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I'd like to get a copy. My niece has a non APA category and had her heart set on taking a Niederrheiner hen.
Niederrheiner Thread! All Colors!
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I have the original German Standard of Perfection for the Niederrheiner but it is written in German. Do we have anyone that can translate that into English so we can have that for our use in developing the breed in the US according to the original German SOP?
If anyone can translate this and post back on here or send it to me I would appreciate it.
BirdsNRabbits
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I have not kept Neiderrheiners before, but I do have some German knowledge. I can try to translate that and get it back to you. It may take a while but hopefully I can help!
We are looking for current APA members that are interested in raising, breeding and showing Niederrheiners to join our group effort to get Niederrheiners recognized by the APA.
BirdsNRabbits
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I am so sorry it took me this long to translate this but I was having computer issues. Here is the German to English translation of the standard @Fosmorefarm posted. It is literal, and may have some errors. Also, anything that is inside brackets [...] is something I added. It may mean some synonyms, or an explanation to what I think it means. When talking about the colors they use the original German names. You can discern which modern color you think it is talking about. I used the word 'sparrow' because that is what the word literally translates to, but our term for those markings are cuckoo.
Here it is:
Niederrheiner, birch color [birchen, picture above] p. 207
Breeding idea - On average, very mobile, wide and medium-high placed hen with full, vigorous, well-rounded shape. Fine-grained, white meat, and white skin. [Especially, particularly, early/precocious] [Not quite sure here - I think it is saying something like: High performance, recognized breed, economical/industrial breed?]. Small breed, tame, calm animal, bad flyers, in all conditions a good fowl.
What is to be demonstrated? - It is important to pay attention to all the points that are useful to a useful value. These are: Spaciousness of the body in the medium-heavy type, movability [agility] by a slighty higher position when the chest and the tail part are raised. Very vital: Full, rounded shape, very wide chest and shoulders gently rising backwards, slightly [hollow?] round backline.
What is to be rejected? - Narrow, too small animals, foot feathering [fletching?] as well as coarse and bony. Plump animals with deep-set eyes and long face. Flat tail, narrow setting, long, straight back. Black coarse feathers and dark skin pigment. White in the ear lobes.
p.208 History - At the end of the twenties of the last century, North-Dutch blue chickens came to Germany, which were not very well received. A few years later, they were taken by the Lower Rhine region breeders J. Jobs and Friedrich Regenstein. They were bred in shape and color so as to create a new breed. While the hens were almost grayish-black in the original animals, and the roosters were brightly colored with silvery drapery [curtains, veiled, hanging feathers? I think it means the saddle feathers], the blue sparrow [hawk] color became dominant in both sexes for German breeders. From the original box shape, the more agile, well-rounded shape has been developed with the aim of creating a breed mainly intended for meat purpose, but also a high yield of eggs. The Dutch animals originated from the Mechelen, Plymouth Rocks, Belgian Camphor [fighters], Faverolles, and other breeds. The new breed was recognized in Germany in 1943. At the end of the forties of the last century, the other colors like the Kennsperber [marked hawk/sparrow], Gelbsperber [yellow hawk/sparrow], birch colored, and blue arose.
Here it is:
Niederrheiner, birch color [birchen, picture above] p. 207
Breeding idea - On average, very mobile, wide and medium-high placed hen with full, vigorous, well-rounded shape. Fine-grained, white meat, and white skin. [Especially, particularly, early/precocious] [Not quite sure here - I think it is saying something like: High performance, recognized breed, economical/industrial breed?]. Small breed, tame, calm animal, bad flyers, in all conditions a good fowl.
What is to be demonstrated? - It is important to pay attention to all the points that are useful to a useful value. These are: Spaciousness of the body in the medium-heavy type, movability [agility] by a slighty higher position when the chest and the tail part are raised. Very vital: Full, rounded shape, very wide chest and shoulders gently rising backwards, slightly [hollow?] round backline.
