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Silver Standard Description
Mike Gilbert:
Michael,
I don\'t think we are even considering going to silver duckwing as a color. The only question is whether or not to have the male saddle free of striping, or have it with striping. The hackle must have striping either way. Based on what I have seen here, and without having a really strong preference either way, it seems that most prefer to see the striping in the saddle as per the current A.B.A. (but not the A.P.A) standard.
I can live with that, in fact I think I prefer it. So if we go that way, our Ameraucana standard would be closer to the Dutch color description than the A.P.A. Leghorn description. Do we need to put this to a vote? Does anyone strongly disagree with having male saddle striping in the Silvers?
Mike Gilbert
bantamhill:
Does this have any future impact on the Ameraucana version of Blue Silver and having it accepted? I do not have an APA Standard, but the ABA Standard indicates \"silver duckwing\" . . . just wondering.
Michael
Mike Gilbert:
Unless the A.B.A. has put in a change without my knowing it the Ameraucana standard still refers to \"Silver\" not Silver Duckwing. The latest version I have is the 1997 looseleaf edition. On page 29 it refers the silver\'s description to the silver color as described on page 237. That description calls for striping in the hackles, and the saddle description just says \"same as hackle.\" They also describe the silver duckwing color as found in O.E. Games and a blue silver duckwing color which is essentially a blue version of silver duckwing. They don\'t describe blue silver, but that would be just a blue version of silver. Note that the color is blue silver, not silver blue which is a completely different color.
Guest:
Hi Mike,
I am not sure about a vote, but personaly I don\'t like the silver Duckwing look, I like the striping. And my unscientific observance is that the males with good striping seem to have pullets with less shafting, and more of the stipled look..not sure if it is just a coincinence, but that is how our tiny flock seems to be progressing.
Silver duckwing\'s look ok, but I just prefer a lot of color and contrast.
bantamhill:
I am totally okay now . . . I was assuming we would try to fit into a color instead of propose a new color standard . . . I missed that somewhere! :o
From time to time I still switch my blue and silver around . . . I know better . . . really I do! :rolleyes:
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