G. HEAD AND NECK

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: Coarse and Wringcled 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 Twisted Comb Front Deduct: ½ to 1 points

SINGLE COMBS

Thumb Mark Thumb mark 1 Deduct: 1 to 2 pointsThump Mark

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: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:
Side Sprig Split Comb
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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