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as a Bird Expert on
Cockatiels, Psittaculas &
Budgerigars for BIRD TALK'S
website, BirdChannel.com.
as a Bird Expert on
Cockatiels, Psittaculas &
Budgerigars for BIRD TALK'S
website, BirdChannel.com.
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| Writing/Editing Breeding (Progress) Standards, and Show Standards |
Does your organization require a standard against which members may either breed or exhibit their birds? There are two types or
standards that your group may consider. A breeding standard is critical to a breed because it is the yardstick by which an
aviculturist should acquire his breeding stock. Show, or exhibition stock can actually differ. While there are many fine exhibition
birds that will win on the Bench, there are a number who do not produce winners themselves. Yet, there are exceptional individuals
that, although they may not make the top cut on the bench, consistently produce the birds that do. These are the foundation birds
that breeders are smart to acquire. Whether or not an organization may consider a show standard, a breeding standard can be ideal
to benchmark the progress of a species. A good breeding standard will also avoid the genetic faults and tragedies that shape a
species future, when only the exhibitors' thoughts are reflected, rather than the future of the breed. Both the Breeding Standard and
the Show Standard for an Ideal must be written with these points in mind.
standards that your group may consider. A breeding standard is critical to a breed because it is the yardstick by which an
aviculturist should acquire his breeding stock. Show, or exhibition stock can actually differ. While there are many fine exhibition
birds that will win on the Bench, there are a number who do not produce winners themselves. Yet, there are exceptional individuals
that, although they may not make the top cut on the bench, consistently produce the birds that do. These are the foundation birds
that breeders are smart to acquire. Whether or not an organization may consider a show standard, a breeding standard can be ideal
to benchmark the progress of a species. A good breeding standard will also avoid the genetic faults and tragedies that shape a
species future, when only the exhibitors' thoughts are reflected, rather than the future of the breed. Both the Breeding Standard and
the Show Standard for an Ideal must be written with these points in mind.
Speaker Bio
| Judging History |
Linda S. Rubin has been a breeder and exhibitor of several decades and was the first judge to qualify, and be
tested, after the initial 5 grandfathered judges in the National Cockatiel Society. She served on the panel from
1984 until she left in 2007, when she began the Cockatiel Foundation, Inc. and became its first judge. Linda
also qualified as a Panel Judge for the Society of Parrot Breeders & Exhibitors in 1985 and continues to serve to
the present. She has championed exhibition cockatiels, ABS budgerigars, and SPBE parrots, and judged
cockatiel and parrot shows around the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico for twenty-five years. She
presided as judge at three National Cage Bird Shows (1991, 1996, and 1999), the Great American Bird Show
(1986), and the Canadian National Cage Bird Show (2008), as well as multiple assignments in Puerto Rico and
Canada since the 1980's.
Linda participated as a member of the ACS Show Standards Committee in 1976, and eventually went on to
author the original "NCS Show Standard of Excellence" in 1984, and the "Cockatiel Foundation Show
Standard for the Ideal Cockatiel" in 2007. These Standards have frequently been used as a model for drafting
other specialty organizations' show standards. Linda served many years as NCS Chairman of the Judges' Panel
and authored an extensive Judges Panel Exam for the organization in 2005. She is frequently consulted for
advice from other avian organizations on writing standards. To inquire further, please fill out the form below.
tested, after the initial 5 grandfathered judges in the National Cockatiel Society. She served on the panel from
1984 until she left in 2007, when she began the Cockatiel Foundation, Inc. and became its first judge. Linda
also qualified as a Panel Judge for the Society of Parrot Breeders & Exhibitors in 1985 and continues to serve to
the present. She has championed exhibition cockatiels, ABS budgerigars, and SPBE parrots, and judged
cockatiel and parrot shows around the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico for twenty-five years. She
presided as judge at three National Cage Bird Shows (1991, 1996, and 1999), the Great American Bird Show
(1986), and the Canadian National Cage Bird Show (2008), as well as multiple assignments in Puerto Rico and
Canada since the 1980's.
Linda participated as a member of the ACS Show Standards Committee in 1976, and eventually went on to
author the original "NCS Show Standard of Excellence" in 1984, and the "Cockatiel Foundation Show
Standard for the Ideal Cockatiel" in 2007. These Standards have frequently been used as a model for drafting
other specialty organizations' show standards. Linda served many years as NCS Chairman of the Judges' Panel
and authored an extensive Judges Panel Exam for the organization in 2005. She is frequently consulted for
advice from other avian organizations on writing standards. To inquire further, please fill out the form below.
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