April Volume 6, Number 4. Show Champion at the Backwoods Benefit. 2015, was a black Old English overall exhibited by Jerry McCarty.

April 2014 Volume 6, Number 4 Show Champion at the Backwoods Benefit Black Old English Game pullet Poultry Show, Rison, Arkansas,exhibited on March 14, McCarty was by Jerry 2015, was a black Old English overall GameShgow pulletchampion at the exhibited by Jerry McCarty. Backwoods benefit Poultry Sghow Photo by Ann Chrles Photo in Rison, Arkansas, March 14, 2015. by Ann Charles by AnnPhotop Charles

April 2015 Fayettville, AR Show Results Rison, AR Show Results..... 08 Y.E.P.A News..................11 3 On The Cover...Show Champion at the Backwoods Benefit Poultry Show, Rison, Arkansas, on March 14, 2015, was a black Old English Game pullet exhibited by Jerry McCarty. April 11, 2015 Verona Mississippi, Lee County Agriculture Center. North Mississippi Poultry Club. ABA/APA Sanctioned. www.nmspoultryclub.com. For more information, contact: Christopher Cockrell, secretary@nmspoultryclub.com. April 11, 2015 Vacherie, Louisiana, Cajun Serama Classic, Oak Alley Plantation. www.scnashows.com, http://cajunseramaclassic.org/ Contact: Jerry Schexnayder, JerSchex@aol.com. April 18, 2015 Sedalia, Missourri, Missourri State fairgrounds. 1 day double show. Contact: Bernita Miller, 660-647-2474, bmiller@iland.net. May 2015 May 2, 2015 Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas State Fairgrounds, Starr Barn. http://arkansasstatefair.com. Contact: Dr. Keith Bramwell, 479-841-6498, bramwell@uark.edu or Scharidi Barber 501-671-2189. Champion Turkey, Rison, Arkansas, March 4, 2015. Bronze Tom, exhibited by Elizabeth Moseley. Photo by Ann Charles. April 2015

Purina Announces Enhanced Recipe of Flock Raiser Crumbles Shoreview, Minn. [March 18, 2015] Purina Animal Nutrition introduces an enhanced formula of Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles. Formulated to meet the needs of meat birds, mixed flocks and show birds, this complete feed now includes prebiotics, probiotics and yeast as well as the extra energy needed for a healthy mixed flock. Meat birds, mixed flocks and show birds require different nutrients than birds raised only for egg laying," says Mikelle Roeder, Ph.D., a flock nutrition expert with Purina Animal Nutrition. Along with vitamins, minerals and ingredients for immunity, protein is especially important, because it supports healthy plumage, bird growth and contributes to overall meat quality. We recently updated the recipe of Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles to help flock raisers provide a balanced, complete feed to their meat birds, show birds, turkeys, ducks and geese, Roeder adds. This new formula supports healthy growth so you can best enjoy raising a mixed flock. New Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles includes: A simple vegetarian recipe made from freshly-ground North American grains Prebiotics, probiotics and yeast to support immune health Extra energy to support healthy plumage, bird growth and meat quality A balance of vitamins and minerals to support bone health and bird growth Feed Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles: to meat birds, ducks and geese as the sole ration from day one; to ducks and geese intended for egg laying from day 1 through week 18 and then transition to a highcalcium complete layer feed for those birds that are laying; to turkeys from week 8 until laying after feeding a gamebird starter feed. Purina Flock Raiser Crumbles is also formulated and recommended for non-laying adult birds. April 2015

