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Splashes
WhichCame1st:
I joined ABC last year but was pretty inactive. I have recently joined again this year and hope to be more active for the remainder of this year.
I\'ve scanned through this thread and could not find anything regarding what to expect for a splash standard to work toward. I am not in a position to help much (as we do not have shows near us & we cannot travel + I have not been breeding for 5 years); however, I would very much like to see the splash accepted & to start breeding toward the expected standard if at all possible.
How can I find out what tentative standard to work toward? Color of plumage, beak, legs, eyes, etc.? Disqualifying colors?
Mike Gilbert:
Have you checked out the color descriptions for other breeds in which splash is already recognized? I believe the Ameraucana standard for splash would have to be either very similar or identical. The splash description should be in almost any ABA Standard, and even the APA has recognized splash Silkies since the year 2000.
WhichCame1st:
So, I\'ve checked the APA SOP for Bearded Splash Silkie, pg 309 (don\'t have the ABA SOP). Is this what everyone is attempting to breed for in the Splash Ameraucana...??
Beak: leaden blue to black
Shanks & Toes: slaty blue, nails: horn to black
Plumage: slaty blue & white that has a faint bluish gray tinge. Blue in the feathers in the form of large irregular shaped blobs as distinct from V-shaped ticking. Main tail feathers & primary wing feathers with a lesser amount of blue than the rest of the plumage.
Undercolor of all sections: slaty blue & sooty white evenly distributed.
I\'m assuming the other attributes listed would not apply since they seem specific to the Silkie breed rather than Ameraucana (i.e., dark comb/wattle & skin color)
Mike Gilbert:
Other than the beak, it seems reasonable. When the time comes I\'m pretty sure the ABC Board of Directors will develop a standard based on what they are seeing in the best Ameraucana splashes at the shows. Until then, the existing SOP and personal preferences is all we have to go by. Without checking I believe the ABA Standard gives a better, more detailed description, as they do for most color varieties.
WhichCame1st:
Thanks, Mike ~ so I\'m guessing your preference would be horn for beak color?
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