Standard
Varieties of Chickens:
Rose-Comb Bantams
Rose-comb Bantams are miniature Hamburgs. There are
two varieties - the Black and the White. The cocks
have a small, round head; a short and slightly
curved beak; large, prominent, bright eyes; rose
comb, square in front, fitting firmly on the head,
evenly corrugated on the upper surface, and ending
in a spike with a light upward curve; flat, closely
fitting earlobes; broad, thin, smooth, and
well-rounded wattles; neck small at the head,
increasing in size as it approaches the shoulders,
nicely arched, and carried well back; abundant
hackle of good length, sweeping over the shoulders
and tapering toward the tail; long and plentiful
saddle feathers; full, round breast, carried
prominently forward; plump, compact, and symmetrical
body; wings large, the points carried low, the
secondaries slightly expanded; full, expanded tail,
carried rather high and furnished with long curving
sickles and coverts; short, well-rounded thighs, and
short, clean, tapering shanks.
The head of the hen should be small and neatly
rounded; eyes bright and full; comb of the same
character as the cock's but smaller and neater;
flat, smooth earlobes; small wattles; short,
tapering neck, carried well back; short back; full,
prominent breast; compact body; ample wings, but not
drooping so much as the cock's; full, expanded
upright tail; short, round thighs, and short,
tapering shanks.
The plumage of the Black Rose-comb Bantam is
lustrous black, and of the White, pure spotless
white. The beak of the Black is black or dark horn
color; of the White, yellow. The earlobes of the
Black are pure white; of the White, red. The shanks
of the Black are dark, leaden blue; of the White,
yellow.
FOR
FURTHER READING...
The following images come from the FeatherSite, "an on-line zoological garden of domestic poultry". The Rosecomb Bantams
page contains further information about this breed's
history and more images of these fowl.
Image Credits
(from left to right):
Courtesy of Shannon Doane;
Courtesy of Virginia Martin and Barry Koffler;
Courtesy of Shannon Doane;
Courtesy of Barry Koffler
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