APA NEWS April 2015 Thank you to everyone who renewed their dues. Unfortunately, I still have over 400 members whose dues expired on January 1, 2015. Don't forget, if your dues aren't current as of July 1, your points will be voided. If you are a club, your show report can't be processed if your dues aren't current. If you haven't received any notification from the office, please contact me. Sometimes addresses or club secretary's change and I don't get the updates. Now for the good news; in February, I processed 79 new members, which included 5 new clubs. It is nice to see there is still a lot of interest in exhibition poultry out there. The yearbook committee is hard at work, they have reached out to many new potential advertisers and the response has been good. This year's book looks to be bigger and better than last year. There will be quite a few new ads, not only from members but also suppliers. I hope that everyone who has promised an ad or article has already sent it. At last count, there were over 50 full color ads, which is a big increase from the 2014 book. The April News & Views should be in your hands by mid-april and I am still shipping 6 to 8 Standards each week. I will be attending the Dayton Fancy Feather Show in April and Southern Ohio Poultry Show late in May. If you want any merchandise delivered, just let me know, I will be happy to deliver it and save shipping. Time to get back to my desk and paperwork, hope to see you down the road. Pat Horstman Champion AOSB, Riison, Arkansas, BB Red Cubalaya cockerel. Exhibtor: Jacob Bates. Website: http://www.amerpoultryassn.com Contact: APA Secretary PO Box 306, Burgettstown, PA 15021 Phone: 724-729-3459 Email: secretaryapa@yahoo.com National Call Breeders of America A club formed for the promotion of breeding and exhibition of Call Ducks, offering National, District and Special Meets. Quarterly newsletters and annual yearbook. Memberships: Junior (under 16) $8/year; Individual $15/year or $29/2 years; Family $17/year or $33/2 years; Lifetime membership $200. Visit our website at www.callducks.org to join online or purchase club merchandise, such as t-shirts, pins, patches, posters, etc. For more information contact secretary Dennis Fuller, 1729 Otterville Blvd., Independence, Iowa 50644; 319-334-3497, wapsiwaterfowl@aol.com (12-15) JOIN NOW Individual Membership: $20 per year / $50 for 3 years Outside USA & Canada: $40 per year Junior Membership: $15 per year / $40 for 3 years Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 04 April 2015

ABA Happenings April 2015 Let's add one more to the 2014 inductees to the level of Master Exhibitor and Master Breeder. Welcome Greg White/White & Morgan of North Carolina as a Master Breeder of White Japanese Bantams. This month, we will be digging out our paths and getting our bantams acclimated to the nice Spring weather. Boy has it been a long, cold winter but here we are fluffing our feathers and getting ready for another crop of Bantams. Hooray! Speaking of new bantams, there has been a surge in 2015 ABA Legbands and we are ready for you! We have just ordered a second batch to accommodate your breeding programs. If you haven't tried the ABA Legbands, it is time for you to consider it. These are seamless bands which are put on the growing youngster at about 6 weeks or a bit later depending on the breed. Once on, they are perfectly sized and carry a unique identifying number registered with the ABA. It also carries the year 2015 (15) which you will need as the bird matures. You will ALWAYS know the age of your birds. This is incredibly helpful in your breeding programs plus it is also very helpful when you are selling your birds. The size that you will need depends on your breed and the sex of the bird. A chart of these recommendations is listed in your ABA Bantam Standard as well as our website. If you are unsure of what size you will need, send me an email at bantamclub@gmail.com and I will be glad to send you a complete listing. For those who have bought birds at a show or auction, if the bird is wearing an ABA legband, you can contact the ABA office (bantamclub@gmail.com) and ask who the bands were originally sold to, simply by supplying us with the information which is easily legible on the band. This is also a big help when you are looking for breed stock and mating up your birds. 