Southern California Color Pigeon Club
SUPPORTING COLOR PIGEONS IN CALIFORNIA, USA AND THE WORLD SINCE 1972
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Standard for Saxon Monks
Translated from 1954 German standard by H. P. Macklin and updated to recent German standard

Yellow White Barred Saxon Monk

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Origin:
 An ancient and beloved color pigeon from Saxony and surrounding territory.
General Appearance:
 Strong, refined field pigeon form, well developed muffs and smooth feathers.
Race Characteristics:
  
Head:
 Oblong smooth with forehead somewhat curved.
Eyes:
 Dark, eye cere narrow and flesh colored to red.
Beak:
 Medium long, flesh colored.
Neck:
 Medium long, full at the shoulders, throat well cut out.
Chest:
 Broad and deep, well rounded.
Back:
 Long, broad at the shoulders, slightly receding downward.
Wings:
 Long, well closed and covering the back.
Tail:
 Long, well closed.
Legs:
 Low position with long and well curved muff feathers and well developed hock feathers.
Feather:
 Well developed and lying close.
 
Color:
 Black, red, yellow, blue, silver all with white bars or spangled.
 
Color and Design:
 Blacks, reds and yellows to be glossy and rich as possible; blues and silvers with light even color on wing shield and underparts; darker blue on the neck with glossy green shine. Barred have pure white bars; long, narrow, even and well separated; blues and silvers white bars show a thin dark edge. Spangle patterns are triangular pure white shapes with a very even distribution over the entire wing shield. Blue and silver spangles have a thin dark edge defining the white triangle shapes. Pure white head with color beginning sharply and evenly just under the eyes. 8 to 10 white flights, 12 white tail feathers with color beginning sharply and evenly across the rump and underside; the vent must be colored. Muffs are white and hock feathers are colored.
 
Bad Faults:
 Weak body, faulty design, faded colors, too short or incomplete muffs. Head marking cut too short or long, too many or too few white flights, colored feathers in muffs, white feathers running up the back or belly. White bars too short, jagged, rusty or peppered. Irregular spangles. White grizzling on the neck.
 
Order of Evaluation:
 General impression - body type - color - markings - bars or spangles - muffs - eye and beak color.
 
Band Size:
 11