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Congrats to Cliff Redden at Shawnee ok show.
Jan:
There are APA judges will tell you that Paul has the best Ameraucana s there are.
Thanks for all the hard work that you have put into this breed.
Sharon Yorks:
Here are a couple of pictures of Clif's winning Ameraucana.
Max:
Congrats to both Clif and Jan! Both birds were outstanding and stood apart from the rest. The pictures really don't do them justice. I believe Clif's cockerel is the same one that won in Fayetteville. He surely deserves to represent the variety in the "Photos of Ameraucana" section, which he does...
--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert on December 16, 2013, 09:51:22 AM ---Paul, you are such a credit to the breed and to the club.
--- End quote ---
Paul is the most generous person I have met in the fancy. He always takes the time to talk and share his knowledge when I call and bug him. :D Thanks for all you do!
Paul:
Thanks Mike and Max for your encouraging kind words. Yes, Sharon, Clifton and Max purchased their start of Ameraucanas from us. We sold so many chicks (over 1,000 head) this past spring that we didn't keep much to show this fall. My goal was/is to share as many good breeding Ameraucanas as possible to help get the breed wide spread and plentiful at the poultry shows. Presently we have sold Ameraucanas into 41 states and Canada. The Canadian sale was made possible by John Blehm, as he knew all the regulations to legally get the birds through customs.
I was very glad to see 51 head of Ameraucanas (open & Jr.) shown by six exhibitors from four states in our SC district meet. I have worked promoting the breed for 14 years to get this to happen. In the past it has been like revolving doors with many different fanciers who tried exposition poultry.
The champion cockerel shown by Clifton is the same one he showed at Fayetteville. It is his picture on the ABC website for a black cockerel. The 2005 cockerel he replaced was bred 100% the same as this cockerel's sire and grandsire, as Clifton said he is a father X daughter mating.
Clif Redden:
Thank you, Sharon, for posting those pictures for me. I really appreciate it.
Max, you are right about the pics. Both of these cockerels look much better than the pictures. You, Paul, Sharon and Jan all have some great looking birds too. I also agree on your comments about Paul. Not only have I gotten some great birds from him and Angela, he has also taken a lot of time from his busy schedule to share with me what traits to look for and how to show Ameraucanas. It's nice to win, but it's really nice when people you compete with are happy to see you win. It semed to me that every Ameraucana exhibitor was genuinely happy to see my cockerel win. Especially Paul. As he watched the 4 judges gather around the cockerel he began to smile real big and take pictures. I was watching him from across the room, and I could tell that he felt the cockerel was picked to win. In competition, only a real friend will celebrate your victories with you! Thank you, Paul!
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