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Well, I didn't elaborate because I have brought up the topic of breast color so many times on the this board I didn't want to be repetitive. That boy pictured is very nice, however, he is one of two of my roos that just have a wee bit too much copper on the breast to be show quality. It is not an amount that would be characterized as light spotting; it is not "parsimonious". It's hard to see in that picture however so, sorry for that.
I am aware that some sparse copper spotting is the more desirable of the two and I think all the confusion about this topic is puzzling. The French web site variety information and standard seem clear on this point. However I didn't think birds are faulted by the French for having a solid black breast. The French seem very specific on that point. They are on the other hand indeed faulted for having black eyes, black ear tufts (if the breast is not spotted) and shoulders that are not solid red (at maturity). There are a couple of points on the French site that are perhaps a little vague, but this is not one of them.
There are some specific reasons to have both black breasted and more colorful roos for use in a breeding program. This point is explained in detail on the French site under the section in the variety information that addresses balancing the copper color in breeding stock. The amount of color on the breast is not a stable or predictable characteristic so it needs to be frequently balanced-having roos of both types is important.
I do believe there seems to be a preference toward solid black-breasted roos among some breeders in the US, but the APA proposed standard allows for both-I just pulled it up and read it.
Haha-
Well, I didn't elaborate because I have brought up the topic of breast color so many times on the this board I didn't want to be repetitive. That boy pictured is very nice, however, he is one of two of my roos that just have a wee bit too much copper on the breast to be show quality. It is not an amount that would be characterized as light spotting; it is not "parsimonious". It's hard to see in that picture however so, sorry for that.
I am aware that some sparse copper spotting is the more desirable of the two and I think all the confusion about this topic is puzzling. The French web site variety information and standard seem clear on this point. However I didn't think birds are faulted by the French for having a solid black breast. The French seem very specific on that point. They are on the other hand indeed faulted for having black eyes, black ear tufts (if the breast is not spotted) and shoulders that are not solid red (at maturity). There are a couple of points on the French site that are perhaps a little vague, but this is not one of them.
There are some specific reasons to have both black breasted and more colorful roos for use in a breeding program. This point is explained in detail on the French site under the section in the variety information that addresses balancing the copper color in breeding stock. The amount of color on the breast is not a stable or predictable characteristic so it needs to be frequently balanced-having roos of both types is important.
I do believe there seems to be a preference toward solid black-breasted roos among some breeders in the US, but the APA proposed standard allows for both-I just pulled it up and read it.
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