Don't forget about the 2020 ABC National Egg Contest! It is FREE to enter and prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
There are four classes for the egg contest:
1. Bantam pullet eggs
2. Bantam hen eggs
3. Large Fowl pullet eggs
4. Large Fowl hen eggs
Bring a minimum of 6 eggs for each entry in a suitable container of your choice. Sign up at the ABC table at the show to enter the contest. Egg entries will be judged after judging is complete for the National meet. Our illustrious judges are TBA.
Exhibitors may enter the same class more than once only if each entry represents a different Ameraucana variety. Egg entries that consist of multiple varieties shall be limited to one per class, and shall be designated “Various” on the entry form.
No unsolicited remarks by any exhibitor may be made within hearing distance of the judge during the judging process.
All egg entries become the property of the Ameraucana Breeders Club at the time of entry.
Two out of each entry of six eggs will be opened by the judge or the clerk to facilitate the judging of interior qualities and coloring.
The Judging Scale will be as follows:
1. Shell Texture 10
2. Shell Quality 10
3. Shell Shape 10
4. Size 10
5. Cleanliness 10
6. Shell Color 30
7. Freshness 10
8. Interior Qualities 10
Total Points Possible: 100
Disqualifications:
1. Evidence of faking including artificial coloring
2. Eggs having been boiled or otherwise preserved
3. No evidence of blue shell pigmentation
4. Eggs that are not from Ameraucanas