Ameraucana Breeders Club
The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Ameraucana Marketplace => Topic started by: Mike Gilbert on October 20, 2007, 09:00:03 AM
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Jerry DeSmidt, our N.C. District director, has placed our 2007 district meet with the Eastern Iowa Poultry Association show which is held the first weekend after Thanksgiving. I received my show bulletin from the show secretary yesterday.
I was just wondering how many of us were planning to attend?
The entry deadline is November 13th. The show hall is right off Interstate 80 just a couple of miles east of Iowa City, very easy to find. Iowa City has plenty of motels within easy driving distance of the show. If you have not received a show bulletin, contact Phil Shank, 1355 Elm Avenue, Wellman, IA 52356. Phil\'s phone number is (319)646-2011, and his e-mail address is pbshank@netins.net . N.P.I.P. papers or a recent pullorum test is required to show in Iowa.
Could we have an electronic \"show of hands\" here to determine how many plan to attend?
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Can you see me waving my hand from the back row of the classroom???? :p I am planning to be there with a few birds. I suspect Al Nichols will be there since she sponsored an award.
Michael
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Are they having an egg contest? My best blue egg laying hen started up again and I could mail some eggs if there is another egg contest.
That is if someone would take them to the show for me.... and that is if the western district is allowed to attend.
Jean :)
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Jean, you certainly are allowed to participate. The districts are just a way of splitting up duties and meets, but entries
have no boundaries. I have not heard anything about an egg contest to this point. Michael? John?
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I have not heard about one at the meet, but I am not opposed if there is interest in having an egg contest.
Michael
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egg contest
The district meets are headed up by the district directors and I feel it is entirely up to them.
Personally I think the egg judging contest at our annual National meet is a great idea and worth continuing, but unless we have a good number of entries it may bomb at other meets and be more of a negative than positive experience.
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I was just wondering how many of us were planning to attend?
Count me in.
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And me. This past week I was able to drive my car for the first time since August.
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We have decided to procrastinate all the work that we are doing on our house project and attend the NC district show. It looks like this may be the most attended Ameraucana meet in 2007. Looking forward to seeing the gang.
If anyone needs some breeding Ameraucanas or a few layers we still have some for sale. We have some of the best black males that we have ever raised. There is still a full brother to the national champion for sale. If interested we may be reached at sw_psmith@swmail.net
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Wonderful! Now I wish I had entered more birds. Looking forward to this show, as it will be our first (actually being there) since last June. Paul, bring your best sale birds along.
Maybe I will decide to cross in a black on my brown reds to improve size and type.
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I count 5 Ameraucana people so far that plan to be there.
Al
Michael
Mike
Paul
John
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I can not make it I have to work on the 23 and 24 for our christmas season. I hope you all have fun.
Jerry
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We\'ll miss you Jerry. But jobs and family do come before our \"chicken habit\" so you do have your priorites in order.
Any announcement yet with regard to our 2008 National Meet?
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We just got home about 10pm eastern time. It was a little over 500 miles and slow going with a lot of snow, sleet and rain.
Three were 1,961 birds entered in the show. They hosted two National meets besides several District meets, like ours. It is usually about a 1,200 bird show.
Michael will have a complete show report in the upcoming Bulletin and I\'m sure Paul & Angela will post some photos on the Forum after they get home.
Yes, we had a great time!
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The Muenks\' also made it home safely . . . only drizzle and flurries on our trip home. We had a great time visiting with all of the folks! The show report is in the bulletin which will be mailed this week.
Michael
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Mary and I made it back home Sunday by about 5 p.m. It was great to see everyone and their Ameraucanas. I believe there were over 30 large fowl and about 18 bantams shown, but that is strictly unofficial. Congratulations to Paul & Angela for bringing the top two large fowl (both blacks), and to their son Matthew for top Ameraucana in the junior show. Also congratulations to John Blehm for top bantam, a black
pullet, and for reserve bantam on a buff pullet. Quite a few birds went to new homes, and a couple of memberships were secured. All in all a very successful district meet.
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The North-Central District Meet was held Thanksgiving
week-end in Iowa City, Iowa at the Eastern Iowa Poultry Association Show. Four members showed 18 bantams, and four members showed 31 large fowl. Two members, John Blehm and Michael Muenks, showed both large fowl and bantams. Nathan Downey showed the only jr. bantam a white pullet. Matthew Smith showed 4 jr. large fowl. Matthew had BB on a blue pullet and RB on a black pullet. The blue pullet won jr. Champion Ameraucana and jr. Champion AOSB. The black pullet won jr. reserve AOSB. Gary Underwood judged the jr. show. The eight members showing were from 5 states.
The 18 open bantams were judged by James Konecny. John Blehm had BV Black on a pullet which also won BB. John also had RV black on a pullet. Michael Gilbert had BV blue on a cockerel and Al Nichols had RV on a pullet. Michael Muenks had BV blue-wheaten and Michael Gilbert had RV-both winners were pullets. Michael Gilbert had BV and RV
brown-red on two pullets. John Blehm had BV buff on a pullet and Michael Gilbert had RV on a cockerel. John\'s buff pullet won the reserve bantam. A special congratulations to John, for both BB and RB with some outstanding pullets, against tough competition! Al Nichols had the BV white on a hen and RV on a pullet. John Blehm had BV Lavender (self-blue) on a pullet and RV on a cockerel. A lot of progress has been made, in a short period of time with the development of the lavender Ameraucana!
The large fowl BV black was a pullet shown by Paul & Angela Smith. She also won BB and Champion Ameraucana, defeating our #15 black cockerel which had been BB at our last three shows. He took the RV and RB spots. Michael Muenks had BV blue on a hen and Paul & Angela Smith had RV on a pullet. Paul & Angela Smith had BV blue-wheaten on a pullet and RV on a cockerel. John Blehm had BV buff on a pullet and Michael Muenks had RV on a pullet. Michael Muenks had BV silver on a cock and RV on a hen. Micheal Muenks had BV wheaten on a hen and Paul & Angela Smith had RV on a pullet. Paul & Angela showed the only AOV a splash/blue pulllet.
The Large fowl were judged by Bob Carother.
Soon after the Ameraucanas were judged, most of the Ameraucana Gang met at the Old Country Buffet for an evening meal. Some had a hard time finding it as it was about 2 blocks South of I-80! LOL! Good food and a good time was enjoyed by all in attendance.
Sunday morning all were soon on their way home. We managed to leave by 11:00 AM and made it home by 1:00 AM Monday-814 miles.
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North Central District Meet Iowa City, Iowa
November 24-25, 2007
Large Fowl Show
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Large fowl Show
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Junior Show
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Junior Show
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Bantam Show
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Judges for Large Fowl and Bantam Show
Sorry we missed the Junior Judge Gary Underwood.
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Founder of Ameraucana Breed
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President and Founder
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ABC Members
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Paul and Angela, thanks so much once again for your report.
The pictures are truly a valuable service to members and onlookers alike. F.Y.I. the photo of the member sitting down is John Bashaw of Minnesota. He did not show any birds at the Iowa show, but you can bet he will be showing at the 2008 national meet at Hutchinson, Minnesota.
Everyone should reserve late October, 2008, to attend. It should be another good one. Watch the Poultry Press and this Forum for details. Also our quarterly newsletter of course.