ORIGIN: Czechoslovakia. Developed in the plains of Hana in Moravia during the second half of the 19th century through crosses of Pomeranian and English Pouters with Moravian Strassers.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: A large pouter with a stately, upright form and pear-shaped globe. Long, straight legs with large boots.
BREED CHARACTERISTICS
HEAD (2 pts.): Large; full forehead; well rounded.
EYES (2 pts.): Orange to red. Ceres fine and smooth. Eye ceres are light red in reds and yellows, dark in blacks and blues.
BEAK (1 pt.): Well formed; corresponding to feather color.
NECK (4 pts): Long and well formed.
GLOBE (15 pts.): Large, well inflated, but always controlled; pear-shaped.
BREAST (8 pts.): Medium width; forms a nice waist where the lower crop meets the body. Protrudes slightly.
BACK (4 pts.): Corresponds with the width of the breast; good back cover; strongly sloping downward.
WINGS (4 pts.): Long, wide, and tightly closed; butts protrude slightly; tips cross slightly.
TAIL (4 pts.): Long, narrow, forming a continuous downward
sloping line with the back; not touching the ground.
LEGS (10 pts.): Long, straight, and narrowly placed;
well developed muff and hock feathering.
TOE NAILS (1 Pt.): Color corresponds to beak color.
FEATHERING: Tight-fitting.
COLOR AND MARKINGS
COLOR (15 pts.): Black, blue bar, blue barless, red, dun, silver bar, silver barless, yellow, mealy, cream. Reds and yellows have a light colored tail. Checks in all colors. White bars in all colors. Bars to be distinct and cleanly colored. Laced or spangled in all colors. Laced to have feather tips a darker shade. All colors to be rich and lustrous.
MARKINGS (15 pts.): The following areas are colored: Head; a bib which covers the upper portion of the globe; wings; back; tail. The remainder of the bird is white.
SERIOUS FAULTS: Plump, too small, or horizontally carried body; short neck; slatey, excessively large, or round globe; too widely or narrowly placed, short, X-shaped or too weakly feathered legs; too large bib; colored breast and belly; white flights or tail feathers; poor color, dirty bars, or poor lacing; a tendency towards darker color of the tip of the beak in reds and yellows is not considered a serious fault at this time.
AREAS TO BE EVALUATED AND RATED: Overall impression - Size, bearing,
and station -
Globe - Color and markings - Foot feathering - Eyes and beak color