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Mike Gilbert:
The A.P.A. allows up to a 20 percent deviation from standard weight before they are disqualified.   In actual practice, they are practically never weighed at a show by judges.  Since standard weight for a cock is 6 1/2 lbs, they could go up to 7.8 lbs or down to as little as 5.2 lbs before being disqualified.
Now can you imagine a 5.2 lb. bird going up against a 7.8 lb. bird right next to him in a show?  It\'s a ridiculous rule in my opinion (and you have probably noticed by now I seem to have a lot of them - it\'s what grumpy old men do).  

dixieland:

--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert ---... in my opinion (and you have probably noticed by now I seem to have a lot of them - it\'s what grumpy old men do).  
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This is, no doubt ,the best quote I have seen in ages! Thanks for the chuckle!

Beth C:
Mike: I\'ve danced around with passive-aggressive types enough to find someone who plainly states their opinion quite refreshing.

NGaAmeraucana:

--- Quote ---Now can you imagine a 5.2 lb. bird going up against a 7.8 lb. bird right next to him in a show? It\'s a ridiculous rule in my opinion.
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So you\'re saying the rule should be a closer spread?  Or no rule at all?  

If a 5.2lb bird is perfect I can see it go up against a 7.8lb bird of lesser quality.

Mike Gilbert:
I did not say which bird had an advantage.   Bigger is not necessarily better.  But in a class of birds of the same variety and age, one would not expect to see one bird that is half again as big as another right next to it, as would be the case in the example given.  One would hope for a more uniform class than that.  I don\'t know what a proper deviation would be, but I\'m thinking maybe 10 percent.  It\'s probably a moot point, as judges seldom if ever weigh the birds anyway.  

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