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Self Blue Ameraucana Bantam Approval Process
Lindsay Helton:
Was any follow up ever done with self blue bantam breeders after it was discussed to do so at the ABC National last year? If so, I can add that info to what I have gathered thus far.
Susan Mouw:
No. It was voted that the next project would be self-blue bantams, but this project is not yet complete and there were other things that were higher priority.
Paul:
It is a possibility that Ft. Worth show in 2018 may have met the 4, 4, 4, 4 requirement, but no paperwork! I remember Howard Story showed a lot of self blue bantams.
The first requirement will be to identify a minimum of 5 people who have bred self blue bantams for a minimum of 5 years and maintained an APA membership for all 5 years. Then each one will need to sign an affidavit verifying that they are an APA member and raised the SB bantams for at least 5 years while maintaining an APA membership.
Once the ABC has this, the club will need to file a petition with the APA for recognition of the SB bantams and pay fee. Then there will have to be two pre-qualifying meet of
4, 4, 4, 4 (four head in each class of C, H, K, P) if the ABC records cannot prove that there has been some shows with those minimum requirements. There pre-qualifying meets can be at any APA show. They must be one year apart and completed in two years after the petition was filed. The two qualifying meets must be at an APA district show first, then at the assigned APA national show the last step. Most district APA directors will be at the national meet and they have the final approval.
Each judge will need to sign paper work verifying the 16 head and his/her approval of the variety recognition of the two pre-qualifying meets. There is more paper work for the qualifying two meets. This is a challenging and fun process. I had the privilege of being on the team with the large fowl. I do not know the process for the ABA, but it should be very similar. I know that it is recommended by the APA to file for recognition with both clubs ABA and APA at the same time.
Jean:
I had previously contacted enough bantam breeders back when Susan and I were starting the LF SB process to present to the Board. We had the numbers of breeders, just not enough being shown. I will have to check my notes.
Howard has only been showing pullets and hens. So the numbers are not there.
Susan Mouw:
--- Quote from: Don on March 28, 2019, 07:06:15 PM ---Susan, do any shows indicate that there were enough bantams exhibited to provide for one of the "PreQualifying" meets for the APA ? I have not re-read the requirements from the ABA, but would that historical information help with anything else for the recognition process?
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Don, I'll be happy to do that research at some point in the future. Right now, with my surgery scheduled, APA and ABA yearbook ads due, and everything else I have on my plate, this just is not a priority. I have just gotten home from spending yet another afternoon at the Drs.
Timing is everything.
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