2021 APA Honoree: Rodney Haef
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor Rodney Haef Rodney Haef (left) receives the award from Sam Brush, APA Members Honors Committee Chair (right) at the APA’s 148th Annual …
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2021 APA Annual Honoree: Arling “Butch” Gunderson
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor Arling “Butch” Gunderson Arling “Butch” Gunderson (left) receives the award from Sam Brush, APA Members Honors Committee Chair (right) at the APA’s …
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2021 APA Annual Honoree: John Smith
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor John Smith Bart Pals, APA Vice President (left) presents the award to John Smith (right) at the APA’s 148th Annual Meet on …
Egg Shows: Tips for Organizers & Exhibitors
Many fairs and local poultry shows now offer the opportunity for the public and their members to show eggs. The American Poultry Association, the governing body for poultry shows in …
Becoming a Licensed Judge
The topic of becoming a licensed poultry judge is actually brought up very often, especially while clerking with people at shows. I would like to encourage and try to help …
Buying an Incubator Tips – Part 2
This is part two of Clayton Botkin’s article regarding tips for buying a new incubator. Below are another 7 incubator tips to consider when buying a new unit or your …
Buying an Incubator Tips – Part 1
Bird keepers in any way, shape or form usually want to keep an incubator on hand in the event that their birds are at least one step of the way …
Entering Poultry Shows
As a show secretary I thought I could offer some basic help when a poultry show. These are items that seem to regularly pop up every year. The goal is …
Artificial Insemination in Cochin Bantams
Breeding Cochin Bantams can be accomplished through normal mating procedures (Natural pen mating) or through a process of Artificial Insemination (A.I.). The vast majority of cochin breeders today use A. …
Black Flies: What, Where, When and Why
What Are Black Flies? Black flies are tiny, blood-sucking flies in the insect family Simuliidae and are often called buffalo gnats or turkey gnats. Contrary to their name, black flies …