Show Judges Please - is this a DQ or fault?

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

Dianki, my super prise hen injured herself this weekend. (who knew chicken wire was hazardous to chickens)
She broke off the phalanx of her first toe ( the one that points back ) .
Clean break but that small tip of her toe will not be growing back. She is almost perfect in all other respects to the breed. I know she would rank high if it's just a fault. If it's a DQ I will not bring her. If I don't bring her then I will have just 1 perfect rooster but I want him to have company both in the trip there, and in isolation afterwards. So I guess what I'm saying is if 1 doesn't go them the other won't. Why show if you can't bring your "A-Game"?
Will this be a fault?
The breed is Ameraucana. Then hen is Wheaton viariety and the rooster is Blue Wheaton variety. they will be over 1 year old at show time for Nationals in Indiannapolis in October.

 

[Timmy]

It should be a point cut of 1/2 to 2 points not a DQ

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

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Where do I find this information - or is it a secret judges thing?
So what would you do? Would you show her against what is sure to be superb competition?
Denise

 

[Timmy]

First off I am not a judge. With that said the APA standard list crooked toes as a cut of 1/2 to 2 points and says nothing (that I'm aware of) of partially missing toes, sense its not listed as a DQ its not a DQ. Although Your birds are not bantams the ABA standard list missing part of a toe or toe nail as as 1 point each. If you don't see any other defects and she has the exceptional type that you say she does I would go ahead and show her. while 1 point may be the difference between getting best of breed and not it will not get you laughed off the show floor.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

"laughed off the showfloor"

Hadn't thought of that senario!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

I was wondering something similar--I have a nice Light Sussex roo whose feet are frostbite-damaged. He's not missing toes but they are permanently swollen and some of the nails are missing...the rest of him is pretty nice....

 

[Timmy]

It's important to remember each toe is a separate points cut so several damaged toes and missing toe nails may be worse than one partially missing toe. 1 crooked toe is 1/2 to 2 points so 2 crooked toes are 1 to 4 points and so on.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

not to sound stupid but there's no other way of asking this :
what's a perfect score?

 

[Timmy]

A perfect score is 100


symmetry 4
weight 4
condition 10
comb 5
beak 3
skull 4
eyes 4
wattles 2
ear lobes 4
neck 6
back 12
tail 8
wings 8
breast 10
body 8
legs and toes 8

 

[NYREDS]

Missing a part of a toe is a 1 point cut for each toe. Per APA SOP: Breed Shape; Shanks & Toes. p. 31 in the 2010 edition.

what's a perfect score?

100​