The primary goal of incubating eggs is to have an optimal hatch. One of the most influential factors in the incubation process, aside from management and breeder nutrition, is storing […]
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced today that all poultry shows, swaps, etc. in the state of Georgia are immediately cancelled due to outbreaks of Avian Influenza in some locations.
Show Cancelled: 2022 APA Semi-Annual Read More »
During the 2021 APA Annual meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas the 150th Anniversary Show committee held a breeders auction fundraiser. The proceeds of the auction go to a stand alone fund
Breeders Auction Results: 150th Anniversary Fundraiser Read More »
We all know silver laced and golden laced. I remember when blue laced red became the “it” variety of Wyandotte to own as well! But have you seen Columbian Wyandottes?
Columbian Wyandottes: The Lesser Known Variety Read More »
Small and mighty, poultry bring integral services to the farm as well as simply the pure joy of having poultry. They lay eggs, provide meat, consume food waste, aid decomposition,
The Joy of Poultry Read More »
Part 2 of 2 in a series of articles about identifying healthy chicks by Clayton Botkin. Rump, Vent and Cushion Ensure the birds are clean from buildup of droppings or
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Part one of two in a series about identifying healthy chicks by Clayton Botkin. This article is meant to address a common problem I see more and more among people
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The Black Minorca 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.
Pasty Butt, also known as pasting, paste up, or sticky bottom, is a common condition in newly hatched chicks/poults/ducklings. It occurs when soft droppings stick to a chick’s vent, then
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Often production characteristics are overlooked in exhibition birds, which is to the detriment of the flock. Productivity, livability and fertility are all tightly coupled and when you lose one, you
Body Capacity: A Trait to Remember Read More »
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.