2015 YEAROOK. Time is running out and we would love to include your ad in SELL YOUR EXCESS BIRDS HERE This is 2 columns by 3.5 inches. There are no extra charges for a color picture or simple ad design. Win ads, poultry for sale, upcoming shows, breed clubs, and all commercial advertising is welcomed. This size ad with a color picture is just $43.75 for one run. Special One-Year Packages: Any ad run for a full year, with only minor text changes throughout the year, PRE-PAID in full, is 50% off the single insertion rate. Example: An ad this size, run for one year (12 issues) is only $262 (1/2 the regular price). this year s book. The rates are as follows: Full page (black and white) $100; Full Page (color) $175; ½ page (black and white) $75; ½ page color $125; ¼ page(black and white) $50; ¼ page (color) $75; 1/8 page (black and white) $25; 1/8 page (color) $50; Judges Ad (with photo) $35; Full page for club comprised of 6 individual ads (b/w) $120; Full page club (made up of 6 individual ads color) $240. You can reserve your spot online at www.bantamclub.com or if you need a form, send me a SASE or email and I will send one out right away. We d love to have your support as well as your ideas and articles. Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 05 April 2015 DEADLINE for Ad submission is MAY 1st!! For more information on the ABA and its programs, please visit our website at www.bantamclub.com, send us an email at bantamclub@gmail.com or send a SASE to ABA, PO Box 127, Augusta, NJ 07822. Membership in the ABA is currently $25 per year, or $60 for three years; $35 per year or $90 for three years outside the USA. Enjoy your bantams and keep an eye out for your Spring Quarterly. It should be in your mailboxes soon. Thank you. Karen Unrath ABA Secretary/Treasure

SkyBlueEgg SkyBlueEgg.com & Araucana.com Large Fowl Araucana in Black, Black Breasted Red, Golden Duckwing, Silver Duckwing, White, plus a few bantams. Started Araucana chicks available year-round. Ann Charles Winnfield, Louisiana email: contact@skyblueegg.com Breeder of... APA National Champion LF Araucana in 2013 and 2010. Also, APA Res. National Champion Araucana 2014 (LF), 2009 (LF) and 2008 (B). Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 06 April 2015

Deadline for advertising and article submission for the May issue is Saturday, April 13rd. Araucana Breeders & Exhibitors Club Breed Improvement Through Exhibition ABEC is committed to breed improvement through exhibition of the Araucana breed as defined by the APA s Standard of Perfection and the ABA s Bantam Standard. 1st 2015 ABEC Special Meet at Columbia, MS on January 24th! ABEC Club Officers: President: Ann Charles, Winnfield, Louisiana - contact@skyblueegg.com Vice President: Cindy Mansell, Waterloo, New York - crzybluechick@yahoo.com Treasuer: Amanda Cambre, Covington, Louisiana - amanda5oaks@yahoo.com Secretary: Jan Burke-Geis, McCloud, Oklahoma - jaburke00@yahoo.com Visit us at our website: http://www.abec.us Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 07 April 2015

Heart Of The Ozarks Poultry Association Ricky Bates Memorial Show November 29, 2014 Fayetteville,Arkansas ~ Results ~ OPEN SHOW 1 Show Champion ~ Birchen Pullet ~ James Miller. Reserve Show Champion ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Large Fowl Class Champions American ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Reserve ~ White Plymouth Rock Cockerel ~ MJ Farm. Asiatic ~ Black Cochin Hen ~ Carl Brantley. Reserve ~ Black Cochin Pullet ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. English ~ Buff Orpington Pullet ~ Fred Farthing. Reserve ~ Buff Orpington 2nd Place Pullet ~ Fred Farthing. Mediterranean ~ White Leghorn Pullet ~ Steven Beaty. Reserve ~ White Leghorn 2nd Place Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Continental ~ White Crested Black Polish. Reserve ~ Salmon Faverolle Hen ~ Carl Brantley. AOSB ~ BB Red Aseel Cock ~ Carl Brantley. Reserve ~ Black Ameraucana Cockerel ~ Max Strawn. Champion Large Fowl ~ White Plymouth Rock, Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Res. Large Fowl ~ Buff Orpington Pullet ~ Fred