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

Crested Black Saxon Spot


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Origin:
 For a long time the muffed spot was bred in Saxony;
General Impression:
 Like the field pigeon but somewhat stronger in appearance.
Race features:
  
Head:
 Rounded, either crested or smooth.
Eyes:
 Dark, cere narrow, flesh to red in color.
Beak:
 Relatively long, slightly rounded on the tip. Flesh colored. In blacks and blues the upper beak is dark. Wattle small and white powdered.
Neck:
 Suitably short, blending full at the shoulders.
Back:
 Wide at the shoulders, tapering slightly downward.
Wings:
 Strong and long, not too tightly closed, resting on top tail.
Legs & Feet
 Long and well muffed, feathers as wide as possible, long hock feathers; deep set.
Tail:
 nicely closed, adequately wide.
Feather:
 Well developed, showing fullness and softness.
Colors:
 Black, red, yellow and blue which also shows a dark bar in the tail.
Color and Design:
 White: The spot (or snip) and the tail, including undertail wedge to a line around the body at the vent, are colored. Color always pure and deep, the design sharply cut out. The spot is pear shaped and 4 mm. wide at the beak wattle.
Bad Faults:
 Dark or warty ceres. Not a full and rounded crest or too low a setting. Light upper beaks in blacks and blues. Dark or spotted beaks in red and yellow. White feathers in undertail wedge. Reedy color in tail, Although a light edge on the outside feathers of the tail should not be considered a fault. Large, thick heads with a blunt beak. Short muffs. Too small or no forehead spot.
Order of evaluation:
 General impression - body strength - muffs - markings - color - crest - beak color.
Band size:
 11