Walt wrote:
If you read the SOP you will see that vigor, production, weight, etc are all addressed in the APA Standard. See pages 21 and 22 for a start. Birds that just have good color do not win at poultry shows. Poultry showing has nothing to do with what happens in other animal shows.
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I just ran across this thread this evening and have read thru most of it. Very Frustrating. THe purpose of the SOP is a GOAL. It covers the physical characteristics of a bird, from color to body weight to physically correct. It in no way measures egg production, vigor, thrift, weight gain, etc...