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#41
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: New Meet Policy, Voted and...
Last post by Russ Blair - April 13, 2026, 10:09:47 AMAmeraucana Alliance Meet Policy
As of 03/25/2026
Refer to club constitution/bylaws; Article 7 - Sanctioned Meets
Club Meets - This policy, as set by the Board of Directors, outlines the procedures for requesting and placing Club meets.
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In Open Show competition, with three or more birds in a class, we offer...
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a ribbon for Best of Breed bantam.
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a ribbon for Reserve of Breed bantam.
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a ribbon for Best of Breed large fowl.
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a ribbon for Reserve of Breed large fowl.
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In Junior competition, we offer...
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a ribbon for Best of Breed bantam.
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a ribbon for Reserve of Breed bantam.
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a ribbon for Best of Breed large fowl.
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a ribbon for Reserve of Breed large fowl.
Nonmembers exhibiting Ameraucana count as exhibitors but are not eligible for club awards or points. If a member and his/her children enter a meet as individuals, they compete against each other for purposes of club awards and points. Club meets may be placed by the Director in charge of meets when 1. A member requests a meet for a specific show he/she plans to exhibit Ameraucana 2. Where two or more Ameraucana exhibitors are reasonably expected to be entered. 3. When the meet is placed in time to be publicized in a quarterly Ameraucana Newsletter prior to the show's post mark entry deadline. Members need to know well in advance when and where meets are placed for planning purposes. Members requesting club meets are required to fill out a Meet Report, have it signed by the show superintendent or another Ameraucana Alliance member attending the show, and return it in to the director in charge of meets within 60 days of the show concluding. If an official Meet Report isn't received, or if the member has a history of being the only exhibitor entering Ameraucana at their requested meets, the Director may refuse to place a sanctioned meet for the offending member for up to one year. In the event a member is refused placement of a requested meet the Director shall provide an explanation to the member. If the member is not satisfied, he or she then may appeal the decision in writing to the President, who shall poll the Board of Directors. The Director will have an opportunity to defend his or her decision to the entire Board; an absolute majority vote of the Board of Directors shall be final in any such dispute.
National Meets – There will be at least one and not more than two annual National Meets. Our national meets are true national events, of equal importance, and not to be considered merely regional events. They may include themed titles to differentiate them, such as "Ameraucana National Celebration", "Ameraucana National Challenge", etc. Any member may solicit bids/offers from poultry show clubs wishing to host an Ameraucana National Meet or make on offer to host a private Ameraucana only ABA and APA sanctioned show and submit them to the President. Bids must be received by November first to be considered for the club's National Meets to be held the following fall/winter. At least two members, that plan to attend the show, must agree to organize our National Meet there before a bid is considered. The President shall share the list of bids with the Board members for discussion. The President will then ask for the Board to vote on the show club bids before November 15th. The meet(s) will be promoted in the Winter Newsletter. If a show is cancelled for whatever reason, the President will ask the Board to consider an alternate venue as soon as possible. Club sponsored awards offered at the annual Ameraucana National Meets will be the same and determined by the Board of Directors.
Board of director change on 5/08/2024: Added ribbon for Junior exhibitor Reserve of Breed in bantam and large fowl class. 3/25/2026 added distinct requirements for members to fill out Meet Reports, and consequences if they do not. Also added requirement "where two or more exhibitors are reasonably expected" in order to place meet request
As of 03/25/2026
Refer to club constitution/bylaws; Article 7 - Sanctioned Meets
Club Meets - This policy, as set by the Board of Directors, outlines the procedures for requesting and placing Club meets.
�
In Open Show competition, with three or more birds in a class, we offer...
�
a ribbon for Best of Breed bantam.
�
a ribbon for Reserve of Breed bantam.
�
a ribbon for Best of Breed large fowl.
�
a ribbon for Reserve of Breed large fowl.
�
In Junior competition, we offer...
�
a ribbon for Best of Breed bantam.
�
a ribbon for Reserve of Breed bantam.
�
a ribbon for Best of Breed large fowl.
�
a ribbon for Reserve of Breed large fowl.
