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Hi all, I realize this response to some of the questions here is a tad late but I thought I would post something anyway.

The selected birds consist of salmon and blue salmon. In the females I'd have to see them in person to determine which they are. If there is a blue( not slate) hue in the under feathering and especially in the wing they would be blue salmon. The variety blue salmon is not an accepted variety for either national club, ABA APA. A blue variety (solid blue even in the males) is accepted in the ABA. The only colors accepted in LF or bantam with the APA are salmon and white.
The burn spot memtioned is a characteristic that is required in Germany (both the btm and LF) and now reflected in the APA description. It is neither good nor bad in the LF or btm for the APA description.. Some judges in this country may not have kept up with the current description and may give their own opinion that there is a preference to clean neck feathers. There is not. If you have a current APA standard one could always flip it out if you know for sure a male with a burnspot in the show has been given preferred placement under a clean necked male. I've had this happen and had a talk with the judge after the judging. He was unaware. Since the inclusion of the burnspot was brought up originally by myself and written into the description after being accepted by the members of Faverolles Fanciers at the time, then approved by the standard committee of the APA. It still stands and probably will be there always. The research was done extensively. Since the Germans origanally created the bantams and already included it in the LF version of description it was given respect. The germans "suggest" it and give it preference on cockerels and then "require it" on a cock bird of two years or older. The British calls for a clean neck with no reference to a burn spot. As the US had influx of both we all felt it should appear in the APA standard.
I hope that clears up the variety question. Small note on the comb size. If these birds were hatched in the heat of the SE US during what would be considered "regular Jan, Feb March" hatching dates they would very naturally have larger combs. As I live in Tampa my personal hatching is done in late July or August. Thusly, I don't show cockerels or pullets because they would not be mature enough to compete. This insight of a better season to hatch birds for my particular flock was handed down to me by a consumate breeder and geneticist by the name of Clause Twissleman. It has worked for me in all the breeds I have had over the years.
If you have any further Fav questions I am always happy to try and answer them if I can.
My personal website can be found with pics of birds I have raised and different articles I and others have written @ www.peterfmerlin.tripod.com/Choices.htm

Peter F Merlin -)