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Looking carefully at the photos, I see some red,but not much, on the chest in the first two photos. Seems OK to me. I would like to have him in hand to have a really good look.
The European/British Standards generally "were written before the days of consumer protection acts" and they allow for the acceptance of some natural variation. The APA seems more pedantic and precise leaving little to interpretation.
The French Standard does not have a point score as does the APA Standard. This reminds me of when I was young and just starting out. I asked a well respected judge/breeder how to work out which was my best birds. His reply was to read,& re read the Standard until I had a mental image of the (non existent) perfect bird, then look at my own birds and do a mental comparison. To help me he gave me a paint by numbers picture to complete, with instructions that I had to return as I completed each colour. This work was checked, and corrected or tidied up until completed. He then produced a print of the original "Waterlilies by Monet" and asked which is the best. Monet won hands down, why - the original was a more balanced work proving the whole was more than the sum of it's parts.
David
The European/British Standards generally "were written before the days of consumer protection acts" and they allow for the acceptance of some natural variation. The APA seems more pedantic and precise leaving little to interpretation.
The French Standard does not have a point score as does the APA Standard. This reminds me of when I was young and just starting out. I asked a well respected judge/breeder how to work out which was my best birds. His reply was to read,& re read the Standard until I had a mental image of the (non existent) perfect bird, then look at my own birds and do a mental comparison. To help me he gave me a paint by numbers picture to complete, with instructions that I had to return as I completed each colour. This work was checked, and corrected or tidied up until completed. He then produced a print of the original "Waterlilies by Monet" and asked which is the best. Monet won hands down, why - the original was a more balanced work proving the whole was more than the sum of it's parts.
David
