-hackle: bright-blue with brownish-yellow mixing; shaft-stripes not desired.

Primary-flights: bright-blue.

Secondary-flights: inner-web bright-blue, outer-web light-yellow forming a light-yellow wing-bay when the wing is closed.

Tail: bright-blue, some white at the base of the main-sickles allowed.

Breast: bright-blue.

Belly, thighs and fluff: bright-blue.

Down: grey

Note

Golden-yellow maybe under the influence of blue-dilution slightly lighter.

Serious faults

Absence of brown in head, neck- and saddle-hackle. Absence of blue in the outer-web of the secondary-flights. Too dark or irregular blue color. Black or white feather-parts where blue is required.

Faults

Serious faults occur to a lesser extent. Too much white in the tail.

Color and pattern female

Head and neck: bright-blue with a cream to light golden-brown blurred feather-edge which does not enclose; front of the neck similar to the breast.

Back, wing-coverts and saddle: cream to light golden-brown with some bright-blue mixing.

Primary-flights: bright-blue.

Secondary-flights: inner-web bright-blue, outer-web cream to light golden-brown with some bright-blue mixing.

Tail: main-feathers black; coverts cream to light golden-brown with bright-blue mixing.

Breast: cream to light golden-brown, feather-vein is slightly lighter and clearly distinguishable.

Belly, thighs and fluff: cream to light golden-brown, mixed with some dark-grey on the fluff.

Down: grey.

Note

Golden-yellow and cream maybe under the influence of blue-dilution slightly lighter.

Serious faults

Clearly shaft-stripes which encloses the feather-edge. Peppering and lacing on back, wing-coverts and saddle. Excessive bright-blue mixing in the breast. Too dark or irregular blue color. Black or white feather-parts where blue is required.

Faults

Serious faults to a lesser extent.

 

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