The pieds are indentiefied by the huge crescent on their globe. This crescent is about 5 cm high in the middle and ends sharp at about 2 cm of both eyes. This crescent is called feeder ( 'slab' or ‘witlap' in dutch).
Beside the crescent are the flights, the back, the abdomen and feetfeathering in white.The white flights are between 7 and 13.
Their are three varieties: smooth, bars and checked. Checked are in dark, medium and light.
Pieds may not have a rosette (white spots) on their wings. (see Norwich and Pigmy pouter).
The average level is quiet high. There exist enough birds of most colors. Therefor pieds are popular.