Cuckoo gold-neck

Color and pattern male and female

Neck- and saddle-hackle: cuckoo with a warm golden-brown edging.

Back, shoulder and wing-bow: uniform warm golden-brown.

Upper breast: cuckoo pattern is fainter but with hardly any yellow tint; less marked than the breast and belly.

Serious faults

Far too dark or far too light color. Complete off-color feathers. Insufficient shaft striping in the hackles. Straw-yellow color in the hackles, back, shoulders and wing-bow.

Faults

Slightly too light or slightly too dark color. Some off-color feather areas. Distinct striping in the down feathers. Gold-colored edging in the upper breast. Complete solid-colored feathers.

Color and pattern female

Neck-hackle: golden brown, with a slight cuckoo pattern mainly in the lower half.

Upper breast: lighter in shade and less pattern than the lower breast and belly, but with hardly any yellow tint.

Serious faults

Far too dark or far too light color. Complete off-color feathers. Straw-yellow color or/and Insufficient in the neck-hackle.

Faults

Slightly too light or slightly too dark color. Some off-color feather areas. Distinct striping in the down feathers. Gold-colored edging in the upper breast. Complete solid-colored feathers.