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In this issue . . . Hens Versus Incuba-tors by Brian Reeder A SimpleBreeding Plan by Matt Lhamon ASpecial Section on Feed and Fertilityin HensPoultry Breed Clubs ListingAPA & ABA Judges List. Upcom-ing Shows and more. . . .

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Table of Contents

Hens Versus Incubatorsby Brian Reeder . . . . . . . . . . 03

APA News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .03

International Waterfowl BreedersAssociation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04

Ohio National Update. . . . . . . .04

ABA Happenings. . . . . . . . . .04

“Feeding and Fertility in Hens”A Special Section. . . . . . . . . . .06

A Simple Breeding PlanBy Matt Lhamon. . . . . . . . . . .07

Upcoming APA/ABA Shows . . 16

Poultry Breed Clubs . . . . . . . .17

APA/ABA Judges List . . . . . .17

Display Ad Rates . . . . . . . . . .18

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Advertiser’s Index

Brian Reeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03

Natl Call Breeders of America . . 03

American Poultry Association . . 04

American Bantam Association . 05

Egg Cartons.com . . . . . . . . . . 03

SkyBlueEgg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08

Central Indiana Poultry Show . . .09

Smith Poultry Supplies . . . . . . 10

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This morning’s crop news headlines . . .“GRAINS-Corn, soy snap rally, up sharply for week WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO, July 6, 2012 (Reuters)

“Demand for soybeans continued to be strong, however, with the USDAexceeding expectations with nearly 1.8 million tonnes sold in the latest week,and reporting a single sale of 120,000 tonnes to China for 2011/12.

"What it does indicate is panic setting in," said Anne Frick analyst at JefferiesBache.". . .” By Rod Nickel and Julie Ingwersen.

Yes, I am still preoccupied with feed this month . . . It is no secret that the costof a sack of feed just keeps going up. The traditional ‘soybean-corn’ based diethas been a mainstay of our animal’s lives for many years now. The most expen-sive part of the feed you buy is the protein source - usually that is soybean by-products. Energy is cheap in comparison.

I am still working on alternate (non-soy) protein sources for my flock and,after having a few issues relating to availability/price with the garden peas men-tioned last month, I am currently using crops that are easier to find in mylatitude. My birds are loving the local black eyed peas (cowpeas). My chick-ens are all still eating soaked whole grains. Plus I have some greens/sproutingprojects I am working on. Also, I make sure they all get animal protein each day.The new feeding program is a lot more work but it seems well worth the effortinvolved. By the way, it was mentioned to me after the last issue that peopleshould know that birds on whole grains need grit. I am assuming you are allaware of that. But with the dependence on commercial processed grains, maybea reminder is in order. I am hoping to wrap up an article on the subject of feedingvarious peas/beans soon. It should be ready for the August issue.

For any of you that are considering compiling your own feeds you mightwant to “Google” ‘soaking grains for poultry’. Also with special reference topoultry, research a few terms like, ‘phytic acid’, ‘phytase’, ‘anti-nutrients’,‘trypsin’, ‘equol’ ‘phytoestrogens’, etc. There is a lot of information out there.

Until next month ~ Ann Charles, Editor

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By Brian Reeder

I often hear people discuss the merits ofone form of incubation over the other. In myyears of raising poultry I have used bothmethods with good success. In choosingwhich to use, there are many factors to con-sider. I will touch on a few here.

The hen is the original and most naturalincubator. However, there are instanceswhere you will need to use artificial incuba-tion. Some of those may include needing tohatch chicks when you do not have hensthat will set or none that are currently set-ting, when you do not wish to let a hen setand therefore stop egg production or whenyou wish to hatch a large number of chicks(beyond 6-12 per hen).

Conversely, there are times when it makesmore sense to let your hen do the work. Ex-amples would include when a hen refuses toquit setting, you have delicate and valuableeggs that you are afraid to set in an incuba-tor (and you have a reliable setting hen) orwhen you only want to hatch a few chicksand have a hen that has gone broody.

Incubators require a good amount of at-tention and the larger and more reliable in-cubators use a fairly large amount of elec-tricity. Both of these points can be draw-backs to using incubators. I have person-ally never found any incubator to hatchchicks as quite well as a good hen, yet I haveused incubators and hatchers formany years.The smaller, Styrofoam types of incubatorsare difficult to use and very time consuming,while the larger cabinet incubators are easier

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though much more expensive to buy andoperate. However, as I said, I have neverseen chicks come from either that were quitecomparable to the chicks from a good, reli-able hen.

