Black Copper - Approved variety

Disqualifications

Brown wing bay

(See General Disqualifications and Cutting for defects.)

Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes

Bright red

Beak

Horn, black shading permitted

Eyes

Reddish bay

Head

Lustrous deep copper, neither yellow nor mahogany.

Neck

Hackle -- Lustrous deep copper, neither yellow nor mahogany.  Some feathers, especially in the lower hackle, may include a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating in a point near its lower extremity.

Front of Neck -- Black with markings of deep copper

Back

Lustrous deep copper

Saddle -- Same as hackle

Tail

Main Tail -- Black with slight luster

Sickles and Coverts -- Lustrous black

Wings

Shoulders -- Black

Fronts -- Black

Bows -- Deep russet red

Coverts -- Lustrous black

Primaries -- Black

Secondaries -- Black, exposed portion forming black wing bay.

Breast

Solid black or with a few copper spots.  Not laced.

Body and Stern

Black

Legs and Toes

Lower Thighs -- Black

Shanks and Toes -- Light to mid-slate, showing pink between the scales.

Bottoms of Feet -- Pinkish white

Shank and Toe Feathers -- Black

 Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes

Bright red

Beak

Dark horn

Eyes

Reddish bay

Head

Lustrous copper

Neck

Hackle -- Copper, with a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating to a point near its lower extremity.

Front of Neck -- Black with markings of copper.

Back

Black

Tail

Black

Wings

Black

Breast

Solid black, or with a few copper spots.  Not laced.

Body and Stern

Black

 Legs and Toes 

Lower Thighs -- Black

Shanks and Toes -- Dark slate, bottoms of feet pinkish white.

Shank and Toe Feathers -- Black