Hello, and welcome to the thread. The blue coppers are not yet approved, so there is no standard for them. They should look just like the black coppers but with blue instead, so should do well if you use the general standard for Marans along with the black copper to go by this time around. All Marans ideally should only have 5 points, but the deduction for more or less is minimal and as long as the bird is prepped well (nice and clean) and use a bit of baby oil, or vetrx, or the like on the comb and waddles to moisturize them, it goes a long way to polish them up. Depending on the kind of show she will be entering, the judging will differ. Do you have more info on the type of show and whether she will be showing as an open class or junior exhibitor, or if it is showmanship?Hello everyone! My daughter (age 11) is our big chicken breeder around here. We have been raising Black Copper Marans for a little bit and obtained some blue copper chicks from a friend at Christmas, hoping to eventually raise blue, black, and splash. We got wind of a poultry show nearby and since neither of us have ever attended one my daughter was anxious to go. I can't find a "Standard of Perfection" for Blues, only Black Copper Marans. She has a dark Blue Copper cockerel she would like to show. She likes him because of his size, color and feathered shanks. But to me it looks ike he has too many points on his comb (the Blacks are only supposed to have 5, I am assuming blues are the same) although it is nice and straight no side sprigs or anything crazy like that. She is competing in the kids competition and I hate to discourage her, but I think it would make her feel dumb to get there and be disqualified. How does that work, will they just take points off? I am thankful for whatever advice you can provide.