I will state for the record that I no longeruse incubators. I do not hatch enough chicksanymore to bother (or to waste the moneyon the electricity that the large cabinet incu-bators I have suck down like water in adesert), nor do I want to be bothered withmaintaining the incubators. I now use hensexclusively, but I rarely hatch more than 50-75 chicks in a year. For instance, this year Ihave hatched a grand total of 15 chicks,though I will probably let some of the hensdo a late summer/early fall hatch, if they areso inclined (which is usual). What I likeabout the hens setting most is that they arefairly carefree, but that is because I do notmaintain many birds anymore and thus onlyhave a few broodies at any given time.

With that said though, I could never havepursued any of the experimental work I didwith setting hens, unless I had desired tomaintain hundreds of such hens.

In such an instance, the incubators aremuch easier, less costly and require lessmaintenance. I want to stress that when youare working to make improvements in a line,making a new variety or breed or working torestore an old one, broodies are inconve-nient, as you will need to hatch large num-bers of chicks to make the appropriate se-lec tions to see advancements in yourproject. Please consider this before starting

such a project. It is very difficult to makeany advancement or improvement when youare relying solely on a few broodies to hatchall your chicks for selection. The exceptionwould be the rare person maintaining a largeenough flock to have a large number ofbroodies at any given time, and the willing-ness to care for them. It is also best if yourmain breeding hens are not your broodies,as their brood time will cut into their eggproduction time, and when you find a henworth breeding from, you want all the eggsyou can get from her.

Now for someone who simply wants tohatch a few chicks, either for the fun of it, asreplacements in the flock or because theirlines are fairly set and they don’t need towork in large numbers anymore, the broodhen is an exceptional thing.

My experience is that the chicks that comefrom a reliable setting hen are usually activeand alert, hatch well and seem to get a goodhead start in immunity from their immediateexposure to pathogens from the mother. Ican’t foresee a reason I will ever go back tousing an incubator, but I should never saynever.


APA NEWS - July 2012

Website: http://www.amerpoultryassn.com

Contact: APA SecretaryPO Box 306, Burgettstown, PA 15021Phone: 724-729-3459Email: [email protected]

JOIN NOWIndividual Membership:

$20 per year / $50 for 3 yearsOutside USA & Canada: $40 per year

Junior Membership:$15 per year / $40 for 3 years

News from theOhio National

We would like to announce the lineup ofjudges for the 2012 show Harry Halbach JeffHalbach John Thomforde Matt LhamonDuane Urch Jackie Koedatich Terry BrittSteve Jones Lewis Cunningham , Brian Knoxand Art Rieber

Next on the list is the entries for the OhioState Fair will close on June 20. You can findthe printable entry forms and scholarshipforms at http://www.ohiostatefair.com

For 4H and FFA the youth can now ex-hibit birds over 1 year of age

If you have any questions about the OhioState fair please feel free to contact Clell Aglerat 614-296-3385

We have the show hotels set up alreadyso you can make your reservations now, theHilton Garden Inn 1-614-846-8884 and theComfort Inn (614) 791-9700 both are $93.00per night and you will be able to get the con-tact information from the Ohio National websi te a t http:/ /www.ohionational.org/Hotel_Info/hotel-info.html Be sure to visitthe Ohio National web site for the latest up-dates of the show. As always if you haveany questions, please feel free to contact meat any time at [email protected] andI will get back to you ASAP.

I have been around exhibition poultrysince I married into it many years ago (hint:LBJ was president). When I first went topoultry shows with my husband, thereweren’t many women, and fewer kids in-volved. It is nice to see how things change,poultry shows are now very family oriented.The new wave of additions to poultry arethe backyard poultry people. They are a littledifferent than people who want to win atpoultry shows, they just seem to like to havesome fresh eggs and “pretty chickens” tolook at. We should welcome them with openarms, and share our knowledge and birds,maybe some of them will be coming to theshows soon.

I have had a lot of interest in our bro-chures from people who are sponsoring semi-nars for backyard poultry people. Most ofthese events are through a 4-H program,which means a lot of young people are inter-ested. I hope this means an increase in ex-hibitors at future poultry shows. If you knowof anyone who is involved in promoting theAPA or you would like to put some brochuresout at your local fair, please let me know andI will be happy to send some brochures andpencils your way. I need about three weeksnotice to be sure you receive them on time.It won’t take much of your time and the APAwill appreciate the help.

