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Past Meets / Re: 10-10-20 Beaver Pigeon & Bantam Poultry Show Jefferson WI

« on: October 18, 2020, 07:41:25 PM »

Thank you Lindsay for getting the Beaver Dam report uploaded to the website. I'm sorry you had to do extra effort to get the totals. I should have looked at my notes earlier to find out that 3 of the Junior varieties were pretty much cut and dried with BV and RV in the Open Show.

You're welcome! It was no trouble at all!

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Past Meets / 10-10-20 Beaver Pigeon & Bantam Poultry Show Jefferson WI

« on: October 18, 2020, 07:00:13 PM »

This meet report has been published and uploaded to the website.

Congratulations to Jerry DeSmidt for receiving Champion Ameraucana with a large fowl black Ameraucana cockerel! Congratulations to Gordon Gilliam for receiving Reserve Champion Ameraucana with a bantam black pullet!

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/meet_reports/10-10-20%20Beaver%20Pigeon%20&%20Bantam%20Poultry%20Show%20Jefferson%20WI.pdf

I am dusting off the cobwebs on entering meet reports after so many show cancellations in recent months. If you notice an error, you know where to find me! 

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News and Information / Large fowl splash Ameraucana entries

« on: October 17, 2020, 10:22:06 AM »

Entries for the Canadian Valley Poultry Club Mega Show must be postmarked by TODAY! Head to the post office and get your large fowl splash Ameraucanas entered for the first prequalifying meet on 11/7/20 in Norman, OK!


https://poultryshowcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/a.FINAL_.MEGA_.Show_.11.7.20-1.pdf

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Past Meets / 10-8-20 Utah Fancy Poultry Association Show Orange Card Farmington UT

« on: October 16, 2020, 12:24:16 PM »

This meet report has been published and uploaded to the website!

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/meet_reports/10-8-20%20Utah%20Fancy%20Poultry%20Association%20Show%20Orange%20Card%20Farmington%20UT.pdf

If you ever notice an error on a meet report, I can be reached via email at abcsecretaryhelton@gmail.com!

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Past Meets / 10-8-20 Utah Fancy Poultry Association Show White Card Farmington UT

« on: October 16, 2020, 12:21:31 PM »

This meet report has been published and uploaded to the website.

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/meet_reports/10-8-20%20Utah%20Fancy%20Poultry%20Association%20Show%20White%20Card%20Farmington%20UT.pdf

If you ever notice an error on a meet report, I can be contacted via email at abcsecretaryhelton@gmail.com!

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2020 ABC Nationals Norman, OK / Meyer Hatchery gift basket

« on: October 14, 2020, 12:50:34 PM »

Our friends at Meyer Hatchery sent us a very nice gift basket for the ABC national silent auction. We have been blessed with several generous donations this year! Thank you to everyone that has donated an item for our silent auction. 

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: North Central 2020 District Meet at Beaver Dam Pigeon and Poultry Show

« on: October 12, 2020, 07:50:56 PM »

Thank you for taking photos and uploading them! I enjoyed looking through them.

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: North Central 2020 District Meet at Beaver Dam Pigeon and Poultry Show

« on: October 11, 2020, 09:27:07 PM »

Thanks all, but most of the credit belongs to the pullet and Jeff and Sherry Vance. She came in a box of day old chicks back when the weather was not so nice. We had a good Ameraucana showing at Beaver Dam with 34 LF and 34 Bantam. Working on the show report there were 20 Ameraucana exhibitors. Jerry gives out congrats, but he won Champion Ameraucana on a Black Cockerel who was also Champion AOSB. Competition was great as there were several outstanding birds. ABC member Gary Rossman entered a very nice Blue Cockerel Bantam. Then there was Jerry DeSmidt who entered his large number of Ameraucanas in LF and Bantam. As usual, his birds are very tough to beat. I will get some pictures on the Forum as soon as i get the show report done and submitted.

