In 1921 a Canadian monk from Quebec presented his White Chantecler for acceptance in the Standard of Perfection. It was accepted. The first Canadian breed of chickens.
In 1935 a fellow from Alberta, Canada presented his Partridge Albertan for acceptance. It also was accepted...as the Partridge Chantecler. Seems its type was so close to the Chantecler that the Standards Committee renamed it the Partridge Chantecler.
No matter what any group of breeders, breed club or website calls the lav gene, the Standard has declared it once and for all, Self Blue.
In any case, BYC or any forum for that matter, is not the proper forum to discuss the color name. The proper forum would be the APA. In the more than 20 years I have been an Endowment Trust Life member (#195) of the American Poultry Association, I have never seen the Standards Committee swayed by popluar opinion. The Standard of Perfection has existed since 1874. Its committee considers it almost holy. The colors have stood the test of time. There were some breeds entered under alias names, but that has stopped.
In 1935 a fellow from Alberta, Canada presented his Partridge Albertan for acceptance. It also was accepted...as the Partridge Chantecler. Seems its type was so close to the Chantecler that the Standards Committee renamed it the Partridge Chantecler.
No matter what any group of breeders, breed club or website calls the lav gene, the Standard has declared it once and for all, Self Blue.
In any case, BYC or any forum for that matter, is not the proper forum to discuss the color name. The proper forum would be the APA. In the more than 20 years I have been an Endowment Trust Life member (#195) of the American Poultry Association, I have never seen the Standards Committee swayed by popluar opinion. The Standard of Perfection has existed since 1874. Its committee considers it almost holy. The colors have stood the test of time. There were some breeds entered under alias names, but that has stopped.
Light Braham & Light Sussex are Columbian color; Dark Brahma is Silver Pencilled etc
It was stated that the Standards Committee would look back into the name Lavender "sometime" in the future. It is very doubtful that it will ever happen. The only way is for those in favor of the term Lavender, to get a person in favor elected as President of the APA. Since most APA presidents have been judges, (Vi Halbach was not, but became a judge shortly after being elected), it is highly doubtful a licensed APA judge will go against the tradition of the SOP.
When accepted the following will most likely happen to these popular color names:
Coronation = Self Blue Columbian
Jubilee = Speckled
Lemon Cuckoo = Buff Barred or Buff Cuckoo
It is not written in concrete, but the dirt is very hard taht it is written in. Those that want to call the color Lavender can. Those that wish to call it Self Blue can. But for a proper description for a Variety Standard, we can only use what the SOP has accepted. That is the term Self Blue.
It was stated that the Standards Committee would look back into the name Lavender "sometime" in the future. It is very doubtful that it will ever happen. The only way is for those in favor of the term Lavender, to get a person in favor elected as President of the APA. Since most APA presidents have been judges, (Vi Halbach was not, but became a judge shortly after being elected), it is highly doubtful a licensed APA judge will go against the tradition of the SOP.
When accepted the following will most likely happen to these popular color names:
Coronation = Self Blue Columbian
Jubilee = Speckled
Lemon Cuckoo = Buff Barred or Buff Cuckoo
It is not written in concrete, but the dirt is very hard taht it is written in. Those that want to call the color Lavender can. Those that wish to call it Self Blue can. But for a proper description for a Variety Standard, we can only use what the SOP has accepted. That is the term Self Blue.
