BLACK SILVER
Proposed Standard
COLOR - MALE
COMB, FACE, WATTLES AND EAR-LOBES: Bright red.
BEAK: Horn, black shading permitted.
EYES: Reddish bay.
HEAD: Lustrous bright Silver.
NECK:
Hackle - Lustrous bright Silver. Some feathers, especially in the lower hackle, may include a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating in a point near its lower extremity.
Front of Neck - Black with markings of Silver.
BACK: Lustrous Bright Silver.
Saddle - Same as hackle.
TAIL:
Main Tail - Black with slight luster.
Sickles and Coverts - Lustrous black.
WINGS:
Shoulders - Black.
Fronts - Black.
Bows - Silver.
Coverts - Lustrous black.
Primaries - Black.
Secondaries - Black, exposed portion forming black wing bay.
BREAST: Solid black or with a few silver spots. Not laced.
BODY AND STERN: Black.
LEGS AND TOES:
Lower Thighs - Black.
Shanks and Toes - Light to mid-slate, showing pink between the scales.
Bottoms of Feet - Pinkish white.
Shank and Toe Feathers - Black.
COLOR - FEMALE
COMB, FACE, WATTLES AND EAR-LOBES: Bright red.
BEAK: Dark horn.
EYES: Reddish bay.
HEAD: Lustrous copper.
NECK:
Hackle - Silver, with a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating to a point near its lower extremity.
Front of Neck: Black with markings of Silver.
BACK: Black.
TAIL: Black.
WINGS: Black.
BREAST: Solid black, or with a few silver spots. Not laced.
BODY AND STERN: Black.
LEGS AND TOES:
Lower Thighs - Black.
Shanks and Toes - Dark slate
Bottoms of feet - Pinkish white.
Shank and Toe Feathers - Black