Tips/advice for evaluation and selection on Self Blue Ameraucana Breeders- Judging these Pullets?

[RememberTheWay]

I will take better pictures later this evening. But I am just starting out with Ameraucana's. Would like to get others opinions on these self blue pullets and would love to hear some tips and pointers from breeders who have been working with self blue Ameraucana's for a whole. Hoping to learn things to make sure to look out for regarding this color and breed that I probably am not already aware of. Two of these pullets so far I like the tails on them as far as angle and spreads. They also have nice MB's in my opinion, maybe they could be a little more full? I think the wing sets have good angles and are nicely held to their bodies. They also seem to have decent fullness/shape to their breast. Maybe the beaks on two of them could be shorter? There is one pullet that I don't like the fluffiness of her neck. Her transitions could be smoother too. This same pullet also has too steep of a tail angle I think. Their color could probably be improved on too

Am I missing anything? Am I seeing them correctly?

The main purpose of this post is education. I would like to improve my evaluation skills and refine them.

 

[2ndTink]

Do you have a copy of SOP book? I don't know if lavender is in there or not, but the body shape should apply?

They look pretty from here, but I'm no help on actually judging them

 

[RememberTheWay]

Do you have a copy of SOP book? I don't know if lavender is in there or not, but the body shape should apply?

They look pretty from here, but I'm no help on actually judging them

They actually are not in my copy of the SOP but the Ameraucana's breed clubs have been so kind as to provide them even to non members. And yes, as far as I am aware self blue is accepted in Large Fowl Ameraucana's but not bantam if I remember correctly?

Thanks

 

[2ndTink]

They actually are not in my copy of the SOP but the Ameraucana's breed clubs have been so kind as to provide them even to non members. And yes, as far as I am aware self blue is accepted in Large Fowl Ameraucana's but not bantam if I remember correctly?

Thanks

They are trying to get bantam accepted this year!

I am just learning to critically judge traits on my chickens by breed I'll look at one and think it's good for months and then one day notice an obvious flaw, that would have had to have been there for months for example I just noticed a sprig on one of my favorite cockerels, where did that come from!?!

I'd love to be helpful to you, but I think I'm more in the cheer category, your lavenders are so pretty looking to me