Wow! While I do not have visions of breeding any of my birds for sale, I did buy Silver Appleyards because first I love their looks, size and the fact that they are endangered. I really don't know if my birds are from show quality or not. Didn't matter to me. I wanted to be able to help keep this breed alive and well. I had a basic idea of what to look for but do not have the book, do not want to show my birds and to be honest, I think I would have a very hard time selling any of my birds to someone I didn't know. I go over and above for my flat footed buddies as well as all of the other breeds I have here. If I wasn't sure that the person wanting birds from me was going to at least try to keep them in a similar way.....call me stupid, but I just couldn't do it.
I know this really doesn't have much to do with the original thread's intention, it's more an observation at how ignorant I was before reading this thread. I'd say the thread, controversial though it may seem to some, will be a huge help to someone unlearned, such as myself, for future reference in planning their breeding. Either for self or sale.
