n December 2014 the APA revised acceptance Criteria for the admission of a breed to the APA - the following table is an excerpt from the APA newsletter that followed the revision. - Following that is the table that was used previously.
| | | | | | APA Requirement | Current Status | Future Action | | | | | | | | Section 2.a – A petition for recognition must be sent at least one year prior to the first qualifying meet. All proposed new breeds must manifest at least three differences from existing standard breeds. | 1. Autosexing, 2. Blue egg genetics, 3 Crested - note Cream Legbar Crests do NOT have a domed skull as most crested breeds | One year in advance a petiton for a qualifying meet will be required | | | | | | | | · Section2.b. – 5 breeders must be 18 year of age or older. One of the 5 breeders must serve as spokesman and all correspondence will be between that breeder and the Standards Committee. All 5 breeders must have been members of APA for minimum of 5 years. | Cream Legbar Club Members are encouraged to join the APA and the membership rolls began tracking this in 2015 | | | | | | | | | · Section 2.e. – The two qualifying meets must a be a regional show and the second at the Annual Convention. The meets are to be at least one year apart and judged by licensed APA judges approved by the Standard Committee. Such meets must exhibit 25 qualifying specimens for a new variety and 50 specimens for a new breed (exhibited by at least 5 breeders in equal numbers of cocks, hens, cockerels, and pullets.) (Parenthetical info is from current By-Laws.) | not yet addressed | | | | | | | | | · Section 2.i – (new section) If a breed or variety fails to meet qualifying standards another qualifying meet will not be rescheduled for at least six months. An additional fee will be required to offset costs of the additional meet. | not yet addressed | find the amount of fees for qualifying meets to set aside treasury funds | | | | | | |
the above added February 2015
| Requirement | Our Status | Comment | | Have funds to Pay APA Application fees | Club Budget Committee should project what funding is needed for ths future expense | Estimates are approximately $900 to cover these expenses. Note- there are publication fees to have the breed put in the APA SOP - and it appears that there are also fees for the qualifying meet. Actual cost TBD | | Provide history information about the breed | History of the Cream Legbar Breed is researched and recorded.
20 History of the Cream Legbar
| Curtis Hale and his team including Kestlyn Penley and Anne Norman have completed short and long versions of Cream Legbar History for this requirment.
This will be in the Cream Legbar Club Handbook and in the 'clubhouse' google discussion group site.
It is also printed in Club newsletters Vol 1 No 2 | | Establish correctly worded 'Standard of Perfection' | See the most current Draft SOP on this website - check the navigation bar at the left. <-------- corrected 3-6-15
Careful scrutiny of this document should be applied as Cream Legbar owners examine the correctness and work to accurately reflect the Cream Legbar birds. | The latest version of the SOP is posted on this website. | | Obtain signed affidavits from at least 5 breeders who have been raising the breed for at least 5 years with at least 50% of the birds breeding true | A number of people are documenting the results of their hatches. Please continue to document the autosexing qualities, mature size, cockerel and hen appearance and body type to be ready for this event. Breeders are asked to breed toward the DRAFT SOP qualities | See the Table above this one for the revisions that the APA put in place in 2014 | | Certificates indicating showing of the breed for two years having at least two specimens of cocks, hens, cockerels and pullets at a show with a licensed AAP judge. | Even in 2013, some owners are beginning to make Cream Legbar entries and appearances in poultry events in the USA. See the 'show results' photos and shows on this website. | Congatulations to the Dallas TX area 4H Club for presenting 30 Cream Legbars for review in 2014. Good Work 4H!! Thanks to Sam Brush for providing information to the Cream Legbar Community and feedback about the birds. | | Have a qualifying event poultry show that is attended and approved by the APA in which at least 50 birds are represented including Hens, Roosters, Cockerels and Pullets | TBA | See revisions made by APA in the table above this one. |
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