Is my Blue Ameraucana Cockeral show quality?

[pennyJo1960]

Ok, great. Thank you very much!

I just know he is great looking I have lavender but my cockerels are not full grown at all and I have never considered showing them

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

I just know he is great looking I have lavender but my cockerels are not full grown at all and I have never considered showing them View attachment 1210469

Yes, your lavenders are a beautiful shade!

 

[Hinotori]

Sorry. I never bred enough of my wheatens and never showed them to get a good feel for show quality on them.

 

[Ravynscroft]

@Ravynscroft -
I don't think blue Ameraucanas need lacing?

All blues should be laced, actually... that blue is commonly called Andalusian Blue to differentiate it from Self Blue, and if you look at the breed Andausian, you will see how blue is really supposed to look...

Not my pics, just example... these are Andalusians... see the difference?

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Sorry. I never bred enough of my wheatens and never showed them to get a good feel for show quality on them.

That's ok, thank you anyways!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sorry. I never bred enough of my wheatens and never showed them to get a good feel for show quality on them.

do you have anyone else you know that shows that could be tagged

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

All blues should be laced, actually... that blue is commonly called Andalusian Blue to differentiate it from Self Blue, and if you look at the breed Andausian, you will see how blue is really supposed to look...

Not my pics, just example... these are Andalusians... see the difference?

View attachment 1210470 View attachment 1210471

Yes, I see. But is it still ok for a americauna to be this kind of blue?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Yes, I see. But is it still ok for a americauna to be this kind of blue?

It will be a markdown in judging is all... if his type is better than his competition, that will count for more...

Type is more important... *but* another thing is, each judge has their own preferences... one judge may favor different points of the bird over another judge...

 

[Hinotori]

I do know that in most breeds that aren't Andalusians, the lacing isn't common. It got lost in the crossbreeding. There are some breeders working to fix that

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

It will be a markdown in judging is all... if his type is better than his competition, that will count for more...

Type is more important... *but* another thing is, each judge has their own preferences... one judge may favor different points of the bird over another judge...

Ok, thank you very much for this information! You were very helpful