Farthing Bantam Class Champions Modern ~ Birchen Pullet ~ James Miller. Reserve ~ Brown Red Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker. Game ~ BB Red Old English Cock ~ Bama Bantams. Reserve ~ Black Old English Cockerel ~ Bama Bantams. SCCL ~ Rhode Island Red Cockerel ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ Rockhill Poultry. RCCL ~ Golden Sebright Hen ~ Heads Up Bantams. Reserve ~ Black Rosecomb Pullet ~ Carl Brantley. AOCCL ~ White Crested Black Polish Hen ~ Rockhill Poultry. Reserve ~ Dark Cornish Cock ~ Steven Beaty. Featherleg ~ Black Cochin Hen ~ Wade & Kasey Collins. Reserve ~ Buff Brahma Pullet ~ Elizabeth Moseley. Champion Bantam ~ Birchen Pullet ~ James Miller. Reserve Bantam ~ Black Cochin Hen ~ Wade & Kasey Collins Turkey Champion ~ Bronze Young Tom ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Bronze Old Hen ~ Jacob Bates. Champion Turkey ~ Bronze Young Tom ~ Jacob Bates. Photo by Jacob Bates Champion Land Fowl ~ Birchen Pullet ~ James Miller. Reserve Land Fowl ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Trios Champion Trio ~ Gray Calls ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve Trio ~ SC Rhode Island Red Bantams ~ Jacob Bates. Waterfowl Heavy Duck ~ Black Muscovy Old Drake ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ White Pekin Young Drake ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Medium Duck ~Buff Young Drake ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Reserve ~ N/A Light Duck ~ Black Magpie Old Drake ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ Blue Magpie Old Drake ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Bantam Duck ~ Black East Indie Young Duck ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve ~ White Call O. D. ~ Wade & Exhibition Poultry Magazine - April 2015 - Page 8 Kasey Collins. Champion Duck ~ Black East Indie Young Duck ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Res. Duck ~ Black Muscovy O. D. ~ Jacob Bates Heavy Goose ~ Brown African Old Gander ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ White Embden Old Gander ~ Prairie Song Poultry Medium Goose ~ White Sebastopol Young G. ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve ~American Buff Old G. ~ Prairie Song Poultry Light Goose ~ Brown China Old Gander ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Reserve ~Brown China Old Gander ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Champion Goose ~ Brown African Old Gander ~ Dodge Cowart. Res. Goose ~ Brown China Old Gander ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Champion Waterfowl ~ Black East Indie Young Duck ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve Waterfowl ~ Black Muscovy Old Drake ~ Jacob Bates ------------------------------------ ~ Results ~ OPEN SHOW 2 Show Champion ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farm Reserve Show Champion ~ White Call Old Drake ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman Large Fowl Class Champions American ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Reserve ~ White Wyandotte Hen ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Asiatic ~ Black Cochin Hen ~ Carl Brantley. Reserve ~ Black Cochin Pullet ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. English ~ Buff Orpington Pullet ~ Fred Farthing. Reserve ~ Buff Orpington Cockerel ~ Fred Farthing. Mediterranean ~ SC White Leghorn Pullet ~ Steven Beaty. Reserve ~ SC Light Brown Leghorn Pullet ~ Jacob Bates. Continental ~ White Crested Black Polish Hen ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Reserve ~ Golden Campine Cockerel ~ Wallace Buttram. AOSB ~ Black Ameraucana Cockerel ~ Max Strawn. Reserve ~ BB