What is to be rejected? - Narrow, too small animals, foot feathering [fletching?] as well as coarse and bony. Plump animals with deep-set eyes and long face. Flat tail, narrow setting, long, straight back. Black coarse feathers and dark skin pigment. White in the ear lobes.
p.208 History - At the end of the twenties of the last century, North-Dutch blue chickens came to Germany, which were not very well received. A few years later, they were taken by the Lower Rhine region breeders J. Jobs and Friedrich Regenstein. They were bred in shape and color so as to create a new breed. While the hens were almost grayish-black in the original animals, and the roosters were brightly colored with silvery drapery [curtains, veiled, hanging feathers? I think it means the saddle feathers], the blue sparrow [hawk] color became dominant in both sexes for German breeders. From the original box shape, the more agile, well-rounded shape has been developed with the aim of creating a breed mainly intended for meat purpose, but also a high yield of eggs. The Dutch animals originated from the Mechelen, Plymouth Rocks, Belgian Camphor [fighters], Faverolles, and other breeds. The new breed was recognized in Germany in 1943. At the end of the forties of the last century, the other colors like the Kennsperber [marked hawk/sparrow], Gelbsperber [yellow hawk/sparrow], birch colored, and blue arose.
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BirdsNRabbits
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p. 208 Shape and Characteristics -
Rooster: Mass [weight] 3.5 to 4.5 kg
Head: Medium-size, lightly domed. Face: Well, sparsely feathered, red.
Beak: Pretty short, bent, flesh-colored, with horn color first. [I'm not sure what Gr.F means, I'm assuming it is an abbreviation of sorts for "faults"]: Yellowish beak.
Eyes: Medium size; For color please see color chart. [Is there an eye color chart in the book?]
Comb: Easy, stand upright, of average size, fine in tissue [texture], with 4 to 6 prongs, the muzzle of the comb follows the line of the neck, without rest [I think it means to lie down]
Earlobe: Small and red. Faults: White in the earlobes.
[Gill?]: Medium-sized, well rounded.
Neck: Medium length, slightly bent, with full curtain.
Chest: Full and broad, well rounded, slightly raised. Faults: Narrow or keen chest part.
Body: Rounded, wide, somewhat squat shape. Faults: Narrow body, square box or triangle shape.
Belly [abdomen]: Full and broad. Faults: Little developed belly part.
Spine: Wide, medium length, without rising [interuption]
Back: [Slightly hollow?], in the full, feathery saddle. Faults: Narrow back or straight back line, angular in the transition from saddle to tail.
Shoulder: Wide, barely protruding, covered by the throat [neck].
Wings: Well fitting, horizontally carried. Faults: Hanging wings.
Saddle: Wide, full and full feathered.
Tail: Medium length, wide, without angle to the saddle with a good slope. Wide, well rounded hackles. Faults: Flat or steep tail [attitude, carriage?]. Narrow profile or feather width.
Legs: Medium-length, muscular, horizontal, well-feathered.
Feet: Relatively tender, not feathered, medium-length, flesh colored. For color, please see color chart. Faults: Any feathers on the feet. Too high, too deep, or too close. Yellow color.
Toes: Very well spread.
Skin: White. Faults: Yellow skin. Plumage: Wide, full, and well developed. Fitting.
(I will post the rest later)
Rooster: Mass [weight] 3.5 to 4.5 kg
Head: Medium-size, lightly domed. Face: Well, sparsely feathered, red.
Beak: Pretty short, bent, flesh-colored, with horn color first. [I'm not sure what Gr.F means, I'm assuming it is an abbreviation of sorts for "faults"]: Yellowish beak.
Eyes: Medium size; For color please see color chart. [Is there an eye color chart in the book?]
Comb: Easy, stand upright, of average size, fine in tissue [texture], with 4 to 6 prongs, the muzzle of the comb follows the line of the neck, without rest [I think it means to lie down]
Earlobe: Small and red. Faults: White in the earlobes.
[Gill?]: Medium-sized, well rounded.