Dues notices have been sent to anyonewhose dues expire on July 1 or January 1.Please renew as soon as you can so you cancontinue to receive the newsletters and anypoints you may be eligible for.

The yearbook is coming together and Iwant to thank everyone who advertised orcontributed to it in any way. Your supportfor the APA is always welcome.

My thanks to all who accepted the News& Views online. This not only allows you toreceive the newsletter faster, but you cannow see the pictures in color, makes for amuch better looking paper. I will try to in-crease the number of online newsletters inthe future editions. It also is a cost savingmeasure for the APA, which helps the bot-

tom line for the financial statement.I know everyone is busy raising those

future champions, with the hot weather theydo need a lot of attention and water, so I willcheck on Dick’s “brood” before I get backto my paperwork. Have a good summer andraise lots of chanpions.

Pat Horstman

InternationalWaterfowl Breeders

AssociationThe International Waterfowl Breeders As-

sociation is hosting their national show inIndianapolis, Indiana October, 21st thru the23rd. 2012. Our organization hold a raffle eachyear, to raise money to support the associa-tions educational programs. If your companywould be interested in donating a item orgift certificate, it would be most appreciated.We also appreciate your support and dona-tions . All donors company names will weadvertised in our newsletter, and at the show.If requested, a receipt for your donation canbe created. We hope to hear from you!Thanks for your support! James Konecny-IWBA President, my address is 22172 NHillview Dr. Lake Barrington, IL, 60010 Ph847-842-0605

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ABA Happenings

ABA Happenings

Website: http://www.bantamclub.com

Contact: Karen Unrath, SecretaryP.O. Box 127E, Augusta, NJ 07822Phone: [email protected]

President: Jeff [email protected]

Vice President: Matt [email protected]

Membership Dues:

$50.00 SPECIAL OFFER (US only) One yearmembership, plus current ABA Color Mini

Bantam Standard, and New Member Patch.

New members receive a free copy of the latest available yearbook and quarterly.

Outside of USA Rates:$30 per year - $80 for 3 years

$400 for Life Membership (check or money order only)

$20 per year - $50 for 3 years

JULY 2012I will write this month to all who are read-

ing who are NOT ABA members.The ABA is a non-profit organization

started some time ago ..... since 1914 actu-ally. We are a dedicated group of poultryfanciers whose focus is on the little breedsof poultry known as bantams. We publishan Annual yearbook as well as the ABA Ban-tam Standard. The yearbook is included inyour membership fee of $20.00 per year. Timeand time again, ask any ABA member youhappen to see, and they will tell you theyearbook is well worth the price of member-ship. This yearbook is designed every yearwith one goal in mind. To help you (the ABAmember) keep up to date on who is showingwhat - who is winning where - who has ad-vice to share - and of course - the currentworkings of the ABA. We also keep you inthe loop with four newsletters a year. Did Ihappen to mention email notifications, toprated awards programs, licensed ABA

judges, and all around good company ofbantam people? Yes - these are the benefitsof joining the ABA in as few words as I canmuster.

You may wonder, how can we offer ALLthis for a mere $20 per year and I myself can'thelp but wonder the same thing too. Wehave great people dedicated to the club.These people are made up of (the secretary -me) as well as volunteer directors and com-mittee people - not to mention the ABA mem-bers who also volunteer as ambassadors toour club every time they enter a show hall.They are all wonderful. They all give theirtime and talent for the good of the club andthe betterment of the hobby. In today'sworld, this is of great value. Times are tur-bulent and there is not recession proofhobby. We are very fortunate to have ahobby which is valued so deeply by thosewho have enjoyed it over the years. This iswhat keeps the ABA (and most other breedclubs) going. It is the commitment that isimpossible to put a value on - but to coin acommercial......"priceless". So if you areNOT an ABA member, this is one investmentthat is small but will likely bring you yourmoney's worth easily.

Back to the ABA news updates:2012 ABA yearbook: Ad placements are

closed. We (Kim Munden and I) are busyputting this book together. If you are EX-TREMELY lucky - we could likely squeeze afew more in - but you must contact the ABAoffice pronto (l ike now) and full payment

must accompany the ad. There will be nobilling terms. To be considered, the rates areas follows: Full page - $95; 1/2 page - $75; 1/4 page - $40; 1/8 page - $25.

