COLORS  - We allow ten points for color and markings for all standard colors known,except whites and mismarks which have no cuts in color points. Unless a show will make a special class for the Rare Colors, they will be put in the Any Other Color Class. In placing CHAMPION, if the standard colors are competing, the judge uses color points cuts. But if a Mismark or a White is competing against standard colors, the judge is to disregard the color points on all birds before him/her.

BLUE BAR  - A deep even shade of blue in all sections of the body. The neck should be a darker shade with a beetle green shade of sheen. White over the rump. the wings should show two well defined black bars. The tail is tipped with a single black bar to match those on the wings. Golden - red or pearl iris. Damson eye cere. Dark or black beak and toenails.
SILVER - A silvery blue tending to fawn color in all sections of the body, with as little contrast as possible in the shade of the back, breast, wings and tail. The neck should be of a darker shade with a brilliant metallic luster, White or fawn over the rump. The wings to show two well defined bars somewhat darker in color than the body, and the tail should be tipped with a single bar to match those on the wing. Golden - red or pearl iris.
WHITE - Pure white, Dark gravel eyes. Beet red cere. Pinkish white beak and toenails.
RED - Rich deep even shade of red throughout the surface with a red under color. Neck color should show more sheen and luster, from green or beryl shades. light horn colored beak and toenails.
YELLOW - Deep golden sheen. neck showing opalescent blending with golden hues. Orange iris. Red eye cere. horn colored beak and toenails.
DUN - Good even dun color. Beak and toenails the same color as the breast. Golden - red iris. Flesh colored cere.
BLACK - Deep raven black with beetle green sheen. Golden - red iris. Black colored beak and toenails.
GRIZZLE - Recognized only in (Blue Pigment) Intense and Dilute.
BLUE GRIZZLE - Blue Pigment - Intense -Grizzle Factor -Bar Pattern. Head, neck, body, wing and tail  color  as the basic (blue), with the addition of white flecks superimposed on the top of the standard color (blue). The grizzling effect to be most noticeable upon the body, shoulder, head and neck while nearly absent on the wings bars and tail bars. An evenly distributed  uniform grizzling is desired. More  white allowed on the head than the body, shoulders and neck. Neck feathers a bit darker shade showing a rich sheen of primary green and secondly purple. Birds that have white main tail or  wing feathers, will not be shown in the grizzle class. Pearl or orange eyes. Dark or black beak and toenails.
SILVER GRIZZLE - Blue Pigment - Dilute - Grizzle Factor - Bar Pattern. Head, neck, body, wing and tail the same as the basic (silver), with the addition of white flecks superimposed on the top of the standard color (blue). The grizzling effect to be most noticeable upon the body, shoulder, head and neck while nearly absent on the wings bars and tail bars. An evenly distributed  uniform grizzling is desired. More  white allowed on the head than the body, shoulders and neck. The neck should be a darker shade with a brilliant metallic luster. Eye color, same as Silver, with horn colored beak and toenails. Birds that have white main tail or  wing feathers, will not be shown in the grizzle class.
ASH RED - Ash Red Pigment - Intense - Bar Pattern. The body and wing color can be a variation of ash red. The wings show show two well defined claret - red bars.
ASH RED - Ash Red Pigment - Intense - Spread Pattern. The body and wing color to be a solid color of  ash gray, with black or brown flecking. In some birds the flecking will be light or absent.

NOTE - Birds that have white main tail or wing feathers will not be shown in the ash red class. The ash red color should have pearl eyes, horn color beaks and toenails. Light colored birds to have flesh colored beaks and toenails, and dark colored birds to have dark horn beaks and toenails.
SHEEN - For instance, the black - this color should have as much beetle green as possible over its entire plumage. On Blue and Silver the neck sheen should be predominantly green rather than purple and should show as high a gloss as possible, over the entire plumage, whether in self, pattern or mismarks.

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