Red Aseel Cock ~ Carl Brantley. Champion Large Fowl ~ White Plymouth Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farm. Reserve Large Fowl ~ White Crested Black Polish Hen ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Bantam Class Champions Modern ~ Birchen Pullet ~ James Miller. Reserve ~ BB Red Cockerel ~ James Miller. Game ~ BB Red Old English Game ~ Jeff Simmons. Reserve ~ Blue Wheaten Old English Game ~ Bama Bantams. Reserve Game ~ Blue Wheaten Old English Game ~ Bama Bantams. Photo by Jacob Bates SCCL ~ Rhode Island Red Pullet ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ White Rock Pullet ~ Rockhill Poultry. RCCL ~ Dominique Pullet ~ Fred Farthing. Reserve ~ Silver Sebright Hen ~ Heads Up Bantams. AOCCL ~ Dark Cornish Cock ~ Steven Beaty. Reserve ~ Dark Cornish Pullet ~ Steven Beaty. Featherleg ~ Black Cochin Hen ~ Wade & Casey Collins. Reserve ~ Millie Fleur Belgian D'uccle Cock ~ Steve Beaty. Champion ABA Bantam ~ White Call Old Drake ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Champion APA Bantam ~ BB Red Old English Game ~ Jeff Simmons. Reserve Bantam ~ Birchen Modern ~ James Miller. Turkey Champion ~ Bronze Old Tom ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Bronze Young Tom ~ Jacob Bates. Champion Land Fowl ~ White Rock Pullet ~ MJ Farms. Reserve Land Fowl ~ BB Red Old English Game ~ Jeff Simmons. Trios Champion Trio ~Golden Campine Young trio ~ Wallace Buttram. Reserve Trio ~ Golden Campine Old trio ~ Wallace Buttram. Waterfowl Class Champions Heavy Duck ~ Black Muscovy Young Drake ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Black Muscovy Old Drake ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Medium Duck ~ Buff Young Drake ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Reserve ~ N/A Light Duck ~ Black Magpie Old Drake ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ Blue Magpie ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Bantam Duck ~ White Call Old Drake ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve ~ White Call Old Duck ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Champion Duck ~ White Call Old Drake ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Res. Duck ~ Black Muscovy Young Drake ~ Jacob Bates Heavy Goose ~ Brown African Old Gander ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Brown African Old Goose ~ Jacob Bates. Medium Goose ~ White Sebastopol Yng Gndr ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve ~ American Buff Old Gnder ~ Prairie Song P. Light ~ Brown China Old Gander ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Reserve ~ Brown Egyptian Old Goose ~ Prairie Song Poultry. Champion Goose ~ Brown African Old Gander ~ Jacob Bates. Photo by Jacob Bates Champion Goose ~ Brown African Exhibition Poultry Magazine - April 2015 - Page 9 Old Gander ~ Jacob Bates. Reserve Goose ~ Brown African Old Goose ~ Jacob Bates. Champion Waterfowl ~ White Call O. D. ~ Jim & Patti Zimmerman. Reserve Waterfowl ~ Black Muscovy Y. D. ~ Jacob Bates ----------------------------------------- --- HOTOPA JUNIOR Show Results Junior Show Champion ~ White Crested Black Polish Pullet ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve Junior Show Champion ~ Birchen Modern Game Bantam Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker. Large Fowl Class Champions American ~ Buckeye Pullet ~ Blake Kellum. Reserve ~ Barred rock Pullet ~ Lane Broyles. Asiatic ~ Black Langshan Hen ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ Black Langshan Cock ~ Blake Kellum. English ~ Light Sussex Pullet ~ Cassidy Clagg. Reserve ~ Light Sussex 2nd Place Pullet ~ Cassidy Clagg. Mediterranean ~ SC Light Brown Leghorn Hen ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ SC Light Brown Leghorn Cockerel ~ Dodge Cowart. Continental ~ White Crested Black Polish Pullet ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ White Crested Blue Polish ~ Dodge Cowart. AOSB ~ Black Sumatra Pullet ~ Lane Bryles. Reserve ~ Black Ameraucana Cockerel ~ Matthew Smith. Champion Large Fowl ~ White Crested Black Polish Pullet ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve Large Fowl ~ Black Langshan Hen ~ Dodge Cowart. Bantam Class Champions Modern ~ Birchen Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker. Reserve ~ Brown Red Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker Game ~ Brown Red Hen ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ BB Red Cock ~ Dodge Cowart. SCCL ~ White Rock Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker. Reserve ~ Barred Rock Hen ~ Dodge Cowart

