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  1. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    Here is the male description of Blue directly from the SOP...
  2. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    Actually, that is the Self Blue description... what has also been called Lavender, not Blue...
  3. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    Thanks! She came directly from Susan Mouw, Secretary of the ABC... wonderful lady and amazing breeder... and my mentor, learned tons from her...
  4. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    Very welcome... if I were you, I would just enter him in a show and find out... besides, shows are really fun! My girl here won Reserve Variety at the Dixie Classic in Knoxville last year, unfortunately I couldn't make it this year with her daughters...
  5. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    It will be a markdown in judging is all... if his type is better than his competition, that will count for more... Type is more important... *but* another thing is, each judge has their own preferences... one judge may favor different points of the bird over another judge...
  6. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    All blues should be laced, actually... that blue is commonly called Andalusian Blue to differentiate it from Self Blue, and if you look at the breed Andausian, you will see how blue is really supposed to look... :) Not my pics, just example... these are Andalusians... see the difference?
  7. Ravynscroft

    Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

    Not bad, actually... the only way to tell for sure though is to just enter him in a show... Ameraucana cockerel tails should be 45° from the horizontal, lower is better than higher... squirrel tail is a major fault... The only thing I see with him is his lacing is very minimal, but that is...
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