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South Central District Meet-1st Self Blue large fowl qualifying meet Nov. 17-18
Birdcrazy:
Thanks Paul for your detailed report on the South Central District meet. It sounds like you had a great show with a large number of exhibitors and entries. I can't wait to see the pictures. Thanks for the info you gathered on the quest for Self Blue recognition. Sharing this should help in consistency in color of the birds and selecting breeding stock to help in that area. Great job on lining up entries to meet the SB quota requirements.
Susan Mouw:
Actually, the standard for OEG and Belgian D'Anvers self-blue reads the same as our proposed standard.
Plumage: In all sections preferences to be given to a medium shade of clear blue, free from lacing, shaftiness, mealiness, and messiness, with no contrast in color between any of the sections, a harmonious blending of all sections being desired, the male sex feathers or hackles, back saddle and wing-bows carrying a metallic gloss of the same basic hue as the general plumage and free from green, purple, or bronze sheen
Paul:
I know that it reads the same as the OEG & Belgian D'Anvers self blue. Where we have been missing the correctness on the males is "carrying a metallic gloss"...According to well know judge and APA district 3 director Tim Bowles the self blue males must have the metallic gloss or they will produced washed out self blue offspring in a few generations of breeding them. The metallic gloss is a silvery-white. Most breeders have most likely been culling males with the metallic gloss, calling it leakage. According to Tim we should be culling the males that have gold, brown, yellow or any other color and the ones without metallic gloss. Tim compared metallic gloss to new shiny metal. Check out Diane Jackey's painting on page 207 and 227 in the 1998 Standard Of Perfection, or page 216 and 239 in the 2010 Standard Of Perfection. Tim's main concern was what are the self blue Ameraucanas going to produce in four to five generations! He told me about the acceptance of a new variety that virtually disappeared due to having a "blow up". The rules have been and are being tightened up on the recognition process to prevent this from happening again. We must get in unity breeding self blue or they will not pass the inspection that is coming at our second qualifying meet in Columbus, Ohio in 2019 at the APA national meet.
Susan Mouw:
My apologies, Paul. I misread, "Our ABC self blue description contradicts itself in the males according to Tim, as I gave him a copy." in your original post as stating that our proposed standard was incorrect.
Paul:
Sometimes I have a poor way of expressing what I'm trying to say. Guess it comes with age. LOL!
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