Showing Poultry
2021 APA Canadian National Honoree: Erik Nelsen
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor Erik Nelsen A few words from Erik Nelsen: My long journey with poultry began in 1956 at the age of five. A neighbor gave me my first chickens for helping tend her flock. Chickens have been part of my life ever since. During my middle and high
A Bird’s Eye View of a Poultry Show
This poem, “From a Bird’s Eye View,” is being republished from it’s appearance in the 1995 APA Yearbook. Who said Chicken shows are fun? I’ll be glad when it’s over and done. My troubles all started a couple of days ago. When they got me ready for this stupid Show. First they caught me
2021 APA Semi-Annual Honoree: LeRoy “Lee” Morey
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor LeRoy “Lee” Morey A few words from LeRoy Morey: I was born into the poultry world. My mother’s father, Ralph Sage, was an APA judge. My father, Ralph Morey was also an APA judge. My first chickens were Mille Fleur Belgian Bearded d’Anvers. My first ducks were
2021 APA Semi-Annual Honoree: Jerry and Mary Ann Bonds
The American Poultry Association is pleased to honor Jerry and Mary Ann Bonds A few words from Jerry and Mary Ann Bonds: It all started when we moved back from Florida in 1980. We lived in the country and I had started a boat business. I was looking for a few chickens; got my first
2022 APA Annual Meet
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Northeastern Poultry Congress is underway and moving full steam ahead planning this year’s show. We are proudly announcing a very special show this year: we are hosting the 2022 APA Annual Meet and 149th National! The ‘Congress,’ as we are called, holds its show in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Why Wyandottes?
This article on the “Why Wyandottes?” is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton. When someone chooses a particular breed of chicken to raise, in most cases a number of factors figure into the decision. Personal taste in terms of the “looks” of the bird, it’s body shape, feathering, color,