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Nate, I would not refer to them as "rules" but there are some fairly simple requirements and guidelines for showing your birds at any show
First, if you are traveling out of state know the health requirements of the state you plan on showing in. These will be included in the show catalog and rarely are anything beyond having your birds Pullorum tested before the show, and healthy
at the show. For our instate exhibitors we are hoping to have a state tester at the show in the event they can not get their birds Pullorum tested before the show. Obviously, if you have an NPIP flock this requirement has already been met.
Secondly, bring a healthy purebred bird that you feel is a good representative of the breed and hopefully in good feather. This usually, but not always excludes hatchery birds (the purebred part).
Third, Your bird will need a numbered leg band. I have found that the "tamper-proof" band requirement you see in most show catalogs is unnecessary. I wing band my birds for pedigree reasons and I use the spiral numbered legbands on them for further ID and for the shows. I have not met a judge yet that cared if my birds leg band was "tamper-proof" or not.
Fourth, try to get your bird used to a cage before the show and if it needs a bath (most white birds do) than bath them. I know a lot of exhibitors who are very successful and never bath their birds. But they mostly show blacks, BB Red's, and other darker colors.
I don't critique anyone's birds - learned my lesson on that a long time ago.
Besides, I know next to nothing about your breed - but he looks purty to me!
From the breed list on your bio I am hoping you will have some other good large fowl to bring along with the Ameraucanas.
Ann
