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

Red White Barred Saxon Priest


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Origin:

Saxony; The original breeding was probably from the Blassen and Trumpeter Pigeons.
General Impression:
 Strong, field pigeon shape with low station, well developed muffs and hocks, always double crested.
Race features:
  
Head:
 Somewhat rounded with suitably wide shell crest which ends with rosettes on either side of the head, and always with a carnation shaped beak crest suitably positioned and elevated so as not to cover the birds eyes.
Eyes:
 Dark; eye cere narrow and pale colored to reddish
Beak:
 Medium long, flesh colored; lower beak is dark on blacks and blues. Small dark marks on the upper beak but under the beak crest are not bad faults particularly with old birds.
Neck:
 Medium long, full at the body, throat well rounded out.
Back:
 Long gently slopping down with broad shoulders.
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.
Colors:
 Black, red, yellow, blue and silver, all with white bars or spangle, blues in barless
Color and Design:
 Except for some dark gradations on neck, flights and tail bar, blues and silvers are a light soft tone, blacks, reds and yellows to be glossy and rich as possible. Pure white bars; long, narrow and well separated. Blue and silver white bars and spangles have thin black edge; Spangles should be triangular and evenly space on the wing covers; Black spangles with or without finch marks. Colored plumage except for the top of head which is pure white; the line of separation goes from the beak line to the crest base and includes the white beak crest
Bad Faults:
 Weak body, drooping attitude, station to high, narrow or capping crest, a beak crest that obscures vision, dark beaks on reds or yellows, too short or too broad, rusty or peppered bars, dull, uneven or bluish colors on the blacks, red or yellows; overly bright, dark or cloudy blues or silvers, blues with copper colored chest. or silvers with ochre colored chest.
Order of evaluation:
 General impression - body form - color - head design - crest and beak crest - bars or spangling - muffs - eye and beak color.
Band size:
 11