NORTHERN NEW YORK POULTRY FANCIERS
MARCH 2005 1 ST QUARTER NEWSLETTER

IMPORTANT DATES:

Sunday. May 1.2005 - NNY Poultry Fanciers Annual Swap Meet at Madrid Community Center from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Club members will be working the food concession. If you have any questions, call Gary Wells 322-8993 or Floyd Rood at 319-9498.

On Saturday, April 30th some of the Club members will be making salads and baked beans at the Madrid Community Center kitchen. Anyone who would like to help is welcome to come. We will be starting at 5 pm.

Sunday. May 15. 2005 - NNY Poultry Fanciers Poultry, Small Animals and Related Items Auction at the Arena in Waddington. Consignments will be taken from 7 a.m. ­9:30 a.m. with the Auction starting at 10 a.m. Food concession will be provided by the Waddington Rescue Squad. If you have any questions, call Gary Wells at 322-8993 or Floyd Rood at 3 79-9498.

Sunday September 18, 2005 - NNY Poultry Fanciers Show will be at the Waddington Arena. Anyone wanting to put a Special in for our Fall Show or for more information on Specials, Show books or the Show, call Gary Wells at 322-8993 or Floyd Rood at 379-9498.

Club Meeting Dates: Please take note at these dates for our Club Meetings. Because of the 4th of July and Labor Day in September, the dates have changed for these two months only. The Upcoming Meeting Dates are: May 7, June 4, July 9, August 6, September 10, October 1; November 5 and December 3. Our meetings are held in the Madrid Library at 7 p.m.

Shipping Birds

As many of you bird fanciers know or may not know, there is a problem with shipping any animals through the post office. This has been ongoing for about three weeks, as for the West and Mid-West the problem has pretty much been resolved, but here in our district, which is Albany, Utica, and Syracuse there is still a problem. We can have birds shipped into our area, but none can be shipped out. I have talked with the forces in the Mid- West that got there problems taken care of, so far nothing here. I talked with John Bonafilia in Washington, D.C. He is the head of air transport in the U.S.. He is suppose to be working on the problem, but so far nothing. It would really help if everyone would call him and voice your concerns on this matter, as it might speed things along. His phone number is 1-202-268-2784. Thank you. Gary Wells

From the Vice President, Floyd Rood

Hope everyone had a good winter and has everything in line for the spring. Most of us have our breeding pens all set up or are thinking about it. Be sure to mark down these dates: May 15t Swap Meet at Madrid Community Center and an all new event for the Club on May 15th an Auction at the Arena in Waddington, NY. The Swap Meet will be at the regular times 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Auction will be open at 7 a.m. for consignment and will start at 10 a.m. Try to attend. Both events should be a lot of fun. Hope to see everyone at both of these events. If you have any questions, call Gary Wells at 322-8993 or Floyd Rood at 379-9498.

FOR SALE:

Show quality OEGB, blacks, whites, bb red, in modems. I have a pair of fawns, a pair of birchens and a trio of whites. I also have 9 silkies mostly hens. I also have red and yellow golden pheasants for sale. Call Paul Mathews at 315-386-4733.

I have lost all of my poultry equipment in a barn fire in December and I am looking for any used poultry supplies. If you have any used poultry supplies, please call Joan Sorrell at 518-497-6598.

We have the following for sale: Guinea Fowl (whites), approximately 25, $15 each or $150 for all. One pair of white Mandrins (2004 hatch) $150. Call Ducks Trio whites $60, pair of Greys $30. Trio of Blue Runners for $50. Call Craig Cook at 379-0611.

Bantams

(Ohio Poultry Breeders Association)

The Ohio Poultry Breeders (Ohio National) would like to encourage everyone to breed, raise, and exhibit exhibition poultry. There is truly a breed for everyone in the world. There are over 600 breeds, and the color variations within each breed are almost endless.

Bantams are more popular because they require less space in most cases; they consume less feed, and are easier to handle than most large fowl. They are the ideal size for the junior to start out with. For more complete information you will need to consult the American Bantam Association Standard or the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection.

There are 15 basic groups that all exhibition poultry fit into, but we will only cover the bantams. The bantams are most commonly referred to as banties to just about everyone in the United States, although there are very few true bantams. True bantams are mostly only for exhibition. The reason for this is that most true bantams lay very small eggs and very few eggs. They also have no large fowl counterparts. Along with having very small bodies for meat production, bantams are just not big enough to slaughter.

All exhibition bantams fall into one of the following Classes:

Modem Games. These are small birds usually having a good personality. They have very long legs and will stand about 12 to 15 inches tall with very small bodies.

Old English (OEGB). These are active little birds which usually are very alert and the males are very protective. The Old English have over 40 color variations.

NOTE: The American Game Bantams when entered at poultry exhibition are also entered in this class. They are slightly larger then the OEGB but still have many of the same qualities as the OEGB. And in the past several years there has been a noted growth in this breed at the shows around the country. The American Game also have nearly as many color variations as the OEGB.

Rose Comb Clean Leg (R.C.C.L.). This Class covers many breeds. For the bird to fall into this class it must have a Rose Comb and no feathers on the legs. A few of the breeds in the class are Sebright, Wyandotte, and Hamburg. These birds usually make very good pets and calm down quickly.

Single Comb Clean Leg (S.C.C.L.). , This Class also covers many different breeds. For the bird to belong in this class, it must have a single blade comb and no feathers on its legs. A few of the breeds in this class are Plymouth Rock, New Hampshire, and Japanese.

All Other Comb Clean Leg (A.O.C.C.L.). This Class covers over 15 breeds and these birds have a comb that is neither a single blade nor Rose Comb. In cases such as Cornish the comb is referred to as a pea comb. Some of the breeds in this class are Polish, Sumatra and Buckeye.

Feather Leg. The birds in this class may have any form of comb but all do have feathers on the feet and legs. Some of the breeds in this class are Brahma, Cochin, and Silkie. Most of these breeds are very docile, non-aggressive and make good breeds for juniors to start out with.

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