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in order to get the variety accepted everyone needs to be working towards the same goal
I'm pretty sure the interested parties here may want to work towards a goal. But, even Greenfire is breeding and selling birds that do not all look the same, and it's accepted for that breed.
Since the color is a newer one, even the pro breeders are not getting even near consistant results. The Crele people on this thread have some stunning birds that may fit into a Crele or Creleproject category. I , for one, would certainly not want to block these birds out -we don't even have a breed standard yet.
I'm just throwing ideas out there.
Not a real comparison, but, I remember when Jack Russel Terriers (JRT's) were varied in physical characteristics, but all had the same natural instincts. They were never accepted by the AKC because of the physical variations. Then that changed. Some breeders found consistency in the taller, more broken coat JR's, and renamed them Parson Terriers, and got them accepted to the AKC. Yet, prior to AKC acceptance, those "Parson" Terriers, and all JR's grouped by utility rather than physical similarities are really all still JRT's.