Yeah, plumage color names don’t make sense. “Brown red” isn’t really brown or red, it’s more of a “gold black.” That’s why I prefer the term “gold birchen” since its more accurate or “red birchen” in the case of Marans since they have the mahogany gene.
Those are still Standard breeds. If birds are less than show quality, the judging will recognize that, it doesn’t disqualify them. I’m just glad this has participation.