Silver-wheaten

Color and pattern male

Head: light straw-yellow.

Neck: hackle-feathers light straw-yellow with narrow silver lacing; front of the neck glossy green-black, a light throat-color is permitted..

Back, shoulders and wing-bow: orange-yellow.

Saddle: hackle light-yellow.

Tail: main-feathers black; sickles and coverts glossy green-black.

Wings: front black; wing-bar glossy green-black.

Primary-flights: black with a narrow straw-yellow lace along the outer-web.

Secondary-flights: inner-web black, outer-web creamy- white, forming a creamy white wing-bay when the wing is closed.

Breast, thighs, belly and fluff: glossy green-black.

Down: greyish-cream.

Serious faults

Significant uneven upper-color.

Faults

Slightly uneven or slightly too dark or slightly too light ground-color. Clear visible shaft-stripes. Light neck-hackle.

Color and pattern female

Head: flour-white

Neck: hackle-feathers light golden brown with silver lacing; a slight dull black splash on the lower part is permitted.

Back and shoulders: white or flour-white with a slight light-brown sheen.

Wing-coverts and saddle: flour-white.

Tail: ash-grey with light-brownish markings.

Breast, thighs, belly and fluff: cream-white.

Wing-flights: outer-web light wheaten, inner-web light wheaten-grey with light brownish-black spots.

Down: white to creamy.

Serious faults

Significant uneven upper-color.

Faults

Slightly uneven or slightly too dark or slightly too light ground-color. Clear visible shaft-stripes. Light neck-hackle.

 

Feather details from:  http://www.kippenencyclopedie.nl

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