Messages

16

Upcoming Meets / Re: 11-18-2023 Nebraska State Poultry Show, Lincoln, NE

« on: June 03, 2023, 10:24:22 AM »

Show end date is actually 11-19-2023. Saturday is the show, Sunday is Awards and coop out (coop out usually sometime before noon)

17

News and Information / Re: Ameraucana are number one!

« on: May 02, 2023, 12:25:12 AM »

About time!

18

Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Large fowl splash Ameraucana chicks

« on: April 10, 2023, 11:40:03 AM »

Thanks Steve!

19

Breeding / Re: Undercolor on wheaten and blue wheaten Ameraucana females

« on: March 09, 2023, 09:27:51 PM »

Lindsay, your last post is definitely an understatement!

20

Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: We have a new Junior Master Exhibitor!

« on: January 22, 2023, 11:08:45 PM »

Congratulations Julie on your well-deserved show award!

21

Past Meets / Re: 11-19-22 Nebraska State Poultry Association Show Lincoln, NE

« on: December 11, 2022, 12:30:55 AM »

I'm sorry, but my candy jar is empty; I just have a hard time keeping it in stock! It's a good thing the manufacturing plant is only 7 miles away. It's always just a big temptation when i drive right by it when I go to Lincoln. You were asking about ideas for the new member's raffle. You know you can buy them by the case! It might be hard not to keep quality checking them while waiting for the drawing!!!!!!

22

Past Meets / Re: 11-19-22 Nebraska State Poultry Association Show Lincoln, NE

« on: December 10, 2022, 12:37:08 AM »

Lindsay, on the show report, shouldn't it be listed as a National Meet, not a Club Meet.

23

Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: A Special Thank You

« on: December 01, 2022, 01:09:06 PM »

Christina, Keep working on your chicken house, and we will see if we can get some Ameraucanas taking up residence there next spring!

24

Exhibiting & Promoting / A Special Thank You

« on: November 23, 2022, 09:03:23 PM »

Thanks to those who entered birds in the 2022 ABC National Meet. You made the Ameraucana Breed proud with the large number of entries shown. LF Splash came from out of the woodwork from all parts of the country. 43 entries show that Ameraucana breeders do indeed want them as a recognized variety.

It was great seeing familiar faces again (Paul and Angela Smith, Lindsay Helton, Jean Ribbeck, Jerry DeSmidt, Sara Church, and Andrea Drenth). Now for the new faces. Brooklyn Helton (who loves chocolate meltaways as much as her Ameraucanas), Valerie Boese, an ABC member since 2019 and first time showing at an ABC National Meet. Jean Tobiasson who renewed her lapsed membership at the show. Christina Weldon, one of our more recent members from the NC District. She recently moved to a new acreage and has been posting photos on the ABC Forum on progress restoring her chicken house. 

25

Exhibiting & Promoting / Eggs?

« on: November 08, 2022, 11:00:18 PM »

Are your pullets and hens still laying? Yes, the ABC National Meet will be having an egg judging contest. My layers have stopped producing due to molt. For those of you that have eggs, there will be classes for LF and Bantam. There is no entry charge.

26

Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Catalogs and entry forms for 2022 ABC National and 1st Qualifying LF Splash Meet

« on: October 31, 2022, 02:08:42 PM »

What a bummer Paul. You lose birds to the Heath Commision, and I lost many of mine to raccoons. At least mine is under control. 14 trapped raccoons and no dead birds for over 2 months now and I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel! I only wish that you had a better experience with the talk with the health Commision

27

Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Catalogs and entry forms for 2022 ABC National and 1st Qualifying LF Splash Meet

« on: October 31, 2022, 06:19:25 AM »

Just a reminder, entry deadline is rapidly approaching for our 2022 ABC National Meet and the First Qualifying LF Splash Meet in Lincoln NE. Entries must be postmarked by this Friday, November 4th. We can use some more LF Splash entries to make the LF Splash a recognized variety by the APA. Don't forget to place your bid on those offsite silent auction items. If you miss that cutoff, you will have to make the show to bid on onsite auction items!

28

Breeding / Re: Crooked toes in poultry

« on: October 31, 2022, 05:16:01 AM »

Very interesting article Lindsay. It sounds like there are several factors that could possibly lead to crooked toes in poultry.

29

Exhibiting & Promoting / Catalogs and entry forms for 2022 ABC National and 1st Qualifying LF Splash Meet

« on: October 03, 2022, 10:40:18 PM »

Catalog and entry forms are available for the Nebraska State Poultry Show. This Show is the location for the 2022 ABC National Meet and also the First Qualifying Meet for the LF Splash on November 19-20. You can download the catalog and entry forms at Poultry Show Central or Nebraska State Poultry Show. I will bring some Catalogs and Entry Forms to hand out at our ABC NC District Meet this Saturday October 8 at Jefferson, WI.

 Don't forget the off-site Auction is still going strong, so send those bids to Lindsay.
   
 
 If you can't make the show, you can bid on the offsite silent auction by sending an email to: ABCsecretaryhelton@gmail.com. On the subject line list "Silent Auction Bid". In the text of your email, include the item you wish to bid on, your bid (you may include maximum bidding), your name, email address, your phone number, and mailing address.

Here is a list of the current off-site auction items:

10 large fowl day old self blue straight run Ameraucana chicks by Paul and Angela Smith hatched March-May 2023. shipped by Priority mail. Purchaser's choice of hatch date from our scheduled hatches.
 

10 large fowl blue, black and splash Ameraucana chicks priority express shipping paid to be shipped Spring 2023 by Lindsay Helton

 

15 count large fowl Ameraucana chick variety pack priority express shipping paid to be shipped Spring 2023 by Lindsay Helton (may contain any of the following: blue, black, splash, wheaten, blue wheaten, self blue, black split to self blue)
 

1 dozen LF buyer choice eggs by Samantha Brown - buyer can pick any of our LF varieties next laying season
 and they pay shipping.
 

1 dozen buyer's choice bantams eggs by Samantha Brown - buyer can pick any of our bantam varieties next laying season not including buff bantams and they pay shipping.
 

1 dozen LF black Ameraucana hatching eggs buyer pays shipping for Spring 2023 by Brad Stonebarger

 

One dozen LF brown red Ameraucana hatching eggs buyer pays shipping for Spring 2023 by Stacy Melton

 

Two sets of 1 dozen Erminette Ameraucana hatching eggs shipping paid for Spring 2023 by Becky Pelton

If you are attending the show, there will also be on-site bidding and raffles going on at the show. Some of the items at the show include gift cards, LF and Bantam wood show boxes, Brinsea hi-intensity egg candler, chicken wind chime, owl wall plaques and more.
                               

30

News and Information / Re: New Master Exhibitor

« on: September 20, 2022, 09:19:48 AM »

Congratulations Aaron on your achievement award. Thanks for promoting the Ameraucana breed!