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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Brazos Valley Poultry Club - Bluebonnet Classic

« Last post by Rebecca G Howie on January 22, 2024, 07:18:15 AM »

Wonderful, you are doing a great job putting those beautiful Ameraucanas on Champion Row

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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Ft. Worth Stock Show

« Last post by Rebecca G Howie on January 22, 2024, 07:15:50 AM »

Congratulations Max, terrific birds

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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Ermine news

« Last post by Rebecca G Howie on January 22, 2024, 07:14:34 AM »

That is great news. I agree that the Ameraucana Alliance should support Becky Pelton's efforts!

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Ameraucana Marketplace / Re: Black bantam pullets

« Last post by Brad Stonebarger on January 20, 2024, 01:59:31 PM »

I should’ve stated these were local pick up only
But after thinking about it a little more I’ll probably just sell these locally as EE layers

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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Willingness to get Bantam Splash Ameraucana recognized by the APA

« Last post by Russ Blair on January 19, 2024, 07:17:40 PM »

I have the needed breeders to sign the affadaviits. I am calling my APA district director to see if I need to have the qualifiers done before I send in the petition. Unless someone here knows the answer?

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Ameraucana Marketplace / Black bantam pullets

« Last post by Brad Stonebarger on January 19, 2024, 10:40:30 AM »

We have two bantam pullets available. Both are 2023 hatched.
If anyone is interested please contact me at 918-577-8803

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Breeding / Re: January chicks

« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 17, 2024, 06:38:01 PM »

I picked up 37 healthy chicks from Jim Laatsch this morning, including 14 more bantam Silvers, 10 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten, and 1 Brown Red.  That gives me a good start to the season, and Bob Walchak will be getting a dozen or so to show at our national meet in Portage.   I set 71 more eggs yesterday in my little Hovabator.

Nice! I'm hoping to have enough eggs for my first setting by February 1st.

Are you still working on that bantam black project?

Yes, but my main priority right now is improving the bantam Silvers.   I have one Black male and three females, but so far only one of the females is laying and no chicks hatched yet.   All four are homo/hemizygous for the sex linked gold gene.

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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Ft. Worth Stock Show

« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 17, 2024, 06:35:36 PM »

Congrats Max!   Yes, disposition means a lot when it comes to judges picking winners.

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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Ermine news

« Last post by Russ Blair on January 17, 2024, 03:43:30 PM »

I would like to announce that the Ameraucana Alliance National Show Committee (Stan Alder, Janie Vila, Michael Muenks and Myself) just voted to earmark $300 of the proceeds, from our silent auction, to help Becky Pelton with her campaign to get the Ermine large fowl recognized. I already shared the news with her and let her know if she needs it just holler. If you have any willingness to help her feel free to contact her personally, I am sure she could use all the help she can get.


Thanks and God Bless
Russ Blair

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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Willingness to get Bantam Splash Ameraucana recognized by the APA

« Last post by Russ Blair on January 17, 2024, 03:37:13 PM »

I just want to announce that I am currently testing the waters to see if there’s enough breeders, and willingness to attempt to get the splash bantam recognized by the APA. This is the very beginning stages and it will not happen overnight. I need to know how many breeders would help, how many have bred them for 5years or more and how many of those breeders have been members of the APA (or would be by the first qualifying meet) for 5 years. Oh there is also a poll I created on the unofficial Alliance Facebook group.

Thanks and God Bless
Russ.