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Ernie Haire:
This is always the toughest one for me. Every judge that I have ever talked to about it says to use your strongest three birds in your Trio. I hate using my best birds in Trios. The idea in that is to try to win the Trio class. Even though the judge can pull one out of the Trio to use as Best of Variety or Reserve Best of Variety, I lose the points that I could have had in my Pullet, Cockerel, Hen, and/or Cock classes.

Be Blessed,
Ernie Haire

Don:
Trios and Displays were used a lot in shows of past years.  And it is odd that the APA does not have specific judging instructions for both of these entry types.  Several experienced senior judges have said that they look at the trio as a breeding trio.  So the male and females should balance each other offsetting traits male to female.  And the females should match or be identical to each other since they should carry the same traits to counter any male faults.  I am not sure how or if this in passed down to newer judges or if they have more info not available to the general membership.  Maybe we could get some insight/comments from an APA/ABA judge or two on the subject.

Susan Mouw:
So...the birds in my trio are not judged in their respective classes, also?  I thought entered them as a trio was an add-on, not a replacement for the regular classes.

I hope I haven't messed up for Knoxville.

Ernie Haire:
That is where it gets confusing. We only have about three shows that I know of that have Trio classes. The others shows that have a Display competition do not have Trio classes. Since there is no Trio class, they just use the points earned through the Cockerel, Pullet, Cock, and Hen classes. I like those much better.

If a bird is shown as part of a Trio, it will not be judged in its class. Although your Cockerel or Pullet could be pulled from the Trio class and awarded BV, he/she will not be First Place Cockerel/Pullet. The birds entered in the Cockerel/Pullet classes will be placed 1-5.

Makes Me Crazy,
Ernie Haire

Susan Mouw:
So, let's say that one of my black cockerels in a trio also gets BV. He would still compete for BB, then right?

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