German Double Crested Trumpeter

History/Origin, Bred from the Russian Trumpeter in Germany.

Overall impression, a large, strong and Richly Feathered Pigeon, almost Horizontal Body underline, Rich Head Ornamentation, long thick Muffs, High enough Standing to allow the Muffs and  Thigh Feathers to be clearly seen.

Head, strong, broad, with a thick, high Set, Broad and  free standing Shell-Crest, which can be set with or without Rosettes either side.   A distinct 'Break' in the Maine at the back of the Neck is desired.

The Beak-Crest is richly feathered and should be an unbroken, 'Oval'  Form,  the greater part covering the Beak-Cere.

 Vision should not be obscured.

Eye, dark Orange, (with Red and Duns a lighter coloured Iris allowed), with Whites and Erbsgelbe (Cream)(literaly 'Pea-Yellow), Dark colour(Bull-Eyed), for Pieds, depending on the Head Colour, either Dark or Orange (both the same colour).

Eye-Cere fine and Pale to dark depending on the pigeons colour.

Beak, medium length, Pale colour for all light/White coloured birds, Horn colour for Dilutes and Chequers, Dark to Black for Dark coloured birds, for Reds a shaded Beak is acknowledged.

Neck, short and thick, with a full Throat.

Breast, Broad, deep, carried well forward.

Back, broad and long, slightly sloping.

Wings, broad and strong, not to reach the Tail Tip,  covering the Back well.

Tail, long, with broad Feathers.

Legs, short, with long, thick Muffs, without gaps/missing Feathers. the Muffs should be well formed and with a Curving sweep to the Sides, blending with the Thigh

Feathers.   Opulent, broad Feathering, smooth and without looseness.

Colours, White. Black. Red. Yellow. Blue with or without Black Bars. Blue Chequer. Dilute Blue with or without Dark Bars or Chequer. Mealy. Cream.

Erbsgelbe (Pea-Yellow) (Cream but with a Whitish Head and distinct Yellow Neck and Ivory Body).

Mealy Chequer. Cream Chequer.

Muselköpfig in Black (White Flecking to the Head) with or without a White 'Wing 'Rose'.

Tiger and  Pied in, Black. Red. Yellow. Blue: 

White Bar and Chequer in Black. Blue. Dilute Blue.  Red and Yellow.

Colour and markings,

the dark Colours Rich and Deep with a good Sheen (with Blacks a Green Sheen). the Blues and dilutes Clear and even, not 'Rusty' or Shaded.

 Bars should be clear and not too Broad, well separated and crossing the Closed Wing-shield.

the Chequering on the Wings must be distinct and even, some Back and Thigh Markings allowed. 

Dilute Blue and Dilute Blue Cheq' must not have an Ochre Colour to the Breast.

Mealies and Creams and also the Chequers in those colours

would have Paler  Heads (and Orange eyes) and must have the Primary feathers, Tail and Muffs a Pale Colour.

Erbsgelbe, (Pea-Yellow) have a Light Yellow Neck, Breast and

Wing Bars, the White colour of the Head blending softly with the Yellow of the Neck, the Wing Shield, Belly and Back is Ivory Colour, the Tail, Primary feathers and Muffs are White, (*Note, the Inner Webbing of the Muff Feathers should be lightly suffused with colour*).

Females of this colour will have a light Greyish tone to the Breast and Belly.

Muselköpfig have a deep Black with a rich Sheen,

the Head is Flecked with White Feathers, when with a Wing 'Rose', to have  5 to 10 White Feathers  on the Wing Butts.

Tiger must have the Primaries, Tail, Belly and Muffs a solid Colour, no White, the rest of the Head, Neck and Body to be evenly marked with White Feathers.

Pied have a White Ground colour with desired Patches (not small flecks) of colour as evenly distributed as possible over the entire Bird, to include the Primaries and Tail, niether the Tail or Primaries should be Solid colour.

Birds with too little White or Colour or incorrectly marked, would not be regarded as either Pied or Tigered.

White Bar and Chequer Birds are normally less full in feather and with Shorter feathering, this should not be of prime importance with these colours.

the White Bars and White Chequering of the Blues and Dilute Blues to have a fine Black (for Blues) or Dark (for Dilutes) Edge to the Bars and Feather Edging of the Chequering.

Faults,

 weak, small  Body, too high on the Leg or sloping Stance.

 Shell-Crest, weak, thin, loose or too deeply set down the rear of the Neck. Rosettes (if Present) open and loose.

Beak-Crest obstructing Vision, incomplete Oval shape, open Centre, Crest Feathers should lay flat, not sticking-up, nor weak and loose.

Muffs too short or with gaps (broken Feathers tolerated but not missing Feathers), missing Feathers on the insides of the Toes (forming the Complete Muffs).

Wings not covering the Back well (open Back), 'Sabre' Primaries (too long and Curved),

Feathering too loose, Red  Eye-Cere, Matt Colour,

Bluish  shading to the Feather webbing with Blacks, Reds and Yellows.  White Backs with Blue coloured Birds.

'Flecking' in the Feather Webbing of the Primaries, Tail or Muffs, Poor Wing Shield Markings or Bars,

For Erbsgelbe, a White ‘Bib’ on the front of  the Neck,  evidence of a third  Wing Bar, uneven Wing Shield colour, pure White Muff Feathers,  Dark Blue Breast or Belly, (Females allowed a light Grey tone)

For Tigered and Pied, very uneven markings, or incorrect markings.

Order of importance,

Breed Type and balance. Body and Stance, overall preparation, Head Ornimentation, Muffs, Colour and Markings, Eye and Beak colour.

Ring Size:  12