A fully updated and expanded new edition of the official reference to all the recognised Poultry Standards in Great Britain
The seventh edition of British Poultry Standards contains complete specifications together with judging points for all standardised breeds and varieties of poultry, as compiled by the specialist Breed Clubs and published under the guidance of the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Intended as a manual to aid in the instruction and identification of breeds for the novice through to the veterinarian, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and edited, with numerous changes to breed pictures and profiles, providing a well-defined update for contemporary breeding, judging and exhibiting.
Under the guardianship of the Poultry Club of Great Britain, this book details the authorised standards of excellence for each breed, covering categories such as feather markings, breed classification, and defects and deformities.
- The must-have reference for keepers, breeders, judges and exhibitors of pure bred poultry
- Features over 500 colour photographs, including 150 new images
- Includes 10 new breeds as well as all standardised breeds, and features photographs of many different varieties
- Provides complete specifications and judging points of all standardised breeds and varieties of poultry
- Recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain
British Poultry Standards, 7th Edition is an essential resource for all poultry judges, breeders, exhibitors and keepers, as well as agricultural and veterinary college libraries and conservationists.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
Standard feather markings 4
Chief points of the fowl 13
Complete classification of pure breed poultry 21
Defects and deformities 25
Large fowl and bantams 31
Ancona 31
Andalusian 34
Appenzeller 36
Araucana 41
Rumpless Araucana 45
Asil 48
Australorp 50
Autosexing breeds 53
Brockbar 54
Brussbar 55
Cambar 57
Dorbar 59
Legbar 60
Rhodebar 63
Welbar 65
Wybar 68
Ayam Cemani 71
Barnevelder 72
Belgian Bearded bantams 75
Barbu d’Anvers 75
Barbu d’Uccle 77
Barbu de Watermael 78
Barbu d’Everberg (Rumpless d’Uccle) 80
Barbu du Grubbe (Rumpless d’Anvers) 81
Barbu de Boitsfort (Rumpless de Watermael) 81
Booted bantam 87
Rumpless Booted Bantam 92
Brabanter 93
Brahma 95
Brakel 100
Breda 102
Bresse-Gauloise 104
Burmese 106
Campine 108
Cochin 111
Crèvecoeur 114
Croad Langshan 115
Dandarawi 118
Derbyshire Redcap 120
Dominique 121
Dorking 124
Dutch bantam 128
British Faverolles 133
Fayoumi 137
Friesian 139
Frizzle 143
German Langshan 145
Groninger 149
Hamburgh 152
Houdan 155
Indian Game 158
Ixworth 162
Japanese bantam 164
Jersey Giant 169
Ko Shamo 171
Kraienköppe 173
Kulang 177
La Flèche 179
Lakenvelder 181
Leghorn 183
Lincolnshire Buff 188
Malay 191
Marans 194
Marsh Daisy 198
Minorca 201
Modern Game 204
Modern Langshan 209
Nankin bantam 212
Nankin Shamo 214
New Hampshire Red 215
Norfolk Grey 218
North Holland Blue 220
Ohiki 222
Carlisle Old English Game 223
Oxford Old English Game 230
Old English Game bantam 236
Old English Pheasant Fowl 242
Orloff 244
Orpington 247
Pekin bantam 251
Plymouth Rock 255
Poland 261
Rhode Island Red 265
Rosecomb bantam 269
Rumpless Game 272
Satsumadori 274
Scots Dumpy 277
Scots Grey 280
Sebright 282
Serama 285
Shamo 288
Sicilian Buttercup 290
Silkie 293
Spanish 296
Suffolk Chequer 298
Sulmtaler 300
Sultan 303
Sumatra 305
Sussex 307
Taiwan 311
Thai Game 312
Thüringian 313
Transylvanian Naked Neck 317
Tuzo 318
Vorwerk 320
Welsummer 323
Wyandotte 327
Yakido 336
Yamato Gunkei 337
Yokohama 339
Long-tailed breeds standardised in Japan 343
Turkeys 345
General Standard: Heavy Breeds 345
General Standard: Light Breeds 345
Judging – Scale of Points for All Colours 346
Serious Defects 346
Disqualifications 346
Turkey Eggs 346
Blue 347
Bourbon Red 348
Bronze 349
Buff 352
Crimson Dawn/Black-Winged Bronze 353
Crollwitzer (Pied) 353
Harvey Speckled 354
Narragansett 355
Nebraskan 357
Norfolk Black 358
Slate 359
White 361
Other Varieties 361
Waterfowl 363
Geese 363
African 364
American Buff 366
Brecon Buff 368
Buff Back (Saddleback) 369
Chinese 371
Czech 373
Embden 375
Franconian 376
Grey Back 378
Pilgrim 379
Pomeranian 381
Roman 383
Sebastopol 384
Shetland 386
Skå´ne 388
Steinbacher 390
Toulouse 392
West of England 394
Ducks 397
Abacot Ranger 398
Aylesbury 401
Bali 403
Black East Indian 405
Blue Swedish 407
Call 409
Campbell 435
Cayuga 439
Crested 441
Crested Miniature 443
Hook Bill 444
Indian Runner 447
Magpie 461
Muscovy 463
Orpington 467
Pekin 469
Rouen 472
Rouen Clair 475
Saxony 477
Silver Appleyard 480
Silver Appleyard Miniature 483
Silver Bantam 484
Welsh Harlequin 486
Other breeds 489
Standard for utility 491
Standard for eggs 493
Glossary 499
About the Author :
About the Editors
J. Ian H. Allonby is a long-standing member of the Poultry Club of Great Britain Board of Trustees and has chaired the Breed Standards Sub Committee for many years.
Dr Philippe B. Wilson is a Lecturer in Biological Chemistry and Cheminformatics at De Montfort University, Leicester, and a member of the Poultry Club of Great Britain Board of Trustees, chairing their Poultry and Eggs Committee. He is Vice-Chairman of the Rare Poultry Society, and an active committee member of numerous breed clubs and organisations.
