Who decided which attributes the Ameraucana breed would consist of?
Because general agreement among fanciers could not be reached, certain American Poultry Association officials created an Araucana standard and imposed it on the public in 1976 without benefit of the normally required qualifying process. Quite obviously this standard was originally a goal to be strived for, but birds were subsequently developed meeting its’ requirements. In contrast, Ameraucana bantams were bred first to conform to a proposed standard, then achieved standard recognition through the normal qualifying processes. The small group of breeders who developed Ameraucanas selected its’ traits via majority vote.
Because general agreement among fanciers could not be reached, certain American Poultry Association officials created an Araucana standard and imposed it on the public in 1976 without benefit of the normally required qualifying process. Quite obviously this standard was originally a goal to be strived for, but birds were subsequently developed meeting it’s’ requirements. In contrast, Ameraucana bantams were bred first to conform to a proposed standard, then achieved standard recognition through the normal qualifying processes. The small group of breeders who developed Ameraucanas selected its’ traits via majority vote.
