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« on: December 22, 2017, 08:57:54 AM »
I received a text messages yesterday congratulating me on my retirement and this award. I knew that I had retired, but really didn't know that the final point tabulations had been done. Now after seeing it on the ABC Forum, the text messages make sense. Thanks to everyone at the ABC for all you do, thanks for the texts from everyone, and most of all thanks to everyone show is working so hard to breed and promote Ameraucanas.
We breed and show other breeds of poultry, but Ameraucanas are our favorites to show. We enjoy both Large Fowl and Bantams. The other breeds that we breed and show are either Large Fowl or Bantams. We don't have the opportunity to be involved with two sizes of any other breed. We do haul and show a trailer load of Ameraucanas at most shows. I do not say that to brag, but I will offer an explanation as to why. It is difficult not to haul a trailer load when we breed and show both Large Fowl and Bantams in Black, Blue, Splash, White, and Buffs. We also breed and show Self Blue Bantams.
The best thing about breeding and showing Ameraucanas is the ABC and the people involved. We always recommend that anyone involved with this breed get involved and join this wonderful club. All of the members are good people who are filled with knowledge and experience. Not only do they have these qualities, they are always willing to share with other breeders.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the breeders who were and still are kind enough to share their genetics with us. Poultry 2XL would not have the Ameraucanas that we have to work with if it weren't for the people who have shared their birds with us. I will not try to list everyone for fear of leaving someone out. Just know that if we purchased birds from you, we respect you and your breeding program. We deeply appreciate you for being willing to share your genetics with us. We also appreciate all of the our poultry friends, regardless to the breed, for sharing their knowledge with us. Coming from the show cattle, show rabbit, and show goat industry we had experience in showing, but no experience showing poultry when we started. There are some things that carry over, but there are many things that the poultry exhibitors have taught us that is specific to poultry.
Thanks Everyone,
Ernie