B: BREED CHARACTERISTICS

JUDGING: COMPARE EACH FINDING WITH THE RELEVANT BREED STANDARD

Breed Standard: The purpose of the Breed Standard is to establish ideals for shape, size and colour which are practical and useful, as well as symmetrical and attractive. All breeds, whether bred chiefly for economic purposes or for beauty of colour and form, must be healthy and vigorous and of good productive qualities to insure full propagation, as well as popular acceptance of the breed. Judges and breeders therefore, in all cases, are instructed to give full consideration to those fundamental characteristics which are necessary to maintain vigour and production at the highest level consistent with true breed type.

It is imperative that appearance be considered of greatest importance and specimens greatly deficient in breed type should be disqualified as lacking in breed character.

Approximately two-thirds of the total value of the “Scale of Points” is allotted to shape, except in Turkeys where the shape value becomes sixty per cent.

Disqualifications: If any of the disqualifying conditions noted below are found, the judge shall disqualify that specimen and state the reason on the judging sheet. In any case where evidence is doubtful the bird shall be presumed to be acceptable.

Dimensional Terms: When the words “broad,” “medium,” “large,” “deep,” etc., are used in Standard descriptions, these terms shall be understood to mean “relatively or comparatively” broad, medium, large or deep, that is, in proportion to the size and character of the breed described, as well as to the two sexes within the breed. Thus, “medium” as applied to the size of the comb of any Orpington male and female does not mean that both would be the same size, but that they would be proportionate to the body size of the male and female respectively. Likewise, the term, “medium” applied to the size of the comb in the shape description of both Orpington and Rock breeds would not mean that they would be of the same size in both breeds, but that the comb in each case would be proportionate to the size of the breed.

Faded Pigmentation: A fading or bleaching of colour from that described in the Standard for the beak and shanks or the pigment in yellow skin breeds is a defect when the result of poor health or condition, but shall not be considered such if the natural result of heavy egg production, age, or seasonal changes.

DISQUALIFICATIONS AND DEFECTS: BREED CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

TOPIC

 

DESCRIPTION

 

ACTION

BREED CHARACTERISTICS

 

Specimen lacking in breed characteristics:

 

 

 

Disqualify

 

VIGOUR

Any specimen showing lack of constitutional vigour:

(The vigor and health of a specimen is of prime importance and a necessity in the propagation and preservation of all breeds. Judges shall not only consider the external appearance, but the actual type of the carcass and the fleshing thereof as well)

 

Disqualify

 

VIGOUR

Minor deviation:

 

Deduct: 1 to 3 points

 

STANCE

Faulty stance:

(Stance: The attitude or position of a standing bird)

Disqualify

 

 

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