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The
same
will
be
done
with
each
age/gender
group
and
the
coop
cards
will
be
marked
with
a 1,
2
etc.
After
all
of
the
birds
in a
variety
have
been
judged,
the
official
will
select
the
best
and
second
best
representative
of
the
variety
and
mark
them
Best
of
Variety
(BV)
or
Reserve
of
Variety
(RV).
After
all
of
the
varieties
of a
breed
have
been
judged
for
Best
and
Reserve,
the
official
will
pick
from
those
birds
the
two
that
best
represent
the
breed
and
will
mark
them
Best
of
Breed
(BB)
and
Reserve
of
Breed
(RB).
After
all
of
the
breeds
in a
class
have
been
judged,
the
official
will
place
a
Best
and
Reserve
in
class
from
the
Best
and
Reserve
and
of
Breeds.
Typically
a
show
will
have
a
Champion
Row
where
the
best
bird
in
each
class
is
displayed.
From
Champion
Row,
the
judges
will
select
a
Champion
Large
Fowl,
and
Champion
Bantam.
Finally
a
Grand
Champion,
or
Best
Bird
of
Show,
may
be
selected
from
among
the
best
of
the
waterfowl,
turkeys
and
chickens.
Judges
The
judges
of a
show
are
licensed
either
by
the
American
Poultry
Association
or
the
American
Bantam
Association
(or
both).
The
licensing
process
requires
years
of
practice,
an
apprenticeship,
and
passage
of a
strenuous
written
and
practical
test.
Judges
are
poultry
fanciers
who
have
taken
the
hobby
to
its
full
extent
and
are
a
wealth
of
knowledge.
It
is
considered
good
etiquette
not
to
talk
with
or
interfere
with
a
judge
while
they
are
judging.
What
if a
bird
is
not
in
the
Standard?
There
are
many
breeds,
varieties
or
hybrids
that
are
not
recognized
in
the
APA
or
ABA
standards.
(If
they
are
not
of a
recognized
breed,
they
may
be
placed
but
can
not
win
champion
if
they
are
entered
into
a
show.)
If
the
standard
of
perfection
for
the
breed
has
not
been
officially
determined,
there
are
no
standards
by
which
a
bird
can
be
judged.
To
be
admitted
into
the
APA
standard,
a
breed
must
have
several
supporters
that
have
been
working
with
it
for
at
least
5
years
and
are
able
to
have
a
minimum
of
50
birds
exhibited
at a
show.
If
all
of
these
conditions
are
met,
a
breed
or
variety
may
be
admitted
to
the
standard
and
written
up
in
the
Standard
of
Perfection.
It
will
be
eligible
to
compete
in
shows
from
that
point
forward.
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