Neck: Medium length, slightly bent, with full curtain.
Chest: Full and broad, well rounded, slightly raised. Faults: Narrow or keen chest part.
Body: Rounded, wide, somewhat squat shape. Faults: Narrow body, square box or triangle shape.
Belly [abdomen]: Full and broad. Faults: Little developed belly part.
Spine: Wide, medium length, without rising [interuption]
Back: [Slightly hollow?], in the full, feathery saddle. Faults: Narrow back or straight back line, angular in the transition from saddle to tail.
Shoulder: Wide, barely protruding, covered by the throat [neck].
Wings: Well fitting, horizontally carried. Faults: Hanging wings.
Saddle: Wide, full and full feathered.
Tail: Medium length, wide, without angle to the saddle with a good slope. Wide, well rounded hackles. Faults: Flat or steep tail [attitude, carriage?]. Narrow profile or feather width.
Legs: Medium-length, muscular, horizontal, well-feathered.
Feet: Relatively tender, not feathered, medium-length, flesh colored. For color, please see color chart. Faults: Any feathers on the feet. Too high, too deep, or too close. Yellow color.
Toes: Very well spread.
Skin: White. Faults: Yellow skin. Plumage: Wide, full, and well developed. Fitting.
(I will post the rest later)
BirdsNRabbits
Chirping
p. 209 Hen - Weight :2.5-3kg. Egg production in year 1: 200; in year 2: 160. Yellow to light brown eggs.
Hatching eggs minimum weight: 55g.
[I think this means broodiness]: Low.
The hen resembles the cock up to the gender related differences. The whole fullness of the appearance lies on the chest, shoulder, and back, well-rounded with the deepest point, a little in front of the center of the back, swinging over the wide saddle, swinging at an angle to the tail. The tail is fully developed with broad, medium-length feathers, broad and [sloping? sloppy?] carried. Small to medium standing comb, in the fear, in the rear half also [allow some surrounding or outlying?].
Ring sizes: Rooster 22, Hen 20.
Color and drawing [pattern]
Blue: Rooster: Smooth, medium blue without trimming; dark blue to velvety black hangings; tail corresponding to the color of the breast. Feet flesh colored with gray [wings or shanks?] soles white. Eyes red to orange-red. Red-brown still allowed.
Hens: Smooth, medium blue without trimming, throat darker. Feet gray to flesh colored. Soles white. Eye color orange-red to red-brown. Slightly dark seam is to be treated with leniency [you can tolerate it] in both sexes. Faults: Splotchy, sooty, or too light blue, brown neck or saddle feathers, too light tail color, white in the sickle of young cocks, hawk [sparrow color] in the hanging feathers.
Blue Sparrow: Rooster: Each feather in several alternations of blue gray ground color and bright gray-blue, not so sharply defined [limited, marked], slightly curved sparrow-pattern. On the neck and saddle hanging feathers with darker chest. Thigh, tummy, and tail with brighter blue tint. In the case of fully developed cocks, are slightly brown hint [streak, run, approach, touch] in the hanging feathers, only allow a hint of sparrow in the sickle feathers.
Hen: Due to the gender, the light gray-blue sparrow pattern is narrower [less] than the blue-gray ground color. Thus it appears darker overall than the cock. Gray approach to the feet of the hen. Eye color red to orange-red. Faults: Absent sparrow, trimming, instead of blue-gray and light gray-blue colors, black and white in the hawk [sparrow, cuckoo] pattern, stronger [reed?], sooty base color, black back of head without sparrow, discontinued [stopped off] sparrow pattern, silver or brass in the hanging feathers as well as single colored tail in the cock. Discontinued brighter neck, brass colored hanging feathers, sharp discontinued or black and white striations or sparrow. Black tones in overall color in hens.
Hatching eggs minimum weight: 55g.
[I think this means broodiness]: Low.
