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Upcoming Meets / Dayton Fancy Feather Club Show, 10/2/2021 - 10/3/2021, Greenville, OH

« on: May 12, 2021, 02:34:59 PM »

Show Name:  Dayton Fancy Feather Club Show
Meet Type: District
Double Show
Show Start - End Dates:  10/2/2021 - 10/3/2021
Host Club:  Dayton Fancy Feather Club
Show Facility:  Darke Co Fairgrounds
Show Address: 800 Sweitzer St
Show City, St, Zip:  Greenville, OH 45331
Show Secretary:  Amanda Heitzman
Show Secretary's Email:  amanda.heitzman@hotmail.com

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Upcoming Meets / Ohio Nationals, 11/13/2021 - 11/14/2021, Columbus, OH

« on: May 12, 2021, 02:33:28 PM »

Show Name:  Ohio National
Meet Type: Club
Single Show
Show Start - End Dates:  11/13/2021 - 11/14/2021
Host Club:  Ohio National
Show Facility:  Voinovich Livestock and Trade Center
Show Address: 717 E 17th St
Show City, St, Zip:  Columbus, OH 43211
Show Secretary:  Eric Markley
Show Secretary's Email:  Markley@ohionational.org

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Congratulations to two of our junior members!

« on: May 10, 2021, 03:15:17 AM »

I wanted to take a moment to extend congratulations to ABC member Sienna Roaque for receiving Reserve Champion AOSB and Reserve Champion Large Fowl with a black Ameraucana hen at the Colorado Poultry Association show! ABC member Audrey Roaque received BV with a large fowl blue Ameraucana cock and BB with a bantam blue wheaten Ameraucana cock. Audrey also did great in showmanship! Way to go ladies!

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News and Information / Re: 2021 APA yearbook ads

« on: May 03, 2021, 05:22:10 PM »

Thank you Kris.

Lol, sounds good. It’s not a requirement to advertise with the ABC in the APA yearbook but I highly recommend it!

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News and Information / 2021 APA yearbook ads

« on: May 03, 2021, 01:42:38 PM »

A special thank you to our ABC members that advertised with the ABC in the 2021 APA yearbook. I enjoyed helping you with your ads!

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Bantam Blue Cock Picture Wanted

« on: April 20, 2021, 12:15:29 PM »

I take so many photos of my birds trying to get the “right shot.”

If I had a dollar for every photo of a chicken on my camera roll we could probably put the four kids through college.

Speaking of college, I saw your photos with your daughter at OSU. Congratulations!

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Website Changes / Re: No Emojis?

« on: April 20, 2021, 11:53:50 AM »

Kris,

Any pictures posted must be 150 KB or smaller. You can use an app or a program such as paint to reduce the file size.

I will look into upgrading our emojis.

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Bantam Blue Cock Picture Wanted

« on: April 19, 2021, 03:15:59 PM »

Goodness, I had no idea the photo was affecting board members as well as the general membership. I’ll move the slideshow to the top of my priority list.

I think I’m going to ask the Board for a pay increase to complete these tasks Kris. Billy said I should ask for double my current pay. 

P.S. I’m glad others share my dry humor. 

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Breeding / Re: Feather coloring in wheaton Ameraucanas

« on: April 17, 2021, 12:22:43 PM »

I have been hatching wheatens too, along with blue wheaten, blue, black, splash, self blue and then some white bantams with our daughter.

I almost pursued the isabel project a few years ago since I raise both the wheatens and self blues, but decided I was best served trying to improve the varieties I already had.

A color variety acceptance process is exciting and rewarding. The ABC had the self blue color variety officially approved in large fowl January of 2020. It is so exciting that it is approved after years of feeding the self blues as a project color.

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2021 ABC Nationals Laramie, WY / 2021 ABC National Silent Auction Donations

« on: April 17, 2021, 01:24:30 AM »

The ABC is currently accepting donations to be used in our 2021 ABC national meet silent auction. The proceeds earned during our silent auction will be put towards our 2022 ABC national meet. To donate hatching eggs, chicks or another item for the silent auction, please send an email to abcsecretaryhelton@gmail.com or jribbeck@q.com.

I will gradually update this post until the list of silent auction items are finalized and then we will open up bidding on them!

2021 ABC NATIONAL SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS:

Current edition ABA SOP book (On-site bidding only)

Current edition APA SOP book (On-site bidding only)

$100 Tractor Supply gift card

10 blue, black and splash Ameraucana chicks to be hatched spring of 2022 priority express shipping paid by Lindsay Helton

10 wheaten, blue wheaten and splash wheaten Ameraucana chicks to be hatched spring of 2022 priority express shipping paid by Lindsay Helton.

5-Hole bantam show box by Jerry DeSmidt (On-site bidding only)

1 dozen chicks, choice of black, white, wheaten, blue wheaten or a variety of the aforementioned to be shipped spring of 2022 by Kris Dossey

10 self blue day old chicks to be hatched March-May 2022 (buyers choice of hatch date and if Marek's Disease vaccination), sent by Priority mail by Paul and Angela Smith

Meyer Hatchery gift basket (On-site bidding only)

1 dozen large fowl black Ameraucana hatching eggs, winning bidder pays shipping by Jeff and Sherry Vance

1 dozen bantam black Ameraucana hatching eggs, winning bidder pays shipping by Jeff and Sherry Vance

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2021 ABC Nationals Laramie, WY / 2021 National Meet Information

« on: April 17, 2021, 01:17:17 AM »

Show Name: 7220 Poultry
Meet Type: National
Double Show
Show Start - End Dates: 9/18/2021
Host Club: 7220 Poultry
Show Address: 3510 S 3rd St
Show City, St, Zip: Laramie, WY 82070
Show Secretary: Ellie Riske
Show Secretary's Email: 7220poultry@gmail.com

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Bantam Blue Cock Picture Wanted

« on: April 16, 2021, 10:16:29 PM »

Haha. I guess while I’m twiddling my thumbs I’ll start a section on the forum for the 2021 national. 

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Bantam Blue Cock Picture Wanted

« on: April 16, 2021, 03:06:46 PM »

Oh dear. Now he is staring at us from two parts of the website.

He looks like he’s going to peck your eye out. 

If anyone has a photo of a bantam blue cockerel that they would like to submit for potential use on the website, send it to abcsecretaryhelton@gmail.com so Kris no longer feels uncomfortable.

But with seriousness, I would actually like to re-do that slideshow when I am done with the APA and ABA ads. 

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Breeding / Re: Feather coloring in wheaton Ameraucanas

« on: April 14, 2021, 12:35:02 PM »

Right now I am working with large fowl splash since the ABC is seeking approval for the variety. We had the first prequalifying meet on 11/7/20 and the next one is scheduled for 11/6/21 at the Heart of Ozarks poultry show in Fayetteville, AR. We’ll need 4 splash in each category (Cock/Hen/Cockerel/Pullet) for it to be successful.

Keep us posted on how your project progresses!

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Breeding / Re: Feather coloring in wheaton Ameraucanas

« on: April 14, 2021, 09:59:52 AM »

I have purchased hatching eggs from Luanne in the past. I was pleased with the birds that hatched and they did not have any health issues. Unfortunately, a predator dug under their pen and got to them when they were around 6-7 months old.