. ▁It ▁is ▁covered ▁in ▁small , ▁f les hy ▁points , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ▁sp ike ▁pointing ▁backwards ▁called ▁a ▁" le ader ". ▁Com bs , ▁w att les ▁and ▁ear lob es ▁are ▁all ▁ide ally ▁bright ▁red . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁Red c aps ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁light ▁f ow l , ▁with ▁co cks ▁we igh ing ▁approximately ▁ ▁and ▁h ens ▁ ▁. ▁Red c aps ▁can ▁be ▁differenti ated ▁from ▁similar ▁looking ▁bre eds , ▁especially ▁the ▁more ▁popular ▁Hamburg s , ▁by ▁their ▁red ▁ear lob es ▁and ▁larger ▁comb . ▁Be aks ▁are ▁horn - col oured . ▁Com bs ▁which ▁hang ▁to ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁face , ▁white ▁ear lob es , ▁or ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁comb ▁are ▁und es irable ▁tra its ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁bre ed ▁standards , ▁and ▁result ▁in ▁dis qual ification ▁from ▁p oul try ▁shows . ▁The ▁bre ed ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁variety ▁of ▁pl um age , ▁with ▁various ▁dark ▁h ues ▁of ▁red , ▁brown ▁and ▁black . ▁C ock s ▁display ▁a ▁greater ▁divers ity ▁of ▁colour , ▁but ▁both ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁have ▁black ▁t ails ▁and ▁a ▁cres cent ▁shape ▁of ▁black ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁most ▁body ▁fe athers . ▁ ▁Derby shire ▁Red c aps ▁are ▁a ▁hard y , ▁active ▁bre ed ▁of ▁ch icken ▁that ▁does ▁well ▁in ▁free ▁range ▁conditions . ▁They ▁are ▁well ▁su ited ▁for ▁dual -