Guess the Breed! Bantam Edition

Mystery Breed #19

Origin:
England and Germany
American Status: Common
Weights: Cock-40oz, Hen-36oz
Comb: Single
Disqualifications: Yellow skin or yellow shanks and toes in any variety
Defects: Coarseness in head - Low wing carriage - Shallow breasted - Slender thighs and/or shanks - Definite cushion
Accepted Colors: Black, Blue, Buff, White
 
Mystery Breed #19

Origin:
England and Germany
American Status: Common
Weights: Cock-40oz, Hen-36oz
Comb: Single
Disqualifications: Yellow skin or yellow shanks and toes in any variety
Defects: Coarseness in head - Low wing carriage - Shallow breasted - Slender thighs and/or shanks - Definite cushion
Accepted Colors: Black, Blue, Buff, White
Orpington?
 
Mystery Breed #20

Origin:
Imported to England from China in 19th century.
American Status: Fifth most popular breed.
Weight: Cock-30oz, Hen-26oz
Comb: Single
Disqualifications: Vulture hocks - bare middle and/or outer toe - bottoms of feet showing complete absence of yellow in all varieties - shanks and toes of a color other than hereinafter described under the particular variety
Defects: Oversize comb, twisted comb, loped comb, High carriage of head - breast so low that feathers touch the ground - low wing carriage - stiffness in tail feathers - high carriage of keel - crooked breast or keel bone - overall appearance of being a creeper - concave surfaces in any section - Lack of down fiber in underfluff - any semblance of stiltiness.
Accepted Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Black tailed red, blue, brown red, buff, buff columbian, columbian, Golden laced, lemon blue, mottled, partridge, red, self blue, silver laced, silver penciled, splash, white
 
Mystery Breed #20

Origin:
Imported to England from China in 19th century.
American Status: Fifth most popular breed.
Weight: Cock-30oz, Hen-26oz
Comb: Single
Disqualifications: Vulture hocks - bare middle and/or outer toe - bottoms of feet showing complete absence of yellow in all varieties - shanks and toes of a color other than hereinafter described under the particular variety
Defects: Oversize comb, twisted comb, loped comb, High carriage of head - breast so low that feathers touch the ground - low wing carriage - stiffness in tail feathers - high carriage of keel - crooked breast or keel bone - overall appearance of being a creeper - concave surfaces in any section - Lack of down fiber in underfluff - any semblance of stiltiness.
Accepted Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Black tailed red, blue, brown red, buff, buff columbian, columbian, Golden laced, lemon blue, mottled, partridge, red, self blue, silver laced, silver penciled, splash, white
Cochin or Duccle?
 
Mystery Breed #20

Origin:
Imported to England from China in 19th century.
American Status: Fifth most popular breed.
Weight: Cock-30oz, Hen-26oz
Comb: Single
Disqualifications: Vulture hocks - bare middle and/or outer toe - bottoms of feet showing complete absence of yellow in all varieties - shanks and toes of a color other than hereinafter described under the particular variety
Defects: Oversize comb, twisted comb, loped comb, High carriage of head - breast so low that feathers touch the ground - low wing carriage - stiffness in tail feathers - high carriage of keel - crooked breast or keel bone - overall appearance of being a creeper - concave surfaces in any section - Lack of down fiber in underfluff - any semblance of stiltiness.
Accepted Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Black tailed red, blue, brown red, buff, buff columbian, columbian, Golden laced, lemon blue, mottled, partridge, red, self blue, silver laced, silver penciled, splash, white
Cochin! 3rd time's the charm?
 

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