BOOSTER LINE is only $5.00. What is aBOOSTER - it is a one liner. The $5 will helpdefray the ever increasing costs of mailingthis book. It is a very easy way to supportthe ABA and give you or your club or breeda small billboard in our bantam world. Ex-amples: WHITE COCHIN BANTAMS - LIFEMEMBER $460 - ACME POULTRY CLUB -BEGONE FEATHER MITES.... try it - it isfun...

2012 Legbands - moving quickly - visitthe ABA website at www.bantamclub.comto get yours.

2013 is an election year for the ABA. Thoseof you who are interested in running for of-fice must file your letters of intent in the ABAoffice by November 1st 2012.

National Meet bids will be reviewed bythe Board of Directors at our 2012 NationalMeet in January 2013. If you are interestedin bidding for either the 2013 or 2014 Na-tional meet - we want to hear from you. Youcan contact the ABA office or your districtdirector for more information.

CORNISH BANTAMS: This publicationhas been out of print for many years. We arehappy to add it once again to our list of BreedBook offerings. Many thanks to ChrisTamayo of California for helping me gatherupdates for the book. We have added somecolor pictures as well as updated Standardinformation and new articles from currentCornish breeders. The book sells for $12.00.To order yours, send $12 plus $3 shipping/handling ($6 CANADA) to ABA, PO Box127, Augusta, NJ 07822. They will be shippedMedia mail (book rate). If you prefer priorityhandling, send $6 US or $12 CANADApostal fees.

For now - I must go to work on our year-book. We wish you great luck and successwith your beautiful birds.


Review of the Factors ThatInfluence Egg Fertility and

Hatchabilty in PoultryA.M. King`ori

ABSTRACT*Poultry production at all scales of opera-

tion is wholly dependent on the supply ofday-old chicks. Fertility and hatchability aretwo major parameters that highly influencethe supply of day-old chicks. Fertility refersto the percentage of incubated eggs that arefertile while hatchability is the percentage offertile eggs that hatch. It is therefore impor-tant to understand the factors that influencefertility and hatchability of eggs.

For the hatchability traits, breed has littleeffect on hatchability of poultry eggs, al-though light breeds have been reported tohave higher fertility and hatchability.

The diet of breeder poultry should beadequate in both quality and quantity to meetthe recommended levels set out in the feedstandards for the category.

The most influential egg parameters thatinfluence hatchability are: weight, shell thick-ness and porosity, shape index (describedas maximum breadth to length ratio) and theconsistency of the contents.

Heat stress reduces the external and in-ternal egg qualities. Heat stress affects allphases of semen production in breedercocks. Hatchability for small eggs is lowercompared to that of medium and large eggs.

There are many factors contributing tothe failure of a fertile egg to hatch whichinclude lethal genes, insufficient nutrientsin the egg and exposure to conditions thatdo not meet the needs of the developingembryo.

Breeder factors that affect hatchability in-clude strain, health, nutrition and age of theflock, egg size, weight and quality, egg stor-age duration and conditions. The optimumtemperature range for poultry is 12-26 dgreesC.

Fertile eggs should not be stored for morethan 10-14 days, after 14 days of storage;hatchability begins to decline significantly.The position (large end up or vice versa) ofegg storage influences hatchabil ity. Eggsstored with the small end up have higherhatchability as compared to the large endup. Incubation of fertile eggs can be donenaturally by a broody hen or in an incubator.

The broody hen provides the fertile eggswith optimum environmental conditions (tem-perature, egg turning and humidity) to stimu-

late embryonic development until hatching.The incubator is a simulated artificial designthat mimics the broody hen’s role of provid-ing fertile eggs with optimum environmentalconditions (temperature, egg turning andhumidity) to stimulate embryonic develop-ment until hatching.

A constant incubation temperature of 37.8degrees C is the thermal homeostasis in thechick embryo and gives the best embryo de-velopment and hatchability. Mortality is seenif the temperature drops below 35.6 degreesC or rises above 39.4 degrees C for a numberof hours.

Egg turning during incubation is criticalfor successful hatching and influenceshatchability. No turning of eggs during in-cubation results in low hatchability and de-lays hatch by a few days.

* A. M. King`ori , 2011. Review of theFactors That Influence Egg Fertility andHatchabilty in Poultry. International Jour-nal of Poultry Science, 10: 483-492.