RCCL ~ White Wyandotte Hen ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ Black Rosecomb ~ Keegan Troyer. AOCCL ~ White Crested Black Polish Pullet ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ White Crested Black Polish Cockerel ~ Dodge Cowart. Featherleg ~ Black Cochin Cockerel ~ Nathaniel Hudson. Reserve ~ Millie Fleur D'Uccle ~ Kate Clifton. Champion Bantam ~ Birchen Modern Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker. Reserve Bantam ~ White Rock Pullet ~ Sherydan Mckee Walker. Turkey Champion ~ Bronze Young Tom ~ Dakota Cooner. Waterfowl Champions Medium Duck ~ White Crested Old Drake ~ Cassidy Clagg. Reserve ~ White Crested Young Drake ~ Cassidy Clagg. Light Duck ~ Black Magpie Young Drake ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ Black Magpie Young Duck Dodge Cowart. Bantam Duck ~ Gray Call Young Duck ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve ~ White Call Old Drake ~ Mackenzie Bell Champion Duck ~ Gray Call Young Duck ~ Dodge Cowart. Reserve Duck ~ Black Magpie Young Drake ~ Dodge Cowart Heavy Goose ~ Brown African Old Gander ~ Dodge Cowart. Medium Goose ~ White Sebastopol Old Gander ~ Erin Ingasble. Champion Goose ~ White Sebastopol Old Gander ~ Erin Ingasble. Reserve Goose ~ Brown African Old Gander ~ Dodge Cowart. Champion Waterfowl ~ White Sebastopol Old Gander ~ Erin Ingasble. Reserve Waterfowl ~ Gray Call Young Duck ~ Dodge Cowart. ----------------------------------------- Waterfowl Champion Duck ~ Gray Mallard hen - Jacob Bates. ~ Res. Duck ~ Gray Rouen hen - Jacob Bates. Champion Goose ~ Brown African hen - Jacob Bates. Res. Goose ~ Brown Egyptian hen - Jacob Bates. Champion Large Fowl ~ Dark Brown Leghorn pullet Jacob Bates. Photo by Ann Charles Backwoods Poultry Show Rison, Arkansas March 14, 2015 Open Show Results Large Fowl Champions American ~ Single Comb Rhode Island Red hen - Frankie Harper. Reserve ~ Single Comb Rhode Island Red cockerel - Jacob bates. Asiatic ~ Blue Cochin hen - Sunnie Deb Weaver. Reserve ~ Blue Cochin Pullet - Sunni Deb Weaver. English ~ Speckled Sussex Dorothy Haire. Reserve ~ Red Dorking Cockerel - Elizabeth Moseley. Mediterranean ~ Dark Brown Leghorn pullet - Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Light Brown Leghorn pullet - Jacob Bates. Continental ~ White Marans pullet Ernie Haire. Reserve ~ Black Copper Marans pullet - Peggy Taylor. AOSB ~ BB Red Cubalaya cockerel - Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Black Sumatra pullet - Jacob Bates. Champion Large Fowl ~ Dark Brown Leghorn pullet - Jacob Bates. Res. Large Fowl ~ White Maran pullet - Ernie Haire. Turkey Champion ~ Bronze Tom Elizabeth Moseley. Reserve ~ Bronze Tom - Elizabeth Moseley. To the left: Champion SCCL, bantam White Rock hen, exhibited by Jerry McCarty. Exhibition Poultry Magazine - April 2015 - Page 10 Reserve Champion Large Fowl ~ White Maran pullet - Ernie Haire. Photo by Ann Charles. Bantam Class Champions Modern ~ Birchen pullet Elizabeth Moseley. Reserve ~ Brown Red pullet - Jacob Bates Game ~ Black Old English pullet Jerry McCarty. Reserve ~ Spangled Old English hen - k & D Bantams. SCCL ~ White Rock hen - Jerry McCarty. Reserve - Black Australorp cock - Marguerite Linderman. RCCL ~ White Wyandotte pullet Jerry McCarty. Reserve ~ Golden Sebright hen - K & D Bantams. AOCCL ~ Dark Cornish hen - Jerry McCarty. Reserve ~ Dark Cornish pullet - Jerry McCarty. Featherleg ~ Buff Brahma cock Elizabeth Moseley. Reserve ~ Mille Fleur D Anver pullet - Jacob Bates. Bantam Duck ~ Gray Mallard Jacob Bates. Reserve ~ Black east Indie - Hardwick family Farms. Champion Bantam ~ Black Old English Game pullet - Jerry McCarty. Reserve Bantam ~ Dark Cornish hen - Jerry McCarty. Show Champion ~ Black Old English Game pullet - Jerry McCarty. Reserve Show Champion ~ Bronze Tom - Elizabeth Moseley.

