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To the best of peoples knowledge America is the only country which has imported Wests,many good birds were sent there in the 1930's. The American fanciers have decided to have two types and have adopted two standards: one for the West of England Flying Tumbler and one for what they call the West of England Show Tumbler.
The West of England Show Tumbler resembles more closely a Muffed Tumbler than a West.
General Standard
Standard Picture
Standard Picture. The West of England Tumbler portrayed in the standard picture is a cock bird.
Evaluating Hens. Hens are generally slighter in head, frontal, and body characteristics then cocks. This difference is to be taken into consideration and allowed for when evaluating hens to the standard.
Evaluating Faults. A fault is any deviation from the ideal West as described in the written standard or as portrayed in the standard picture. All faults not specifically identified as major faults or disqualifications should be evaluated by degree of expression. If a fault is expressed to a small degree or slightly it should be considered a minor fault. If the fault is expressed to such an extreme that it is no longer representative of the breed or color it should be considered a major fault. No birds are to be faulted or awarded for characteristics that are not specifically stated or reasonably implied in the written standard or from the standard picture.
BODY (15 Points) -- Wedge shaped, broad shoulders, chest full and well rounded. Body to be medium build and not to appear bulky, stocky or heavy set. Wing butts and wing line to blend well into the chest so as that the wings and chest appear as one. The keel is to be straight, not deformed, and to blend well into the body. While standing at attention cocks should stand approximately 9 inches tall and hens should stand approximately 8 1/2 inches tall.
Weight: (Cocks) = approx. 11 - 12 oz. (Hens) = approx. 9 - 10 oz.
Major Faults: Protruding wing butts.
CARRIAGE (10 Points) -- Upright, erect, bold and jaunty, and alert in appearance. There should be expressed a sense of power (the result of fullness in the head, neck, and chest) but not overly pronounced as to be out of proportion to the body. While standing at attention the body should be at approximately a 45 degree angle to the floor. Tip of tail should be approximately 1/2 inch beyond the wing tip. While standing at attention, tip of tail is to be one quarter to one half inch from the floor and the eyes to be aligned over the front toes. Bird to be well balanced in appearance with all body parts proportionate to each other and flowing smoothly together presenting the impression of refinement, harmony and balance.
Major Faults: Refuses to station - continually paces, squats, boats (stands with chest and tail parallel to the floor), or hunkers (stands with head pulled into body).
LEGS & MUFFS (4 Points) -- Legs are to be well set, of medium length, and not knocked kneed or bow legged. Muffs should be full and of medium length (approximately 3 to 3 1/2 inches) and in proportion to the body but not too profuse nor form a half circle. Front toes should not be exposed but concealed with short feathering. There should be a definite break between muffs and hocks.
HEAD (8 Points) -- Oval and of medium size. The head should taper in an oval shape to back of the neck with a fairly high rounded and moderately broad forehead. The head should show no acute angles, marked flatness but round headed in appearance. The head should exhibit definite backskull which blends imperceptibility into the neck. The backskull should not be overly pronounced as to cause a flat headed appearance. Feathering to have the appearance of forming a smooth, close shell. There should not be excessive feathering around the eyes presenting an eyebrow or browy look nor excessive feathering around the cheek area presenting a puffy or cheeky look.
NECK (2 Points) -- Of medium length, full, broad at shoulders. Neck to blend smoothly into chest, shoulders, head and throat with no folds or creases. Neck to be full in feather but to have a smooth contour free from raggedness, frizziness, excessive looseness, swirls, and breaks (open spaces) in the contour.
EYES (5 Points) -- Iris pearl to white in color, clear, even in color, free of cloudiness and free from gravel (flecks of color). Iris to fit flush against the eye cere so as no eye muscle is exposed between the iris and the eye cere. Pupil should be round, centered, black and as small as possible. Eyes should not be recessed (sunken in). "Bull or Cracked" eye and yellow, orange, or red colored eyes will constitute an automatic disqualification.
EYE CERE (2 Points) -- Small and threadlike of fine texture. Eye cere to be closely feathered with no skin exposed between feathering and eye cere.
WATTLE (2 Points) -- Small, close fitting, neat and fine in texture. Wattle should be powdery white in color.
BEAK (5 Points) -- Medium in length and thickness, free of coarseness, and smooth with no scaling. When bird is standing at attention beak should have a slight downward look. The line between the lower and upper beak if extended in a straight line should pass through the bottom edge of the eye.
HOCKS (2 Points) -- Short in length and not to be profusely feathered.
FLIGHTS & TAIL (10 Points) -- Flights tightly folded, broad and short coverts closing neatly over and covering the rump (commonly referred to as back coverage). There should be no razor back flights (flights protruding higher than the shield when the wing is closed). Tail closely folded and slightly wedged allowing flights to rest on the tail with tips of flights to just touch. Tail and primary flight feathers to be strong and medium in width. Tail should be one feather wide. Twelve tail feathers only. Thirteen or more tail feathers constitute an automatic disqualification.
Major faults: Flights held below the tail and razor back flights.
COLOR (10 Points) -- See Specific Color Descriptions for color descriptions.
MARKINGS (10 Points) -- See Specific Color Descriptions for marking descriptions.
CONDITION (15 Points) -- All specimens shall be shown in a natural and healthy condition. Alert, clear and free of parasites. Feather texture should be medium to hard and smooth and silky in texture and appearance, not coarse, loose, ragged, or frizzy. Points shall be deducted for lice, lice holes, mites, dirt, grit and feeding stains, molting, feather rot, broken and frayed feathers, feathers not fully grown, deformities and other areas the judge deems as part of condition.
Body condition should be firm feeling versus loose or soft bodied. Obviously sick birds or birds infested with parasites will constitute an automatic disqualification. Excessive trimming, excessive plucking, dyeing, oiling or any other method of faking to deceive the judge or artificially upgrade the specimen, shall constitute an automatic disqualification (excludes plucking, trimming, and other activity performed that is a normal part of show preparation).
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TOTAL POINTS...100