The hen resembles the cock up to the gender related differences. The whole fullness of the appearance lies on the chest, shoulder, and back, well-rounded with the deepest point, a little in front of the center of the back, swinging over the wide saddle, swinging at an angle to the tail. The tail is fully developed with broad, medium-length feathers, broad and [sloping? sloppy?] carried. Small to medium standing comb, in the fear, in the rear half also [allow some surrounding or outlying?].
Ring sizes: Rooster 22, Hen 20.
Color and drawing [pattern]
Blue: Rooster: Smooth, medium blue without trimming; dark blue to velvety black hangings; tail corresponding to the color of the breast. Feet flesh colored with gray [wings or shanks?] soles white. Eyes red to orange-red. Red-brown still allowed.
Hens: Smooth, medium blue without trimming, throat darker. Feet gray to flesh colored. Soles white. Eye color orange-red to red-brown. Slightly dark seam is to be treated with leniency [you can tolerate it] in both sexes. Faults: Splotchy, sooty, or too light blue, brown neck or saddle feathers, too light tail color, white in the sickle of young cocks, hawk [sparrow color] in the hanging feathers.
Blue Sparrow: Rooster: Each feather in several alternations of blue gray ground color and bright gray-blue, not so sharply defined [limited, marked], slightly curved sparrow-pattern. On the neck and saddle hanging feathers with darker chest. Thigh, tummy, and tail with brighter blue tint. In the case of fully developed cocks, are slightly brown hint [streak, run, approach, touch] in the hanging feathers, only allow a hint of sparrow in the sickle feathers.
Hen: Due to the gender, the light gray-blue sparrow pattern is narrower [less] than the blue-gray ground color. Thus it appears darker overall than the cock. Gray approach to the feet of the hen. Eye color red to orange-red. Faults: Absent sparrow, trimming, instead of blue-gray and light gray-blue colors, black and white in the hawk [sparrow, cuckoo] pattern, stronger [reed?], sooty base color, black back of head without sparrow, discontinued [stopped off] sparrow pattern, silver or brass in the hanging feathers as well as single colored tail in the cock. Discontinued brighter neck, brass colored hanging feathers, sharp discontinued or black and white striations or sparrow. Black tones in overall color in hens.
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p. 210 Marked Hawk: Rooster: Head, neck, and saddle hangings gold color (lower one-third of neck hangings somewhat brighter) with dark-gray leg strokes and whitish gray sparrow pattern. Back, shoulders, and wing covers red-gold with faint, lighter sparrow pattern. Secondary wing feathers gray-white-yellowish brown sparrow. Primaries mostly gray with mock sparrow. Chest, belly, and thighs blue sparrow, slight reddish deposits on the chest. Tail blue sparrow. Faults: Too bright gold tones and too little pronounced sparrow. Missing three-colored secondary markings. Too many [reeds?] in the wings and tail.
Hen: Head and neck hangings light gold colored with dark gray leg strokes, and gray white sparrow (allow gray to blackish back of head with moderate sparrow). Plumage dark partridge color with blue-gray, some flaky appearing sparrow, which show the bright polka dot shape on the wings. Secondaries partridge color, primaries more brown gray, both with hints of sparrow. Chest salmon color. Stomach and thighs like coat plumage. Feathers dark gray with hints of sparrow. Eye color red to orange-red. Faults: Too little, too strong or uniform or lacking sparrow. Light yellowish tones in the neck hangings, light-chest- or ground color; too many [reeds?] in the wings and tail.
In day old chicks: Safe, distinguishing features on the strongly different color of the [sand dunes?? I have no idea what it is saying here...]. Rooster chicks dark yellow with reddish-gray backs. Hen chicks light partridge color with brown back stripes.
Yellow Sparrow: Rooster: In the entire body plumage yellow base color as uniform as possible, white sparrow, tail brown-gray, or purely dark gray, with light gray sparrow; allow single dark gray splash in the neck and saddle hanging feathers. Interrupted shaft line drawing in neck hanging feathers only slightly visible. Scattered dark gray splashes in the saddle feathers permissable. Under plumage yellow to cream-white. Faults: Gray in shoulder, too much gray in saddle, whitish wings, whitish breast, missing tail patterns.
