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Technically that is correct but it is somewhat misleading as it is the Breeders Club which initially submits the criteria to the APA for consideration. It is the Breeders Club who first decides what the criteria will be for a particular variety. Then they get at least five breeders who agree on the criteria and breed in such a way as to meet the requirements for acceptance into the APA. Once the requirements have been met and the variety has been established, the information is then submitted to the APA for scheduled meets and ultimately acceptance into the APA. It is not the APA that directs the criteria to the breeders. So while it is the final decision of the APA to accept a variety into the Standard, it is the breeders - and consequently the breeder's club - that is responsible for establishing the criteria in the first place. All the APA does when they accept the variety is to confirm that the five breeders have met the "proposed" standard.
As to all the other above info, it is sad but true. The question I think you should ask yourself is not whether you "can" show your birds but rather whether or not you "should" show them and "why" you would want to.
Since EE's are not a recognized breed by the APA there is really no reason to show them as you are not competing with any authorized standard. If on the other hand, you want to enter the local county or state fair where the standard for judging a bird simply relies on which bird catches the judges eye the most , and you'd like to see if your birds have a shot at that, then I say by all means go for it. I would only suggest that you not misrepresent your birds as "Ameraucanas".
God Bless,
Technically that is correct but it is somewhat misleading as it is the Breeders Club which initially submits the criteria to the APA for consideration. It is the Breeders Club who first decides what the criteria will be for a particular variety. Then they get at least five breeders who agree on the criteria and breed in such a way as to meet the requirements for acceptance into the APA. Once the requirements have been met and the variety has been established, the information is then submitted to the APA for scheduled meets and ultimately acceptance into the APA. It is not the APA that directs the criteria to the breeders. So while it is the final decision of the APA to accept a variety into the Standard, it is the breeders - and consequently the breeder's club - that is responsible for establishing the criteria in the first place. All the APA does when they accept the variety is to confirm that the five breeders have met the "proposed" standard.
As to all the other above info, it is sad but true. The question I think you should ask yourself is not whether you "can" show your birds but rather whether or not you "should" show them and "why" you would want to.
Since EE's are not a recognized breed by the APA there is really no reason to show them as you are not competing with any authorized standard. If on the other hand, you want to enter the local county or state fair where the standard for judging a bird simply relies on which bird catches the judges eye the most , and you'd like to see if your birds have a shot at that, then I say by all means go for it. I would only suggest that you not misrepresent your birds as "Ameraucanas".
God Bless,
