This colour is rather
like the grey in Old English Game with a black body with hackle, saddle and back a silvery white. The hackle has a black
stripe on each feather. There is also lacing on the breast, although not all breeders believe this is essential.
We have found they make excellent
broodies.
Male
plumage: Head, neck and hackles white striped with black, the black centre of each feather to be entirely surrounded
by a white margin. Wing bow and back silvery white; coverts forming bar black; flights and seconday's black tinged with
grey. The breast should be black with white shafts, and silver lacing round feathers. The thighs should be dark grey showing
faint lacing. The tail is black, with the under colour grey-black shading to white at skin.
Female plumage:Head and neck hackles as in male, the back
and wing bow greyish, each feather showing white shaft with fine silver lacing surrounding it: flights and secondary's
a greyish-black. Tail black, breast and thighs a lighter shade of greyish-black with white shafts and silver
lacing to correspond with the top colour. The under colour should be as in the male.
