Hamburg hens exploring the yard
Chirpy the white polish and Gladys the Faverolle in background

About five weeks old

Here is my Golden Spangle Hamburg chick. I have five of these.

Here is another Golden Spangle Hamburg chick.

North American Hamburg Society
Established in 1979

Hamburgs are in the front ranks of egg producers and are in general appearance much like Leghorns. There are six varieties of Hamburgs; The Golden-spangled, Silver-spangled, Golden-penciled, Silver-penciled, Black, and White. They are all very pretty birds and seldom fail to prove attractive and profitable to the average breeder and fancier. Hamburgs are economical fowls to keep; besides being light eaters and great foragers, they are prolific layers and nonsitters. The only thing against them is the smallness of their eggs. They lay a pretty, white-shelled egg, but smaller in size than those of the Leghorn. There are some which lay larger eggs than others, and by careful selection from year to year of the birds which lay the largest eggs this defect may be remedied and teh size of the eggs improved.

STANDARD Hamburgs General Shape Males Comb: Rose: medium in size, not so large as to hang over eyes or beak, square in front, firm and even on sides: top even covered with small points fine in texture, terminating at rear in a moderately long, pointed spike, which inclines upward very slightly. Beak: Medium length, well curved. Face: Smooth, fine in texture Eyes: Rather large, round, prominent Wattles: Medium in size, thin well-rounded, smooth, free from wrinkles. Ear-Lobes; Moderately large, flat, round, smooth, even, fitting closely to the head. Head: Short, medium in size. Neck: Medium length, nicely arched, tapering, with full hackle flowing well over shoulders. Back: Medium in length, fairly wide, flat at shoulders, straight, gradually sloping to rear of saddle. Tail: Moderately long, full, well expanded, carried at an angle of forty degrees above horizontal. Main Tail Feather- board and overlapping. Sickles- broad and well curved. Covets- abundant. Wings: Large well-folded, carried rather low without drooping. Primaries and Secondaries- broad and over-lapping in natural order when wing is folded Breast: Round, prominent, carried well forward Body and Fuff: Body- fairly deep, round, smooth. Fluff- rather short. Legs and Toes: Legs set well apart, straight when viewed from front Lower Thighs- medium size and length. Shanks- medium length Toes- four on each foot, straight, well-spread. Females Comb: Rose, similar to that of male, but smaller. Beak: Medium length; well curved. Face: Smooth, fine in texture. Eyes: Rather large, round, prominent. Wattles: Small, thin, well-rounded, smooth. Ear-Lobes: Moderately large, flat, round, smooth, even, fitting closely to head. Head: Short, medium in size. Neck: Full at base, tapering to head, slightly arched. Back: Medium in length, fairly wide, moderately full, with slight concave sweep to tail. Tail: Full, somewhat expanded, carried at an angle of thirty five degrees above horizontal. Wings: Large, carried rather low but without drooping. Primaries and secondaries- broad and over-lapping in natural order when is folded. Breast: Round, prominent, carried well forward. Body and Fluff: Body- fairly deep, round, smooth. Fluff- rather short. Legs and toes: Legs set well apart, straight when viewed from front. Lower Thighs- medium size and length. Shanks- medium length. Toes- four on each foot, straight, well spread.

Hamburg Color for Golden-Spangled Male Comb, Face, and Wattles: Bright Red Beak: Dark Horn. Eyes; Redish Bay. Ear-Lobes: Enamel white. Head: Plumage, Rich Golden Bay. Neck: Golden bay with lustrous greenish, black stripe extending down middle of each feather, terminating a point near its lower extremity. Front of Neck- same as breast. Back: Lustrous golden bay, spangled with greenish black, the texture of feathers fiving the spangles arrayed appearance. Saddles- Golden bay, having a V-shaped lustrous greenish black stripe, tapering to a point near the lower extremitly, this V-shaped stripe increasing in length, width and density as it nears the tail coverts. Tail: Main tail, Sickles,and Coverts- Lustrous greenish Black. Wings: Fronts and Bows- golden bay, distinctly spangled with lustrous, greenish black Coverts- golden bay, each feather ending with a large, grennish black spangle, forming two distinct parallel bars across wings. Primaries- upper web, black; lower web, golden bay. Secondaries- golden bay, each feather ending with a lustrous, greenish black, crescent shaped spangle gradually increasing into a V-shaped spangle as it approaches the back. Breast: Clear golden bay, each feather ending with a moderatately large, lustrous greenish black spangle, the spangle being proportionate to the size of feather. Body and Fluff: Body- golden bay each feather ending with a moderately large lustrous greenish black spangle, the spangle being proportionate to size of feather. Fluff- slate, tinged with bay. Legs and Toes: Lower thighs-golden bay, each feather ending with a large black spangle. Shanks and Toes- leaden blue; bottoms of feet, pinkish white. Undercolor of all sections: Slate. Female Comb face and wattles: Bright red. Beak: Dark horn. Eyes; Reddish bay. Ear-Lobes: Enamel white. Head: Plumage- rich golden bay, marked with black. Neck; Clear, golden bay, each feather ending with a elongated, small black spangle Front of Neck- same as breast Back: Golden bay, each feather ending with a moderately large, lustrous greenish black spangle. Tail: Main tail- greenish black. Coverts- golden bay, each feather ending with a large, lustrous, greenish black spangle. Wings: Front and Bows- golden bay distinctly spangled with a lustrous, greenish black. Coverts- clear, reddish bay, free from lacing, each feather ending a large lustrous greenish black spangle, forming two distinct bars across wings. Primaries- upper web; black, lower web; bay. Secondaries- golden bay, each feather ending with a lustrous, greenish black, cresent-shaped spangle, gradually increasing into V-shape spangle as it approaches the back. Breast; Clear, golden bay, each feather ending with a moderately large, lustrous, greenish black spangle, the spangle being proportionate to size of feather. Body and Fluff: Body- golden bay, each feather ending with a moderately large, lustrous, greenish black spangle, the spangle being proportionate to the size of the feather. Fluff- slate tinged with bay. Legs and Toes: Lower thighs- golden bay, each feather ending with a large black spangle. Shanks and toes- leaden blue, bottoms of feet, pinkish white. Undercolor of all sections: Slate.

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