09/08/2026
Recently a statement was made about the old Babydoll Southdown grading system. It was alleged that the old grading system had loopholes.
Well, let's look at the facts. 📜
“To be registered as a 50% Babydoll Southdown Cross…the sheep must have one AABMGS registered Purebred Babydoll Southdown parent…”
⭕️This is black‑and‑white.
⭕️It is not vague.
⭕️It is not open to interpretation.
⭕️It is not a loophole.
A Grade D sheep must have:
one Purebred parent, OR
a combination of parents that mathematically equals 50% Babydoll genetics.
That is the rule.
“Application for Registration… Babydoll Southdown percentage… AABMGS purebred sire or dam registration number.”
❓️And who checks that rule?
This means:
✔ The Registrar must check
the sire
the dam
their percentages
the math
the eligibility
the grade
the height
the photos
the paperwork
Members cannot approve their own grade.
Members cannot override the percentage rule.
Members cannot bypass the Registrar.
‼️The Registrar is the gatekeeper.‼️
⭐ So what “old rules” are they blaming?
They are blaming the wording, but the wording is clear:
“To be registered as a 50% Babydoll… the sheep must have one Purebred parent.”
There is no loophole in that sentence.
There is no ambiguity in that requirement.
There is no way a Foundation × Foundation mating equals 50%.
The only way incorrect Grade D registrations happened was:
❌ Registrar error
❌ Registrar approval
❌ Registrar not checking percentages
❌ Registrar allowing registrations that didn’t meet the rule
‼️Not the Liaison Officer.
‼️Not the members.
‼️Not the breeders.
The Registrar is the one who approves the grade.
🌟 As for the A and AA GRADES.
The committee amended this grading back in 2022.
If we reference back to the historical committee minutes, which any member can via the website access portal and look at the May 2022 minutes, specifically 17/05/2022 you'll see the amendments to the rules headed ..
🌟BABYDOLL SOUTHDOWN CHANGES.
It states as follows..
Johanna Willans moved the following and Therese Jeffries-Purton second.
"To be registered as an off-white Purebred Babydoll Southdown, the grade A or AA Babydoll Southdown must have a pedigree back to and including Great Great Grandparents that consist entirely of off-white sheep".
This is but a partial part of the Babydoll Southdown rule changes but is the reference to the A and AA specific changes.
❓️So what does that mean?
It means that anyone submitting a registration that has A or AA on it must show the historical linage of the animal going right back to great great grandparents. It's that simple.
Again ..
There is no loophole in that sentence.
There is no ambiguity in that requirement.
⭕️This is black‑and‑white.
⭕️It is not vague.
⭕️It is not open to interpretation.
⭕️It is not a loophole.
The only way an error is made ..
❌ Registrar error
❌ Registrar approval
❌ Registrar not checking percentages
❌ Registrar allowing registrations that didn’t meet the rule
‼️Not the Liaison Officer.
‼️Not the members.
‼️Not the breeders.
The Registrar is the one who approves the grade.
So why would anyone allege that the system had loopholes when there clearly wasn't and why wasn't the rule updated on the public platform?
I guess that's a good question to ask the person who stated that their was one. The registra would need to answer that i believe as she was the one who allegedly found it.