Champion Modern ~ Birchen pullet - Elizabeth Moseley. Photo by Ann Charles Game ~ Black Old English pullet - Jerry McCarty. Photo By Ann Charles. Backwoods Poultry Show Rison, Arkansas March 14, 2015 Junior Show Results Large Fowl Champions American ~ Barred Plymouth Rock pullet - Sunni Deb Weaver. Asiatic ~ Blue Cochin hen - Sunnie Deb Weaver. Reserve ~ Blue Cochin Pullet - Sunni Deb Weaver. English ~ Red Dorking cockerel - Jennifer Sneed. Reserve ~ Red Dorking hen - Jennifer Sneed. Mediterranean ~ Light Brown Leghorn hen - Will Bryles. Reserve ~ Light Brown Leghorn pullet - Will Bryles. Continental ~ Spangled Hamburg hen - Sunni Deb Weaver. Reserve ~ Salmon Favorelle hen - Sunni Deb Weaver AOSB ~ Black Sumatra cockerel - Rachel Hill. Champion Large Fowl ~ Spangled Hamburg hen - Sunni Deb Weaver. Reserve Large Fowl ~ Red Dorking cockerel - Jennifer Sneed. Waterfowl Champion Waterfowl ~ Gray Call hen - Will Bryles. ~ Reserve Waterfowl ~ White Runner K - Jennifer Sneed. Junior Bantam Champions Modern ~ Birchen hen - Bree Ann Lanthrip. Reserve ~ Birchen cockerel - Bree Ann Lanthrip. Game ~ Black Hen - Sykes Lanthrip. Reserve ~ BB Red cockerel - DeWayne Smith. SCCL ~ Rhode Island Red pullet - Addie Bryles. Reserve ~Rhode Island cockerel - Clerence Smith. RCCL ~ Self Blue d Anver hen - Ethan Graves. Reserve ~ Black Wyandotte hen - Will Bryles. AOCCL ~ Dark Cornish hen - Will Bryles. Reserve ~ Dark Cornish cockerel. Will Bryles. Featherleg ~ Blue Silkie hen - Addie Bryles. Reserve ~ Blue Silkie hen - Addie Bryles. Bantam Duck ~ Gray Call hen - Will Bryles. Reserve ~ White Call hen - Addie Bryles. Champion Bantam ~ Rhode Island Red pullet - Addie Bryles. Reserve Bantam ~ Gray Call Duck hen - Will Bryles Junior Show Champion ~ Spangled Hamburg hen - Sunni Deb Weaver. Reserve Junior Show Champion ~ Rhode Island Red pullet - Addie Bryles. ------------------------------------ Junior Show Winners at Rison, Arkansas Reserve Bantam ~ Dark Cornish hen - Jerry McCarty. Photo by Ann Charles. Exhibition Poultry Magazine - April 2015 - Page 11

SELL YOUR EXCESS BIRDS HERE This is 2 columns by 3.5 inches. There are no extra charges for a color picture or simple ad design. Win ads, poultry for sale, upcoming shows, breed clubs, and all commercial advertising is welcomed. This size ad with a color picture is just $43.75 for one run. Champion Open RCCL, Rison, AR, White Wyandotte pullet shown by Jerry McCarty. Photo by Ann Charles Special One-Year Packages: Any ad run for a full year, with only minor text changes throughout the year, PRE-PAID in full, is 50% off the single insertion rate. Example: An ad this size, run for one year (12 issues) is only $262 (1/2 the regular price). Champion Open English, Rison, AR, Speckled Sussex hen, exhibited by Dorothy Haire. Photo by Ann Charles The club promotes opportunities to practice showmanship, cooperation and fellowship and to be involved with their home community and with the poultry fancy in general. For more info go to: http://www.apa-abayouthpoultryclub.org or contact: Doris Robinson, National Director, 810 Sweetwater Rd., Philadelphia, TN 37846 ~ Phone: 865-717-6270 ~ Email: nanamamabrahma@att.net a@att.net Rison, Arkansas, March 14, 2015, Champion Open Champion Asiatic, exhibited Sunni Deb Weaver. Photo by Ann Charles. From all of us at 14000 W. 215th Street, Bucyrus, KS 66013 Ph. 913-879-2587 7:30 A. M. - 3 P. M. CST M-F 24-hour Fax: 913-533-2497 Email: smithct@centurylink.cnet Web www.poultrysupplies.com Our family-owned company has offered competitive prices & given fast, dependable service to our customers since 1988. 40-page color catalog contains many items: bands, books, brooders, catch nets, coops, feeders, founts, incubators, medications, netting, pullorum antigen, Tek-Trol & Oxine disinfectants, vaccines, vitamins, etc. Call us & we ll deliver your order to the shows & swaps we attend in 2015. Exhibition Poultry Magazine Page 13 April 2015

Louisiana Takes Precautionary Measures Against Avian Influenza New Case Confirmed in Arkansas March 12, 2015 Baton Rouge, La. (March 12, 2015) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said, In an effort to safeguard our commercial producers and backyard poultry enthusiasts, we ve increased our surveillance of poultry in the state. We are also enforcing all Louisiana Board of Animal Health entry regulations. Louisiana is taking precautionary measures following the recent confirmed presence of the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in commercial turkey flocks in these six states: Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Washington and most recently Arkansas. All poultry entering Louisiana from a state affected with AI must meet the following entry requirements: No