BROWN RED d’Uccle

         Same for both, male and female

Comb, Face, Wattles & Ear Lobes:   Bright Red

Beak:                                                   Horn

Eyes:                                                    Reddish Bay                

Beard & Muffs:                                  Black with little if any orange

Boots:                                                  black

Shanks and Toes:                               Slaty Blue; plumage, black

Color of Male

Head:                                               Lustrous deep orange.

Neck:                                               Hackle - lustrous deep orange, with a narrow dark stripe through the middle

                                                         of each feather, terminating in a point near its lower extremity.

                                                     Front of Neck - black, with very narrow lacing of deep orange.

Back:                                               Lustrous deep orange.

Saddle:                                            Same as hackle.

Tail:                                                 Main Tail - black, with slight luster.

                                                    Sickles & Coverts - lustrous beetle green black.

Wings:                                            Shoulders & Fronts - black. Bows - lustrous deep orange, to match back.                  

                                                        Coverts - lustrous black. Primaries - black. Secondaries - black,

                                                        exposed portion forming wing bay, with slight luster.

Breast:                                           Upper Breast - black with very narrow lacing of deep orange. Lower Breast- Black.

Body, Stern & Lower thighs:       Black.

Undercolor:                                  Dull black in all section

Color of Female

Head:                                            Black.

Neck:                                            Hackle - deep orange, with a narrow, dark stripe through the feather,

                                                      terminating in a point near its lower extremity. 

Beard                                            Black  Front of Neck - black, with very narrow lacing of deep orange.

Back, Cushion, Tail & Wings:    Black.

Breast:                                          Upper Breast - black, with very narrow lacing of deep orange. black,

Body, Stern & Lower Thighs:     Black       

Undercolor:                                  Dull black in all sections,

Disqualifications

                                More than one appearance of more than  ½ “ of positive white in any section of the plumage.

Defects

Absence of Lacing or excessive lacing on breast of either sex.  Shafting in breast or body feathers - black cap on head.