Nonmembers exhibiting Ameraucana count as exhibitors but are not eligible for club awards or points. If a member and his/her children enter a meet as individuals, they compete against each other for purposes of club awards and points. Club meets may be placed by the Director in charge of meets when 1. A member requests a meet for a specific show he/she plans to exhibit Ameraucana 2. Where two or more Ameraucana exhibitors are reasonably expected to be entered. 3. When the meet is placed in time to be publicized in a quarterly Ameraucana Newsletter prior to the show's post mark entry deadline. Members need to know well in advance when and where meets are placed for planning purposes. Members requesting club meets are required to fill out a Meet Report, have it signed by the show superintendent or another Ameraucana Alliance member attending the show, and return it in to the director in charge of meets within 60 days of the show concluding. If an official Meet Report isn't received, or if the member has a history of being the only exhibitor entering Ameraucana at their requested meets, the Director may refuse to place a sanctioned meet for the offending member for up to one year. In the event a member is refused placement of a requested meet the Director shall provide an explanation to the member. If the member is not satisfied, he or she then may appeal the decision in writing to the President, who shall poll the Board of Directors. The Director will have an opportunity to defend his or her decision to the entire Board; an absolute majority vote of the Board of Directors shall be final in any such dispute.
National Meets – There will be at least one and not more than two annual National Meets. Our national meets are true national events, of equal importance, and not to be considered merely regional events. They may include themed titles to differentiate them, such as "Ameraucana National Celebration", "Ameraucana National Challenge", etc. Any member may solicit bids/offers from poultry show clubs wishing to host an Ameraucana National Meet or make on offer to host a private Ameraucana only ABA and APA sanctioned show and submit them to the President. Bids must be received by November first to be considered for the club's National Meets to be held the following fall/winter. At least two members, that plan to attend the show, must agree to organize our National Meet there before a bid is considered. The President shall share the list of bids with the Board members for discussion. The President will then ask for the Board to vote on the show club bids before November 15th. The meet(s) will be promoted in the Winter Newsletter. If a show is cancelled for whatever reason, the President will ask the Board to consider an alternate venue as soon as possible. Club sponsored awards offered at the annual Ameraucana National Meets will be the same and determined by the Board of Directors.
Board of director change on 5/08/2024: Added ribbon for Junior exhibitor Reserve of Breed in bantam and large fowl class. 3/25/2026 added distinct requirements for members to fill out Meet Reports, and consequences if they do not. Also added requirement "where two or more exhibitors are reasonably expected" in order to place meet request
#42
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / New Meet Policy, Voted and app...
Last post by Russ Blair - April 13, 2026, 10:08:13 AMGood morning,
Well, this board of directories have finalized a new meet policy. Hopefully this will ensure that we receive all our meet reports for requested sanctioned Ameraucana Alliance meets. The biggest changes that we made were 1. The member requesting the meet is required to fill out a meet report, have it signed by the show superintendent or another member, and return it within a designated time period to the director in charge of placing meets and meet reports. 2. We also added a clause that sanctioned meets should only be placed when there is two or more Ameraucana exhibitors reasonably expected to exhibit. 3. We added clarification to the entry deadline and publication in our newsletter. I have attached a PDF file of it for any member that would like to print it out for their records or viewing. I will also copy and paste it in its entirety below. If you have any questions, please feel free to fire away in the comments. Oh I almost forgot, we left the last version of the meet policy still posted on the forum. That way you can print a copy of each one of and easily compare the two if you prefer. I will ask Brian to upload this latest version this weekend, so please don't wait to long to print the old version.
Well, this board of directories have finalized a new meet policy. Hopefully this will ensure that we receive all our meet reports for requested sanctioned Ameraucana Alliance meets. The biggest changes that we made were 1. The member requesting the meet is required to fill out a meet report, have it signed by the show superintendent or another member, and return it within a designated time period to the director in charge of placing meets and meet reports. 2. We also added a clause that sanctioned meets should only be placed when there is two or more Ameraucana exhibitors reasonably expected to exhibit. 3. We added clarification to the entry deadline and publication in our newsletter. I have attached a PDF file of it for any member that would like to print it out for their records or viewing. I will also copy and paste it in its entirety below. If you have any questions, please feel free to fire away in the comments. Oh I almost forgot, we left the last version of the meet policy still posted on the forum. That way you can print a copy of each one of and easily compare the two if you prefer. I will ask Brian to upload this latest version this weekend, so please don't wait to long to print the old version.
