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From the Leghorn Club of Australia...Standard for Duckwing
"GOLDEN DUCKWING :
Male Plumage: Neck hackle: light yellow or straw, a few shades deeper at the front below the wattles, the longer feathers striped with black. Back: deep rich gold. Saddle and saddle hackle: deep gold shading in hackle to pale gold. Shoulder coverts and wing bows: Bright gold or orange, solid in colour (an admixture of light feathers is objectionable). Wing bar: Metallic blue (blue-violet), sharp, cleanly cut and not too broad. Primaries: Black with white edging to outer web. Secondaries: white outer web (forming a white wing bay when the wing is closed), black inner web and end of feather. Breast: Black with green luster. Tail: Black, rich glossed with green, grey fluff at the base.
Female Plumage: Head: Grey (a brown cap is objectionable). Hackle: White, each feather striped with black or dark grey (a light tinge of yellow in the ground colour is permissible). Breast and under colour: Bright salmon-red (this point important), darker on the throat and shading off to ash-grey or fawn on the underparts. Back, wings, sides, and saddle: Dark grey, finely penciled with darker grey or black. Tail: Grey, slightly darker than the body colour, inside feathers dull black or dark grey."
Below are pics of different colors that are approved...
All Champion birds located in Queensland
Top Left: Ch Bird of Show White Btm Plt R. Fowler Top Right: Res Bird of Show White Btm Ckl. T. Burley. 2nd Row: 1: Ch Lge Blue R. Fowler. Hen. 2: Ch Lge Brown. N. Black. Ckl 3: Ch Lge White. C.Claus. Plt 3rd Row: 1:Ch Btm Buff. C. Fowler. Hen. 2: Ch Btm Cuckoo R. Fowler Plt 3: Ch Btm A.O.C. J & S Arnett. Excheq Hen. 4: Ch Btm Blue. R. Fowler. Hen. 4th Row: 1: Ch Opp Sex Btm Blk. J & S Arnett. Ckl 2: Ch Btm Black. H & D McKenzie. Hen. 3: Ch Btm Brown, D. Collier. Cock 4: Ch Opp Sex Btm Blue. J & S Arnett. Ckl
"GOLDEN DUCKWING :
Male Plumage: Neck hackle: light yellow or straw, a few shades deeper at the front below the wattles, the longer feathers striped with black. Back: deep rich gold. Saddle and saddle hackle: deep gold shading in hackle to pale gold. Shoulder coverts and wing bows: Bright gold or orange, solid in colour (an admixture of light feathers is objectionable). Wing bar: Metallic blue (blue-violet), sharp, cleanly cut and not too broad. Primaries: Black with white edging to outer web. Secondaries: white outer web (forming a white wing bay when the wing is closed), black inner web and end of feather. Breast: Black with green luster. Tail: Black, rich glossed with green, grey fluff at the base.
Female Plumage: Head: Grey (a brown cap is objectionable). Hackle: White, each feather striped with black or dark grey (a light tinge of yellow in the ground colour is permissible). Breast and under colour: Bright salmon-red (this point important), darker on the throat and shading off to ash-grey or fawn on the underparts. Back, wings, sides, and saddle: Dark grey, finely penciled with darker grey or black. Tail: Grey, slightly darker than the body colour, inside feathers dull black or dark grey."
Below are pics of different colors that are approved...
All Champion birds located in Queensland
Top Left: Ch Bird of Show White Btm Plt R. Fowler Top Right: Res Bird of Show White Btm Ckl. T. Burley. 2nd Row: 1: Ch Lge Blue R. Fowler. Hen. 2: Ch Lge Brown. N. Black. Ckl 3: Ch Lge White. C.Claus. Plt 3rd Row: 1:Ch Btm Buff. C. Fowler. Hen. 2: Ch Btm Cuckoo R. Fowler Plt 3: Ch Btm A.O.C. J & S Arnett. Excheq Hen. 4: Ch Btm Blue. R. Fowler. Hen. 4th Row: 1: Ch Opp Sex Btm Blk. J & S Arnett. Ckl 2: Ch Btm Black. H & D McKenzie. Hen. 3: Ch Btm Brown, D. Collier. Cock 4: Ch Opp Sex Btm Blue. J & S Arnett. Ckl
