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Oh, I agree - no way you could do it for every bird without adding a lot more judges - and that would be expensive. (I have done judging of similar types of competitions, so I am VERY sympathetic to how hard it is to make these judgements all day!) But, you could, for example, do it for special occasions, like the aforementioned National Championship meet, and do it just for the birds winning the championship titles. If you're working with classes of 50 birds, then the winner can feel pretty confident he's got something, but if you're working in a small breed and awarding National Championships when you're working with only 5 or so birds to choose from in the classes, then the point totals would be critical to ensure clear communication about whether that year's winners really were All That.
Oh, I agree - no way you could do it for every bird without adding a lot more judges - and that would be expensive. (I have done judging of similar types of competitions, so I am VERY sympathetic to how hard it is to make these judgements all day!) But, you could, for example, do it for special occasions, like the aforementioned National Championship meet, and do it just for the birds winning the championship titles. If you're working with classes of 50 birds, then the winner can feel pretty confident he's got something, but if you're working in a small breed and awarding National Championships when you're working with only 5 or so birds to choose from in the classes, then the point totals would be critical to ensure clear communication about whether that year's winners really were All That.