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News and Information / Re: Contact for the club between March 14th - March 17th
« on: February 29, 2024, 12:49:42 PM »
Thank you! Someone needs to be around to keep the SC DD in line.
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News and Information / Contact for the club between March 14th - March 17th
« on: February 28, 2024, 02:19:25 PM »
I am going to have surgery on March 14th. I plan to have everything current for the club prior to being admitted to the hospital and will need to step away for a few days. If members of the club need anything from March 14th - March 17th please contact Jean Ribbeck via email.
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News and Information / Re: ABC Renewal Time
« on: February 27, 2024, 01:23:47 PM »
This is the last week of our grace period!
Next week I will start working on website updates for 2024.
If you do not want a forum account for 2024 please let me know and I will try to handle all updates at the same time.
Next week I will start working on website updates for 2024.
If you do not want a forum account for 2024 please let me know and I will try to handle all updates at the same time.
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News and Information / Re: Egg cards are restocked again!
« on: February 20, 2024, 05:34:35 PM »
Thanks for the great participation on ordering egg charts! We are down to 6. I have ordered another batch.
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News and Information / Egg cards are restocked again!
« on: February 15, 2024, 11:02:53 PM »
Our egg color reference card was restocked today! Reviews have all been positive so far!
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/abc_store/index.php?route=product/product&path=65&product_id=57
The colors for our new egg color reference card were derived from Ameraucana eggshells and the samples are roughly 4x the size of the samples on our previous card. It is double-sided and printed on 5x7 cardstock!
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/abc_store/index.php?route=product/product&path=65&product_id=57
The colors for our new egg color reference card were derived from Ameraucana eggshells and the samples are roughly 4x the size of the samples on our previous card. It is double-sided and printed on 5x7 cardstock!
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Breeding / Re: LF Self Blue Ameraucana Progress
« on: February 14, 2024, 03:16:53 PM »
Lol. They told me the same. Unbelievable. No snacks today.
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News and Information / Re: ABC Renewal Time
« on: February 14, 2024, 08:28:15 AM »
We have two weeks left in our grace period. Be sure to get your renewal in!
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News and Information / Re: New handbooks are stocked
« on: February 13, 2024, 09:11:59 PM »
Thank you for the great participation with the release of our latest handbook! The first batch of books have sold out and our second batch will arrive from the publisher on 2/21. If you have recently placed an order we will drop it in the mail on the same day.
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/abc_store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=74
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/abc_store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=74
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News and Information / New handbooks are stocked
« on: February 09, 2024, 10:38:29 AM »
Our 2024 handbook has been released!
Are you a collector? This limited edition handbook features a cover that spotlights the recently approved splash variety in large fowl. It contains 90 pages of material about breeding Ameraucana!
Order yours today before it sells out!
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/abc_store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=74
Are you a collector? This limited edition handbook features a cover that spotlights the recently approved splash variety in large fowl. It contains 90 pages of material about breeding Ameraucana!
Order yours today before it sells out!
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/abc_store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=74
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Breeding / Transverse pigment bars on lavender plumage: What causes it?
« on: February 07, 2024, 10:54:16 AM »
Here are two articles if you want to read about what is happening from a scientific standpoint.
There is defective peripheral accumulation of melanosomes to the dendrites. This results in the patchy transfer of melanosomes into the keratinocytes of the growing feather. The dilution effect is essentially the result of a mixture of pigmented and unpigmented regions within the feather barbs.
Disruption of a triprotein complex reduces the capacity for melanosome translocation to the periphery of the cell in readiness for transfer to the keratinocytes of the developing feather.
https://bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2156-9-7
Lavender melanocytes, both in vivo and in vitro, produce melanosomes normally but are defective in melanosome translocation. This defect results in a congestion of melanosomes perinuclearly and the absence of dendritic pigment.
In lavender melanocytes prominent pigmentless dendrites emanate from melanosome-congested perikarya. The apparent defect in lavender melanocytes in vivo involves aberrant melanosome distribution. In lavender, melanosomes migrate only as far as the region of dendrite initiation resulting in melanin-congested perikarya and pigment-less dendrites.
In lavender melanocytes, melanosomes fail to move beyond the region of dendrite initiation. Melanosomes are restricted to perinuclear regions in some lavender melanocytes while in others, melanosomes migrate as far as the bases of the dendrites.
In a wild-type melanocyte melanosomes are evenly distributed throughout the cell body and dendrite, and accumulate in the dendritic tip in preparation for melanosome transfer. In a lavender melanocyte melanosomes are restricted to perinuclear regions. The production of melanosomes is normal although their distribution is not.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?&title=Lavender%2C%20a%20chick%20melanocyte%20mutant%20with%20defective%20melanosome%20translocation%3A%20a%20possible%20role%20for%2010%20nm%20filaments%20and%20microfilaments%20but%20not%20microtubules&journal=J%20Cell%20Sci&volume=51&pages=25-51&publication_year=1981&author=Mayerson%2CPL&author=Brumbaugh%2CJA#d=gs_qabs&t=1707318319070&u=%23p%3DiAAMiky2i3oJ
There is defective peripheral accumulation of melanosomes to the dendrites. This results in the patchy transfer of melanosomes into the keratinocytes of the growing feather. The dilution effect is essentially the result of a mixture of pigmented and unpigmented regions within the feather barbs.
Disruption of a triprotein complex reduces the capacity for melanosome translocation to the periphery of the cell in readiness for transfer to the keratinocytes of the developing feather.
https://bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2156-9-7
Lavender melanocytes, both in vivo and in vitro, produce melanosomes normally but are defective in melanosome translocation. This defect results in a congestion of melanosomes perinuclearly and the absence of dendritic pigment.
In lavender melanocytes prominent pigmentless dendrites emanate from melanosome-congested perikarya. The apparent defect in lavender melanocytes in vivo involves aberrant melanosome distribution. In lavender, melanosomes migrate only as far as the region of dendrite initiation resulting in melanin-congested perikarya and pigment-less dendrites.
In lavender melanocytes, melanosomes fail to move beyond the region of dendrite initiation. Melanosomes are restricted to perinuclear regions in some lavender melanocytes while in others, melanosomes migrate as far as the bases of the dendrites.
In a wild-type melanocyte melanosomes are evenly distributed throughout the cell body and dendrite, and accumulate in the dendritic tip in preparation for melanosome transfer. In a lavender melanocyte melanosomes are restricted to perinuclear regions. The production of melanosomes is normal although their distribution is not.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?&title=Lavender%2C%20a%20chick%20melanocyte%20mutant%20with%20defective%20melanosome%20translocation%3A%20a%20possible%20role%20for%2010%20nm%20filaments%20and%20microfilaments%20but%20not%20microtubules&journal=J%20Cell%20Sci&volume=51&pages=25-51&publication_year=1981&author=Mayerson%2CPL&author=Brumbaugh%2CJA#d=gs_qabs&t=1707318319070&u=%23p%3DiAAMiky2i3oJ
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News and Information / Re: Member handbooks
« on: February 05, 2024, 04:16:26 PM »
The new handbooks arrived! Marketplace shipments will be caught up tomorrow.
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Upcoming Meets / Re: 2/2/2024, Dixie Classic Spring Show, Knoxville, TN
« on: February 03, 2024, 11:36:13 AM »
I won’t be at this one! I have my breeding pens set up for Spring! Thanks for checking!