ORIGIN: Created in middle Germany. Today found all over Germany.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: High-set pouter with a slim but powerful form; erect, proud bearing; approximately 2/3 of the length for the front, 1/3 from the legs to the tip of the tail; lively personality.
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BREED CHARACTERISTICS
HEAD: Oval; forehead slightly curved; wattle flat and undeveloped.
EYES: Bull; eye cere narrow and pale.
BEAK: Rather long, not too powerful, light-colored.
NECK: Long; globe large, well-set out from the breast; largest at the upper part; well-rounded reaching so high that the beak rests on the globe.
BREAST: Not too wide; well-muscled; keel, long and slightly rounded.
BACK: Long; not too wide at the shoulders; sloping downwards in a straight line; shoulders well-curved but not protruding.
WINGS: Powerful; well-closed; straight, lying on the tail.
TAIL: Not too long and not too wide; forms a line with the back but may not touch the ground; approximately 2 cm longer than the wing tips.
LEGS AND FEET: Legs long and straight, not set wide apart; thighs visible; feet unfeathered, bright red in color; toe nails light-colored.
COLOR CLASSES: Black, red, yellow, and blue.
COLOR AND MARKINGS
All colors rich, even, and lustrous. Head, wings, hocks, and belly are white. Remaining areas
including vent and undertail are colored. Head is white until ½ to 1 cm under the eyes where a
distinct line separates the white head and colored neck. Seen from above the colored shoulder
feathers form a heart-shaped marking and run over onto the wings so that the white wings show a
nicely rounded line. A sharply defined line about 1 cm before the thighs separates the white and
colored area. The white belly continues to the vent. The outer tail feathers of blues are white laced.
SERIOUS FAULTS:
AREAS TO BE EVALUATED AND RATED: Overall impression – Station – Globe – Body form – Color and markings.