BLACK COPPER
Standard of Perfection
American Poultry Association
Color - Male
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 - Shanks and toes light to mid- slate, showing pink between the scales. Bottoms of feet - Pinkish white
Shank and Toe Feathers - Black
Color - Female
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
Additional Information
Genetic Code: E^R/E^R, co+co+, db/db, pg/pg, ml/ml, Mh/Mh, s+/s+ gold/wildtype
Used with permission from the American Standard of Perfection, 44th edition.