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Splashes
Mike Gilbert:
Perhaps it is time to update the club\'s Breeders Directory.
John, do you have time to do that? Once accomplished, anyone interested in helping to establish a new variety should order a copy to see who the others might be that are working on specific new varieties. Then those members should contact each other to establish a core group of five or more and designate a spokesman to apprise the club secretary (currently John Blehm) of when the qualifying meet(s) should be scheduled, general location, etc. The secretary will then coordinate the qualifying meet(s) with the American Bantam Association and American Poultry Association. Any one who decides to participate should be prepared to travel, perhaps a long distance, to show at the qualifying meet(s). In 1983 we had members from Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, California, and perhaps another state or two who helped to qualify the breed at Columbus, Ohio.
From a personal standpoint, I am already working with black gold bantams and perhaps could be persuaded to help out with black gold large fowl when seed stock is available to be shared. I would also help out with splash bantams since I raise blues.
Any questions?
Mike Gilbert
John:
The Breeders Directory is up-to-date for now...It gets updated every January, since I start it over from scratch each year. The 2005 Directory contains info on 35 breeders.
I have sent membership forms to all the members to fill out and return with their dues. The bottom portion of the form should be filled out only if the member wants to also be included in the 2006 Breeders Directory. The 30+ that have already paid their dues for 2006 can still send in the forms to be included in the 2006 Directory.
Members may include all the varieties they are working on, on the forms, not just those that they offer for sale.
I would prefer to have the Directory as part of our website, so that it can be accessed at anytime by anyone and have the latest info.
far149:
Are we any closer to requesting our splashes be recognized or has the interest waned?
Coyote:
I have raised Splashes since the first one showed up 7 years ago. I am willing to help but only go to 3 or 4 shows a year. Let me know what I can do to help.
Paul:
We are still raising splashes and splash wheatens.
Started breeding splash to splash in 2005. We have another pen of them this year.
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