I have seen a photo of that bantam blue cockerel and it looked really nice!

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: North Central 2020 District Meet at Beaver Dam Pigeon and Poultry Show

« on: October 11, 2020, 01:28:42 PM »

I would like to congratulate Gordan on the BB bantam ameraucana at the Beaver Dam Pigeon and Poultry show which was our NC district meet. He won on a very nice black pullet.

Congrats Gordon!

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Breeding / Stubs

« on: October 10, 2020, 10:23:26 PM »

Another disqualification we need to watch for on our Ameraucanas when breeding them towards the standard is stubs.

Stubs are “a short section of the stem of a feather, sometimes with a few short barbs attached. It is a disqualification when found on shanks, or on or between the toes of clean legged breeds.”

To purchase a copy of the 44th edition of the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection book, which goes into full detail on the breed standard as well as defects and disqualifications, visit the following link:

http://amerpoultryassn.com/sample-page/apa-store/

You can also find a lot of great information on the Ameraucana breed by browsing through posts on the ABC forum.

Thank you to the APA for giving me permission to use excerpts of the standard when creating these educational posts.

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Upcoming Meets / Re: Rocky Mountain Feather Fanciers Show, 10/17/2020, Brighton, CO,

« on: October 10, 2020, 07:26:40 PM »

This show has been cancelled.

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Upcoming Meets / Re: Forsyth Fowl Fancier Show, 11/28/2020, Winston-Salem, NC

« on: October 10, 2020, 03:05:49 AM »

This show has been cancelled.

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: Entry Deadline for ABC National Norman, OKlahoma

« on: October 09, 2020, 12:16:01 PM »

I purchased some blue, black and splash chicks this past spring to support the approval effort! I entered two splash cockerels and one splash pullet in the show. Looking forward to hatching more splash next season to support this exciting effort.

For those interested in attending the show, the catalog can be accessed via the following link:

https://poultryshowcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/a.FINAL_.MEGA_.Show_.11.7.20-1.pdf

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News and Information / ABC membership dues are prorated to 25% for the remainder of 2020! Join now!

« on: October 04, 2020, 05:24:55 PM »

Great news! Membership dues are prorated to 25% for the remainder of 2020 when you purchase one full year for 2021!

* Juniors pay $12.50 for a membership through 2021

* Individuals pay $15.00 for a membership through 2021

* Families pay $22.50 for a membership through 2021

You are automatically entered into the new member drawing that will take place at our ABC national meet in Norman, OK on 11/7/2020! You do not have to be present to win!

The winner of the new member drawing will receive a Brinsea Mini II Advance Fully Automatic Egg Incubator, Premier Chick Brooder Heating Plate, Magicfly LED Egg Candler, Chick Toe Punch and a Comprehensive Breeding Notebook. This group of items will help you successfully hatch and brood Ameraucana chicks!

The purpose of the Ameraucana Breeders Club is to encourage the continued improvement of Ameraucana bantams and large fowl through breeding, exhibition and dissemination of relevant information. Our new members receive a handbook that is packed with useful breeding information, quarterly newsletters, forum access, are eligible to earn exhibitor points and can qualify for rosettes. Members can list their hatching eggs, chicks and adult birds for sale in our three Breeder’s Directories!

To join, click the following link!

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/membership.html

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Exhibiting & Promoting / Large fowl splash prequalifying meet

« on: October 03, 2020, 10:40:30 AM »

The deadline to enter the Canadian Valley Poultry Club Mega Show is in two weeks! Entries must be received no later than October 17th.

This is the location of our ABC national meet and our first prequalifying meet for the splash variety in large fowl!

Please make plans to attend the show and enter large fowl splash! We will need four head in each class (C/H/K/P) for this prequalifying meet to be successful! The show catalog can be accessed via the following link:

https://poultryshowcase.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/a.FINAL_.MEGA_.Show_.11.7.20-1.pdf