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 Andalusian
Large fowl and bantam Origin: Mediterranean Classification: Light, rare Egg colour: White Weight: Large fowl; male 3.2 – 3.6kg, female 2.25 – 2.7kg. Bantam; male 680-790g,
History Imported from Andalucia in Spain in 1846/7 in a variety of colours. The standard Blue, with its sharp lacing, was developed in England in the 1850s. Bantams first appeared in the 1880s.
Characteristics Male Carriage: upright, bold and active Type: body long, broad at the shoulders and tapering to the tail, with the plumage close and compact. Breast full and round. Wings long, well tucked up and the ends covered by the saddle hackles. Tail large and flowing, carried moderately high but not approaching ‘squirrel’ or fan shape. Head: moderately long, deep and inclined to width. Beak stout and of medium length. Eyes prominent. Comb single, upright and f medium size, deeply serrated with spikes broad at the base, the back portion slightly following the line of the head but not touching the neck. Free from ‘thumb marks’ or side spikes. Face smooth. Ear lobes almond shape, medium size, free from wrinkles and fitting closely to the face. Wattles fine and long. Neck: log and well covered with hackle feathers. Legs and feet: legs long. Shanks and feet free from feathers. Toes, four, straight and well spread.
Female Except the comb, which falls with a single fold to one side without covering the eye, similar to the male allowing for sexual differences.
Colour Male and female Clear blue, edged with distinct black lacing
Defects: Male; too much white in face or red in lobes of male. White feathers, sooty ground colour, red or yellow in hackles, any deformity, comb not upright. Female as for male, plus an upright comb. |