Red Barred (Cuckoo like pattern) (provisional Standard)

* the Australian Orpington Club has provisionally accepted this colour under the name Red Barred
the Australian Red Barred Orpington is being developed by Glen of Victoria
this standard has been submitted in draft form to the Aust Orpington Club Colour Committee for consideration

# update - as of 2021 this colour is still not recognised in the APS* for Orpingtons - it is not in the APS*

* Australian Poultry Standard
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the pattern :-
Red and White barring to display as a Cuckoo like pattern
 
Both sexes = feathers in all sections crossed their entire length by irregular Red and White or Red and Grey bars, the tip of each feather must be Red
 
The feather shaft is preferred to be Red but paler shades of Red going into the darker buff spectrum allowed
a White shaft is to be considered a fault

There is to be no buff, black or blue in the underbase of the bird (when you look at the under feathers you should not see buff, black or blue tinges/highlights) - the underbase must be Red Barred (Cuckoo pattern)
 
Excellence to be determined by the distinct contrasts with an overall blending of the sections.


Both sexes to display a similar shade of Red with the males to display a lustre in the hackles, not to be confused with a darker shade of Red

Both sexes = NO brassiness, bronzing, orange or black (or any variations of these) in any feathers allowed


Eyes, Comb, Face, Wattles and Earlobes - red
Beak, Skin, Shanks, Feet, Sole of foot - white
Shanks and Feet must not display any redness to the skin
Toenails – white
 
#  after thought re colour =
overall the Red component of the pattern needs to conform as closely as possible to the Red, excluding the black feathers in the tail seen in some Reds = all feathers to be Barred patterned
Judges to deduct points for any non Barred patterned feathers

Type (body shape overall) MUST conform to the Orpington Standard
if the bird exhibits traits not corresponding closely with the Orpington Type/Standard it should be considered
​not a good Orpington