my index finger touching (just touching) his beak hardly constitutes me " stretching it's neck up like a stove pipe", I just mearly stood the bird up because he was wanting scratch. This kind of thing is done ALL of the time especially when judging OE and moderns bantam/standard alike. I've witnessed this done for every breed of poultry. I'm sure Walt will tell you but I can get confessions from no less than 30 other judges that do this. I hear "his wings are too low...his wings are too low" crap...even get emails telling me "your birds wings are too low" or it's the wrong back angle (like it really means anything)......so I actually stand him up to prove when the bird stands up his wings are not "too low" and his back slopes properly. Now I'm "stretching his neck".......you can't make this stuff up..... as far as "rather long" for the back description....rather long compared to what? Longer than a cornish......shorter than a RIR.....if thats the case...wouldn't "rather short" mean the same thing? Afterall the bird is supposed to resemble (obviously not the same as) a cornish style body. Never a dull moment.......as far as color......this will be a never ending battle.....some see it one way and others see it another. The same can be said with judges. Some interpret Nettie's writings one way and other's try to relate it to the SOP. The bird is a dual purpose bird, there is alot of problems getting the type correct let alone the color. I've heard judges point out the darkest bird in the row of buckeyes and say "its a shame that bird doesn't have a body; his color is nice" and visa versa with color/type. Never a dull moment.......
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