Egg Judging Criteria

[Guest]

Can someone please post the egg judging criteria ?
Thanks.

[Jean]

It\'s in the last bulletin....

Did you get one?  On page 8.

Jean

[Guest]

Thanks I got a bulletin but it didnt have any judging criteria ... how many points for color, size, shape, bloom, ....

[Jean]

I think Paul has a form with that information on it.  You may want to e-mail him directly.

I seem to recall it was based on those criteria and each one could earn 1- 10 points.

[Guest]

Is there anyway to put it on the website here as a download?  Or, is it a members-only thing?

[Paul]

I found the egg judging information we passed out and the score sheet.

Egg Contest Information
2007 National Meet

Two classes are provided: Large Fowl and Bantam.

Ameraucana eggs only.

No entry fee.

Awards will be given for the “Best” and “Reserve” Large Fowl and Bantam eggs.

Entries will consist of six eggs presented in a suitable container of the entrant’s choice.

Exhibitors may enter the same class more than once only if each entry represents a different Ameraucana variety and/or under hen or pullet status. Entries from pens or flocks of commingled 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 of the judge during the judging process. Violations will result in automatic disqualification of all entries of the violator(s).

All 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.

Each class will be judged to third place.

Recommended equipment to be supplied by the Ameraucana Breeders Club:
   Egg Scale, magnifying glass, pencil or marking pen, butter knife for opening eggs, a container for broken shells, paper saucers, and judging cards for each entry with room for judges comments.

[Paul]

This is what is on the judges card they have columns to mark but it wouldn\'t let me make it like the original one is.  The numbers posted by the catergory is the highest # it can be given. 1-10 and one category is 1-30.
The  maximum total points  is 100.        

   Ameraucana Breeders Club
Judges Sheet for Ameraucana Egg Contest
2007 National Meet      
     
Entry Number:___________   Class:   ___________     
     
These will be in column form on the original judging sheet
Category    
Maximum Points  
Points Award  
Optimal Quality(s)     

Shell Texture 10  non-porous, uniformly smooth throughout

     
Shell Quality 10   not thin, resistant to breakage, free of hair-line cracks, without bumps or spots     


Shell Shape  10    uniform, oval, smaller ends quite evident

     
Size  10   top priority is six eggs of uniform size, then tending to large size for class of entry     


Cleanliness  10   exteriors free of stains or evidence of
sand-papering     


Shell Color    30  blue without evidence of brown pigment, inside same shade as outside – allowing for dampness     


Freshness   10   yolks “stand up” and whites are not “runny”

     
Interior Qualities 10   free of foreign spots or other impurities, yolk size proportionate to size of eggs     


TOTALS   
100 points                     __________points
        

Disqualification:
_____ Evidence of faking including artificial coloring
_____ Eggs having been boiled or otherwise preserved
_____ No evidence of blue shell pigmentation
_____ Eggs other than true Ameraucana
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[Guest]

Thank you so much and

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!