WHILE JUDGING: COMPARE EACH FINDING WITH THE RELEVANT BREED STANDARD
Head: The head is of great importance as it indicates the state of health and vitality.
In all breeds where high egg production is characteristic, particular emphasis should be placed on the character of the head and eye.
The head should be strong, moderately long, and well filled in forward of the eyes to avoid any appearance of crow headedness, with the skull inclined to be somewhat flat on top rather than round.
The face should be clean cut, smooth and free from wrinkles, the skin fine grain and soft in texture, the comb of good substance and size and bright red in colour.
The over-refined, thin type of comb is not only liable to buckle or show thumb marks, but also indicates lack of constitutional vigour.
The eye should be large, bright and prominent, the iris rich in colour, the pupil distinctly and perfectly formed. The condition of the eye frequently indicates some form of systemic disease, including leucosis.
While the same general descriptive terms may be used in describing head parts of Cornish, Brahma or other meat type breeds, it naturally follows that such terms shall be considered relatively rather than literally, since a more massive type of head is more appropriate on, and typical of, such breeds.
GENERAL DISQUALIFICATIONS AND DEFECTS: HEAD AND NECK
TOPIC
|
DESCRIPTION |
ACTION |
BEAK
|
Deformed beak in all Chickens breeds and Turkey breeds:
|
Disqualify |
BILL
|
Black in bean or bill of females of all varieties of White Ducks: |
Deduct: ½ to 3 points |
BILL
|
Black in bean or bill of White Duck Drakes: |
Disqualify |
BILL
|
Scoop or deformed bill in all breeds of Ducks and Geese: |
Disqualify |
FACE
|
Positive Enamel White in face of COCK or HEN in all Breeds where colour is specified, except
White Faced Black Spanish: |
Deduct: 2 points |
FACE
|
Positive Enamel White in face of COCKEREL or PULLET in all Breeds where colour is specified, except White Faced Black Spanish: |
Disqualify |
FACE
|
Black in face where red is specified: |
Deduct: 2 points |
FACE
|
Red markings directly above the eyes in White Faced Black Spanish: |
Deduct: 2 points |
EAR-LOBES
|
Positive enamel white, (except as otherwise noted) in all Breeds where a red ear-lobe is specified: |
Disqualify |
ALL COMBS
|
Coarse texture, oversize or undersize:  |
Deduct: ½ to 1 points |
ALL COMBS
|
Frozen: |
Deduct: ½ to 1 points |
ALL COMBS
|
Comb foreign to breed or variety in all breeds of chickens: |
Disqualify |
ALL COMBS
|
Dubbed comb (except in the case of Modern Games, Old English Game, Indian Game and Jubilee Game males): |
Disqualify |
ROSE COMBS
|
Rough |
Deduct: ½ to 2 point |
ROSE COMBS
|
Irregular |
Deduct: ½ to 2 points |
ROSE COMBS
|
Hollow centre |
Deduct: ½ to 2 points |
ROSE COMBS
|
Blade shaped spike |
Deduct: 2 points |
ROSE COMBS
|
Improper angle of spike |
Deduct: 1 point |
ROSE COMBS
|
Over-large, sufficient to obstruct sight: |
Disqualify |
ROSE COMBS
|
Lopped sufficient to obstruct sight: |
Disqualify |
ROSE COMBS
|
Absence of spike: |
Disqualify |
ROSE COMBS
|
More than one spike: |
Disqualify |
ROSE COMBS
|
Inverted or telescoped spike: |
Disqualify |
SINGLE COMBS
|
Points on comb, more or less than required |
Deduct: ½ point for each comb point |
SINGLE COMBS
|
Twisted  |
Deduct: ½ to 1 points |
SINGLE COMBS
|
Thumb Mark  |
Deduct: 1 to 2 points |
SINGLE COMBS
|
Lopped below the horizontal plane of the point where the bend occurs in all males and in females except where that lopped comb is an identified breed characteristic:Note: No single combed female in or near production with slightly lopped comb should be discriminated against. |
Disqualify |
SINGLE COMBS
|
Split Comb: |
Disqualify |
SINGLE COMBS
|
Side Sprig: |
Disqualify |
PEA COMB
|
Lopped below horizontal plane of top of skull: |
Disqualify |
PEA COMB
|
Telescoped: |
Disqualify |
V-SHAPED COMB
|
Sprigs on V-Shaped come:
 |
Disqualify |
CUSHION COMB
|
A spike or spikes: |
Disqualify |
CREST
|
Divided or split or twisted feathers: |
Deduct: 2 points |
CREST
|
Absence of crest in Crested Breeds: |
Disqualify |
CREST
|
Severely lopped crest: (2/3 or more of feathers falling on one side of the centre line.) |
Disqualify |
CREST
|
Presence of crest in Non-crested Breeds: |
Disqualify |
BEARD AND MUFFS
|
Absence of beard and muffs in Bearded Varieties:
|
Disqualify |
BEARD AND MUFFS
|
Presence of beard in Non-bearded Varieties: |
Disqualify |
EYES
|
One eye destroyed leaving only socket: |
Deduct: 2 points |
EYES
|
Eye showing permanent injury, but retaining form: |
Deduct: ½ to 1 points |
EYES
|
Eyes not matching in colour: |
Deduct: 2 points |
EYES
|
Blind in one eye: |
Deduct: 2 points |
EYES
|
Colour of iris foreign to variety in all breeds: |
Deduct: ½ to 2 points per eye |
EYES
|
Red iris in Campines: |
Deduct: 1 point per eye |
EYES
|
Blind in both eyes: |
Disqualify |
EYES
|
Irregular pupil indicating leucosis: |
Disqualify |
WATTLES
|
Coarse and wrinkled |
Deduct: ½ to 1 points |
NECK
|
Dewlap in all Breeds where it is not a normal breed characteristic |
Deduct: ½ to 1 points |
CROP
|
Pendulous crop in Turkeys: |
Disqualify |
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