Hi Leigh Ann, welcome to the BYC.
OK, first let me get you through your entry form.
The seramas you would enter as AOV on the color because they are both of a non-recognized color variety.
Your other boy is supposed to be a "Belgian Bearded d'Anver" and I say supposed to be because he isn't bearded & muffed as he should be. He's also on the Quail color gene but it's very washed out, impure looking. So you would enter him as that breed, with the color variety being Quail.
Now, someone said your seramas weren't good quality. For your first time, they'll get you the show and handling experience you need, and while I can't see much of your hen, the cock could be better quality. Most 4-H shows base their judging per ABA (American Bantam Association) or APA (American Poultry Association) rules and standards. That being said, not all 4-H shows operate this way. Ask your poultry committee which rules they follow.
If your show does follow ABA or APA rules, be prepared for the following to happen if you have a very stringent by the book judge.
1) your seramas, even if not of good quality, are technically safe because there is no ABA acceptance of this breed. So they cannot be technically DQ'd per ABA standards. If you enter them as AOV color, they cannot be DQ'd because of incorrect color. And they are AOV in color. The cock for example may look mottled to you but it's a phenotype (what you see) not a genotype (what he truly is genetically) and most judges will get you on that one if they know anything about seramas at all. They can be color bred, but in very few cases should one enter a serama at this point in their development under a known color variety. It's safest to use AOV with Seramas.
2) Sadly, your d'Anver has a good possibility of being DQ'd because first, he lacks the breed's beard & muffs, and secondly because his color isn't correct. You could opt to enter him as AOV (which means any other variety NOT recognized by ABA/APA) and that may save him from a color DQ but not a breed characteristic DQ because of the lacking of beard & muffs. The ABA Standard of Perfection declares a lack of beard & muffs as a DQ/disqualification.
So, enter your birds as I suggested above, take this as a learning experience (which is what it really should be after all), don't be too disappointed if any are DQ'd (part of the hard knocks of learning correct poultry breed standards) and if you want any help in the future picking a [correct to a breed standard] bird for your daughter, I'd be more than happy to help you. If someone at the show has either an ABA or APA Standard of Perfection book, ask them if you can look at the Bearded Belgian d'Anver, specifically the breed itself and then the quail color, and you will see how the standard reads and how it compares to your boy. I believe your d'Anver is a crossbred to be honest with you.
Good luck, if you need any help with your entry form, PM me and I'll be glad to walk you through it.
Good Evening,
