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Election 2024 / Nominations for the 2025-2026 Election

« on: June 01, 2024, 07:54:16 AM »

Nominations for the 2024 election are now open and will remain open until August 15, 2024.  Any member can nominate any other member, or themselves, for any position.  Members can only vote for the President, Secretary/Treasurer and District Director of their District.  Per the ABC Constitution, candidates may not be a member of any other breed-specific club for the Ameraucana breed.

If there are any positions with one nominee when nominations close, that nominee wins that position by acclamation.

Voting will be from September 1st through September 15th.  You will have the option of voting online through Election Buddy or mailing in a ballot.  I will need to know before voting opens which choice you prefer.

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News and Information / Re: Spam from an account impersonating Jean

« on: May 25, 2024, 03:31:15 PM »

A few members have complained about receiving a spam email. Please disregard and mark as spam.

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News and Information / Seeking approval for a project color

« on: May 15, 2024, 12:09:14 AM »

I have received a few inquiries regarding how a color variety is admitted to the APA Standard for a breed.

Are you interested in seeking approval for an Ameraucana project color with the APA? Read below!

The APA has a stringent approval process in order to ensure that there is a solid base of breeders working on a new variety and that it has reached a stage that could be classified as standardized. During an approval process, you will need the following:

✔️A petition for recognition of a new variety that is submitted at least 1 year prior to the first qualifying meet which includes the history of its origin, background, and relevant educational material. The proposed name for the variety and the Standard should also be included.

✔️A deposit of the sum sufficient to defray the actual cost of placing the text in the Standard shall be received with the petition ($300 per variety).

✔️Affidavits should be submitted from not less than 5 breeders, of 18 years of age or older, stating they have bred the variety for not less than 5 years and that it produces not less than 50% of all specimens reasonably true to type, color, size and comb. All 5 breeders must be APA members for a minimum of 5 years before the first qualifying meet can take place.

✔️Certificates showing 4 or more specimens have been exhibited in each class of cocks, hens, cockerels and pullets in each of the preceding 2 years at a show officiated by a licensed A.P.A. judge must be submitted. The Standard Committee will contact the judge for his or her confidential opinion of the quality and uniformity.

✔️The Standard Committee shall name 2 qualifying meets, the first at a regional show and the second at the Annual Convention. The meets are to be at least 1  year apart. The committee will consist of at least 2 judges with at least one being from the Standard of Perfection committee.

✔️The 2 qualifying meets must consist of not less than 25 specimens for a new variety exhibited by at least five exhibitors in equal numbers of cock, hen, cockerel and pullet. All exhibitors participating at the qualifying meets must be members of the Association at the time of judging. The qualifying meet judge will be required to complete the APA qualifying meet form outlining his or her assessment of the breed or variety and recommendations regarding whether they demonstrate sufficient quality to be admitted.

✔️The Standard Committee will report to the APA Board of Directors on the qualifying meet, including the Standard Committee’s recommendation regarding the admission of the new variety.

✔️The APA Board of Directors then votes on the recognition of the new variety.

Hopefully this post will be helpful to breeders interested in pursuing approval for an Ameraucana project color!

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Breeding / Re: Genetics of breeding dominant white

« on: May 09, 2024, 11:35:43 PM »

Yep!

I bet the whites you had were recessive white. You would need dominant white birds.

You can always get into Dalmatians later!

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Breeding / Re: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana Breeding Chart

« on: May 09, 2024, 11:33:59 PM »

You’re welcome. I kept having to refer people to a blue, black and splash chart and have them replace the verbiage with wheaten, blue wheaten and splash wheaten. Figured this would be more helpful.

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Exhibitor points updated

« on: May 09, 2024, 10:58:27 PM »

Also, in 2024 we will begin keeping up with yearly totals again for those that care. We have always kept up with total points but when I trained on the secretarial processes yearly totals were not brought to my attention. Total points are correct.

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Exhibitor points updated

« on: May 09, 2024, 05:01:06 PM »

Exhibitor points have been updated.

http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/docs/Points%20by%20Exhibitor%20-%20Open.pdf

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Breeding / Re: Genetics of breeding dominant white

« on: May 09, 2024, 01:21:38 PM »

Here is the breeding chart!

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Breeding / Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana Breeding Chart

« on: May 09, 2024, 01:19:32 PM »

A few interesting facts about Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana:

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana are built on eWh.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana all look the same at hatch. Their color variety becomes apparent at a few weeks of age as they feather in.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana hatch with flesh colored shanks and toes that turn slate as they mature.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana females reflect their color variety in their wings and tails.

✔️ The Blue(Bl) gene creates the difference in the plumage colors of the three color varieties. Wheaten Ameraucana contain 0 copies of the Blue gene, Blue Wheaten Ameraucana contain 1 copy of the Blue gene and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana contain 2 copies of the Blue gene.

✔️ The Wheaten and Blue Wheaten Ameraucana color varieties have been admitted to the Standard but the Splash Wheaten color variety has not been accepted

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Past Meets / 4-20-2024 Green River Poultry Club Spring Show Bee Spring, KY

« on: May 09, 2024, 01:17:28 PM »

This meet report has been entered and uploaded to the website:

http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/meet_reports/4-20-2024%20Green%20River%20Poultry%20Club%20Spring%20Show%20Bee%20Spring,%20KY.pdf

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Past Meets / 3-16-2024 Cascade Spring Show Monroe, WA

« on: May 09, 2024, 02:03:08 AM »

This meet report has been entered and uploaded to the website:

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/meet_reports/3-16-2024%20Cascade%20Spring%20Show%20Monroe,%20WA.pdf

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Breeding / Re: Factors that affect eggshell color in an Ameraucana flock

« on: May 02, 2024, 02:46:35 PM »

Thanks for the comment!

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Breeding / Re: Genetics of breeding dominant white

« on: May 02, 2024, 02:46:08 PM »

Hahaha it narrowly missed being used.

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Breeding / Re: Genetics of breeding dominant white

« on: April 30, 2024, 12:54:11 PM »

Breeding chart will be added later.

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Breeding / Genetics of breeding dominant white

« on: April 30, 2024, 12:53:52 PM »

The Dominant White gene (I) is an autosomal gene capable of inhibiting the development of black pigment in plumage. In the case of Dominant White, the genes necessary for black pigment are present but do not manifest themselves due to the inhibiting action of the Dominant White gene. Pigment is formed by melanocytes in feather germs, but there is a nontransfer of pigment by melanocytes to keratinoblasts.

Some Ameraucana enthusiasts are working with a project color that results from a single copy of the Dominant White gene on Extended Black. A few breeders have asked for a breeding chart to use while working with the project color. Here you go!

The Dominant White gene produces the following:

1. A white homozygote (I/I) which results in a white phenotype

2. A heterozygote (I/ I+) which results in a black-flecked phenotype

3. A homozygous recessive (I+/I+) which results in a black phenotype.

Modifying genes, which limit or expand the amount of black on a Dominant White heterozygote, affect the overall number of black feathers present on the plumage. The modifying genes also affect whether the black plumage feathers will be solid black and the white plumage feathers solid white.

Hopefully this breeding chart will be helpful to breeders working with the project color!

*Please note that all names that breeders presently identify the project color as have been listed merely as a means to appease all breeders.