Poultry Show Abbreviations

The first time you visit a poultry show, you may be baffled by all the abbreviations and terms that are used.  What do they all mean?  Study up on these commonly used ones so the next show you attend it will all make sense...

1. LF - Large Fowl (A standard-sized chicken)
2. B, BT, BTM - Bantam (A miniature chicken)
3. WF - Waterfowl (Ducks & Geese)
4. SF - Standard Fowl (A standard-sized chicken)
   
5. APA - American Poultry Association
6. ABA - American Bantam Association
7. BB - Best of Breed
8. BV - Best of Variety
9. RB - Reserve of Breed (2nd place of Breed)
   
10. RV - Reserve of Variety (2nd place of that feather coloring)
    
11. C - Cock (Rooster older than 1 year old)
    
12. K - Cockerel (Rooster younger than 1 year old)
    
13.  H - Hen (Female older than 1 year old)
    
14. P - Pullet (Female younger than 1 year old)
15. YT - Young Trio (2 Pullets and a Cockerel)
    
16. OT - Old Trio (2 Hens and a Cock)
17. AOV - Any Other Variety
18. AOB - Any Other Breed
19. SC - Single Comb
20. RC - Rose Comb
21. Med. - Mediterranean
22. Cont. - Continental
23. Amer. - American
24. R.C.C.L. - Rose Comb Clean Legged
25. S.C.C.L. - Single Comb Clean Legged
26. A.O.C.C.L. - All Other Combs Clean Legged
27. A.O.S.B. - All Other Standard Breeds
28. Ch. - Champion
29. Res. - Reserve (Runner Up)
30. ASA - American Serama Association
31. O.E.G. - Old English Game (a breed of chicken)
32. O.E.G.B. - Old English Game Bantam (a breed of chicken)
33. AGB - American Game Bantam (a breed of chicken)
34. NN - Naked Neck (a breed of chicken)
    
35. RIR - Rhode Island Red (a breed of chicken)
36. Fav - Faverolles
37. DQ - Disqualification
    
38. Blk - Black
39. Wht - White
40. BB Red or BBR - Black Breasted Red
41. BLRW - Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
    
42. SLW - Silver-laced Wyandotte
43. GLW - Golden-laced Wyandotte
44. CW - Columbian Wyandotte
    
45. BCM - Black Copper Maran
    
46. SPL - Splash
    
47. GDW - Golden Duck Wing
48. SDW - Silver Duck Wing
49. DT - Double Tufted (often Araucana)
50. ST- Single Tufted (often Araucana)
51. CF - Clean Faced (often Araucana)
52. DIS - Dead in Shell
53. SQ - Show Quality
54. Orp - Orpington

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