#43
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: DFFC Spring Show, Amerauca...
Last post by Russ Blair - April 13, 2026, 09:55:30 AMElectronic entry deadline is today for anyone still on the fence about attending this meet.
#44
Breeding / Re: Dun variety project
Last post by Elijah Ensor - March 28, 2026, 06:48:07 AMThanks for the Updates.
#45
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: ABA and APA ads 2026
Last post by John W Blehm - March 23, 2026, 01:44:39 PMHere is my 1st draft of the APA ad.
#46
Breeding / Re: Dun variety project
Last post by John W Blehm - March 23, 2026, 12:48:33 PMQuote from: John W Blehm on April 15, 2025, 06:18:59 PM
Even after several years of breeding for a dark brown/chocolate bantam dun variety, I'm still not 100% sure of the day-old chick phenotype needed to mature into the color I desire...
But I'm getting closer. Last year I hatched a very nice black male with green sheen, but noticed upon closer inspection he had a beautiful brown/red or chocolate color that was nearly hidden. In the photos I posted, I labeled him as dun, but dun is supposed to inhibit black so I believe he is just a black with a gene(s) that allows the brown to show or without a gene(s) to inhibit it.
Quote from: https://www.kippenjungle.nl/chickencalculator.html•E Extended black, hackle, shoulder and saddle of the males may leak groundcolor (eg red) depending on unknown absent genes.I bred him over several black hens this year and all the chicks hatched black, some with brown/red foreheads. Because of this and the results from my first year of a LF dun breeding project, I think the reason I've had so much variation in chick phenotype with this bantam dun project is due to so many different genes in the breeding population. At this point, I feel black to dun will produce chicks with grayish-blue down which carry one copy of the dun gene and also black chicks without a dun gene. Both may have that brownish/red forehead and I believe whatever gene that represents is the reasonable for the brown dun or chocolate dun variety. Without it, dun produces the grayish/blue variety...almost a self blue (not lavender). It may also be the difference between an off-white khaki and more of a fawn color, but I haven't bred for that.
Quote from: https://ameraucanaalliance.org/forum/index.php?topic=1678.msg10064#msg10064* Dr Okimoto has mentioned in the past that red enhancers may modify Dun expression.From my LF dun project, I've only kept the grayish chicks. Below are a few photos of week-old chicks. Note, the one without any brown in its forehead is feathering out a dark or slate blue color. The one with a hint of brown in it's forehead has a hint of some brown color in it's wings. Maybe it only carries one copy of the unknown red enhancing gene(?). I assume the chick with the most brown in it's forehead is pure (two copies) for this unknown red enhancing gene and is feathering out quite brown/chocolate.
#47
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: ABA and APA ads 2026
Last post by Russ Blair - March 23, 2026, 12:36:26 PMJohn I will take 1-2 ad spaces as needed to equal out any full page ads. I am ok using the last ad you used for me. Perhaps we could freshen up the wording a bit. I will email you my suggestions
#48
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: ABA and APA ads 2026
Last post by John W Blehm - March 22, 2026, 03:54:54 PMUnless the page sizes have changes since last year, the dimensions are...
ABA page size: 4.375 x 7.5625 Individual 1/4 page ad sizes: 2.188 x 1.890
APA page size: 4.5 x 7.5 Individual 1/4 page ad sizes: 2.25 x 1.875
ABA page size: 4.375 x 7.5625 Individual 1/4 page ad sizes: 2.188 x 1.890
APA page size: 4.5 x 7.5 Individual 1/4 page ad sizes: 2.25 x 1.875
#49
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Breeders Directory Update
Last post by Elijah Ensor - March 20, 2026, 03:42:57 PMThank you Russ for your dedication to the club!
#50
Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Breeders Directory Update
Last post by Russ Blair - March 19, 2026, 12:42:56 PMGreetings my fellow Ameraucana Alliance Members. I just want to announce that I have updated the breeder's directory. Please take a look and make sure the information that it contains is correct. If you have any needed changes just let me know. If you are not on the directory list and would like to be added just let me know the information you would like it to state. Which would be easiest if you just send me a membership form, which can easily be found on our website 