live poultry or poultry products may enter Louisiana from an area designated as a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) infected zone until the official quarantine has been released. Poultry includes chickens, turkeys, quail, pheasants, peafowl, guineas, chukars and other partridge, grouse, ratites and domestic ducks. Poultry products include hatching eggs, chicks, poults, table eggs, litter, and offal, but do not include processed poultry meat for human consumption. All poultry entering Louisiana must originate from a National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) AI clean flock or must be tested negative for AI within 7 days of entry (by antibody or antigen capture methodologies recognized by NPIP). All poultry shipments into Louisiana must be accompanied by an Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI) and proof of NPIP certification for Salmonella Pullorum/Typhoid (P/T) clean status with NPIP Form 9-2 or NPIP negative testing within 30 days of entry ICVI must state origin of shipment Late Wednesday, the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission confirmed the infection of H5N2 AI in a commercial turkey flock in northern Arkansas. The flock is currently quarantined. The Arkansas Livestock & Poultry Commission will follow strict U.S. Department of Agriculture protocols to depopulate the affected flock so that no affected birds will enter the food supply. Additionally, surveillance and testing procedures will be implemented at properties near the affected facility to insure that the virus has not spread. The virus is not known to cause disease in humans. These virus strains can travel in wild birds without them appearing sick. People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. If contact occurs, wash your hands with soap and water and change clothing before having any contact with healthy domestic poultry and birds. All bird owners, whether commercial producers or backyard poultry enthusiasts, should continue to practice good biosecurity, prevent contact between their birds and wild birds, and to report sick birds or unusual bird deaths to state/federal officials, either through your state veterinarian or through USDA s tollfree number at 1-866-536-7593. Additional information on biosecurity for backyard flocks can be found at healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov ------------------------------------- Georgia Department of Agriculture EMERGENCY RULE March 10, 2015 The Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Agriculture is tasked with protecting Georgia s agriculture industry and the public from agriculture related infectious or contagious diseases. Control of infectious or contagious diseases, as stated in O.C.G.A. 4-4-1, is a necessary function for the health and welfare of the public. The USDA National Veterinary Services Lab (NVSL) recently confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8 in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. The NVSL has also confirmed the presence of HPAI H5N2 in Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, and Missouri. No human cases of these avian influenza viruses have been detected in the United States, Canada, or internationally. HPAI is a highly contagious poultry disease that spreads rapidly and has the potential to mutate. HPAI can also cause sporadic infections of the respiratory tract of humans. Most human infections with avian influenza A viruses have occurred following direct or close contact with infected poultry. Furthermore, Georgia s poultry industry has a $28 billion annual impact on the State s economy, which would be devastated by the discovery of HPAI in Georgia. The normal movement of poultry and poultry products from any state in which avian influenza virus is present and spreading is a major and real threat to Georgia s public welfare. In order to protect both the public and economic health of all Georgians, it is, therefore, absolutely essential, vital and in the best interest of the public welfare that requirements be effected to control and prevent the introduction of this contagious and infectious disease in this State. Accordingly, the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture has determined that an Emergency Rule requiring the testing of all live birds prior to entry into Georgia is necessary. In accordance with 50-13-4(b), an Emergency Rule is being promulgated effective March 10, 2015. This Rule will remain in effect no longer than 120 days from the effective date. Capitol Square Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4201, Gary W. Black, Commissioner. Exhibition Poultry Magazine - April 2015 - Page 13

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