Hen: Resembling the rooster, however in the sparrow somewhat dull; under neck hanging feathers with dark gray shaft line patterns, with lighter sparrow. Shoulder plumage clear sparrow. Feathers with brown-gray to dark gray retention. Under plumage yellow to cream-white. Eye color red to orange-red. Faults: Completely missing sparrow, gray or black splashed in plumage.
p. 211 Birch color: Rooster: Head, neck, and saddle hanging feathers silver and white with distinct [pronounced] black shaft lines [strokes], wing feathers and back silver-white. Chest black, narrow silver lining, including the crop part. On old roosters, more detailed pattern allowed. Other body feathers including wing feathers black with greenish shine [gloss, luster]. Legs skin colored with gray tint. Soles white.
Hens: Head and neck silver white with black shaft strokes. Chest black with lighter silver lining [trimming] in the crop area. Other body feathers black with greenish shine. Legs gray to flesh color with whitish soles; in older animals lighter color. Eye color red to orange-red. Red-brown allowed in hens. Faults: Missing green sheen; missing, too splashy or too deep, or white feathers on the chest. Trimming on thighs and belly. White in the wings on roosters. Patterns in the plumage in hens. Violet tones in base color.
Hen: Head and neck hangings light gold colored with dark gray leg strokes, and gray white sparrow (allow gray to blackish back of head with moderate sparrow). Plumage dark partridge color with blue-gray, some flaky appearing sparrow, which show the bright polka dot shape on the wings. Secondaries partridge color, primaries more brown gray, both with hints of sparrow. Chest salmon color. Stomach and thighs like coat plumage. Feathers dark gray with hints of sparrow. Eye color red to orange-red. Faults: Too little, too strong or uniform or lacking sparrow. Light yellowish tones in the neck hangings, light-chest- or ground color; too many [reeds?] in the wings and tail.
In day old chicks: Safe, distinguishing features on the strongly different color of the [sand dunes?? I have no idea what it is saying here...]. Rooster chicks dark yellow with reddish-gray backs. Hen chicks light partridge color with brown back stripes.
Yellow Sparrow: Rooster: In the entire body plumage yellow base color as uniform as possible, white sparrow, tail brown-gray, or purely dark gray, with light gray sparrow; allow single dark gray splash in the neck and saddle hanging feathers. Interrupted shaft line drawing in neck hanging feathers only slightly visible. Scattered dark gray splashes in the saddle feathers permissable. Under plumage yellow to cream-white. Faults: Gray in shoulder, too much gray in saddle, whitish wings, whitish breast, missing tail patterns.
Hen: Resembling the rooster, however in the sparrow somewhat dull; under neck hanging feathers with dark gray shaft line patterns, with lighter sparrow. Shoulder plumage clear sparrow. Feathers with brown-gray to dark gray retention. Under plumage yellow to cream-white. Eye color red to orange-red. Faults: Completely missing sparrow, gray or black splashed in plumage.
p. 211 Birch color: Rooster: Head, neck, and saddle hanging feathers silver and white with distinct [pronounced] black shaft lines [strokes], wing feathers and back silver-white. Chest black, narrow silver lining, including the crop part. On old roosters, more detailed pattern allowed. Other body feathers including wing feathers black with greenish shine [gloss, luster]. Legs skin colored with gray tint. Soles white.
Hens: Head and neck silver white with black shaft strokes. Chest black with lighter silver lining [trimming] in the crop area. Other body feathers black with greenish shine. Legs gray to flesh color with whitish soles; in older animals lighter color. Eye color red to orange-red. Red-brown allowed in hens. Faults: Missing green sheen; missing, too splashy or too deep, or white feathers on the chest. Trimming on thighs and belly. White in the wings on roosters. Patterns in the plumage in hens. Violet tones in base color.
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