The American Poultry Association is proud to announce that Elizabeth Wilson and Conner Calloway have been selected as the 2024 recipients of the APA Richard Stevens Scholarship. Elizabeth, is pursuing a degree in Biomanufacturing. A dedicated 4-H and open poultry show participant, she has achieved great success in the showroom with her Tufted Roman geese and Leghorn […]
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Applications are now open for the American Poultry Association Richard Stevens Scholarship. Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 each will be awarded in 2025. The Richard Stevens Scholarship supports anyone wishing to pursue an educational program beyond a traditional high school education. Eligible programs include study at a four-year college, a two-year community or
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Congratulations to the 2024 Semi-Annual Meet winners at the Delmarva Poultry Fanciers show:
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Minorca’s originated on the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean region where they were kept for production of large, chalk white eggs as well as for their meat. Weighing in at nine pounds for males and seven and a half for females, Minorca’s are the largest and heaviest of the Mediterranean breeds. Combine this
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Applications are open for the American Poultry Association Richard Stevens Scholarship. Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 will be awarded in 2024. The Richard Stevens scholarship is available to anyone who wishes to pursue any type of educational program beyond a traditional high school education. This could include study at a traditional four-year college,
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The American Poultry Association is pleased to congratulate the following members on their achievements in breeding and exhibiting poultry. There is so much hard work behind these prestigious achievements, and we want to recognize you for your accomplishment. Congratulations to all of you for your hard work throughout this past year! This is a well-deserved
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By Sheridan Wimmer, courtesy Kansas Living magazine https://kansaslivingmagazine.com/articles/2023/11/20/kansas-turkey-breeder-aims-to-protect-rare-breeds Reese’s ‘fringe flocks’ in Kansas nurture heritage turkeys For Frank Reese in McPherson County, protecting his turkey flock has been his life’s mission, passion and livelihood. The Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch in Lindsborg is Reese’s avian sanctuary – protecting heritage turkey breeds. “Those white turkeys over there
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The American Poultry Association is pleased to congratulate the following members on their achievements in breeding and exhibiting poultry. There is so much hard work behind these prestigious achievements and we want to recognize you for your accomplishment. Congratulations to all of you for your hard work throughout this past year! This is a well-deserved
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This article is about how winning best of breed and variety are the true test of an exceptional breeder, and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. Many of today’s exhibitors do not believe that they have had a good day at the show unless they win one of the
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This article is about coop training and is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. The critical moment for every exhibitor at any show is when the judge is in the process of handling and evaluating their birds. How the bird behaves at that moment may well determine the final result
The APA works to support the community breeding and raising Standard Bred Poultry in all its phases with a goal on breeding to the Standard of Perfection.