A Twice-a-Day FeedingRegimen Optimizes

Performance in BroilerBreeder Hens

By R. Taherkhani, M. Zaghari, M.Shivazad and A. Zare Shahneh

ABSTRACT*To evaluate the effects of different meth-

ods of feed allocation on performance,plasma hormone concentration, and ovarianmorphology, an experiment was conductedusing 32 Cobb 500 broiler breeder hens. Theexperiment was started at 27 wk and lastedto 39 wk of age. Feeding regimens included:i) hens with an ad libitum feeding program,ii) hens that received their restricted feedonce a day, iii) hens that received their re-stricted feed twice a day, and iv) hens thatreceived their restricted feed 3 times a day.

Results showed inferior egg productionin ad libitum-fed birds along with high levelsof plasma glucose, TAG, cholesterol, leptin-like concentration, and testosterone. Twice-a-day-fed birds produced more egg in theentire production period than once-a-day-fed birds. Better performance of twice-a-day-fed hens was associated with lower plasmaglucose, TAG, and leptin-like concentration,whereas their estradiol and glucagon werehigher than once-a-day-fed hens.

Results obtained in our study suggestthat allocation of restricted feed 2 times aday may alleviate or delay lipotoxicity de-velopment and improve reproductive perfor-mance in broiler breeder hens.

*Abstract courtesy of the National Li-brary of Medicine. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Fatty Liver HemorrhagicSyndrome

Fatty liver syndrome is a condition thataffects only hens. The basic cause is thoughtto be excessive dietary energy intake. He-reditary tendencies vary among variousstrains of egg production stock, but hered-ity is not the entire cause for this malady.Laying hens housed in cages are most oftenaffected since they are less able to get suffi-cient exercise and dispose of the extra di-etary energy.

Birds within a flock that are most oftenaffected are the high producers. This indi-cates that physiological energy metabolismand production are closely associated withthis condition. Mortality varies considerablyamong flocks but can become excessive insome cases. Lesions include accumulationof large amount of abdominal fat; enlarged,easily damaged liver and presence of bloodclots that indicate that hemorrhages haveoccurred prior to death. Death usually iscaused by a fatal internal hemorrhage origi-nating in a portion of the liver. This hemor-rhage is often caused as the hen is strainingto lay her egg and the enlarged, friable liveris more vulnerable to injury. When a largeblood vessel ruptures, sufficient blood is lostto cause death of the hen.

The primary treatment for this conditionrequires an alteration of the diet or amountof dietary energy consumed. Replacementof some of the corn in the diet with lowerenergy feedstuffs like wheat bran can pro-vide a lower energy diet. If a complete layerration is being fed, addition of vitamins canbe of benefit. If grains are the primaryfeedstuff, it is suggested that the birds beswitched to a complete layer diet. Control ofbody fat is the only successful remedy forthis condition and is best accomplished byregulation and reduction of total energy in-take.

Reprinted from an MSU Extension Ser-vice publication. Read more at: http://www.msucares.com

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A SimpleBreeding Plan

By Matt Lhamon

When I was asked to write this article forthe Plymouth Rock Fanciers of America Year-book, I thought “What single thing could Ishare that would help my fellow fanciers?” Igot started in poultry through my great-greatuncle Fred Lhamon, who was a purebredstock farmer. He raised Guernsey DairyCattle, Polled Hereford Beef Cattle, Hamp-shire Hogs and Belgian Draft Horses alongwith a production flock of White & BarredRocks. His mother gave him a copy of the1911 Conkey’s Stock Book for his 18th birth-day. He used this all his life as a reference tobreeding and husbandry of his livestock. Ihave this rather worn out copy in my collec-tion of old poultry stuff and it is a prized asmuch as the old family Bible.

I divide exhibition poultry people into

four different groups. First there are the Col-lectors: they have way too many differentbreeds and varieties and never do any seri-ous improvement to them. Next, there are theExhibitors-they chose to purchase birds toexhibit and not raise any themselves. Thenwe have the Propagators- they multiply birdsbut seldom make any improvements to them.Finally, we have the Breeders- they continu-ally strive for consistency in their birds andwork every year to improve them better thanthe previous generation. I know in my life-time in the fancy, I have been all four of thesetypes and pretty much settled out as abreeder so that’s what I will concentrate onin this article. I think one of the most com-mon misconceptions in the exhibition poul-try hobby is that you need to raise hundredsof chicks from several different matings toget good exhibition birds. My idea was topresent a simple breeding plan that the aver-age person can use without all the mumbojumbo and charts the genetics guru’s use.

My great-great uncle Fred believed thatany breeding program, for any species oflivestock needed to start with the best Sire

(male) that you could buy. His breedingmethod was rather simple but he had greatsuccess with it in all kinds of animals andbirds. He called it the “Get of Sire” formulaand the goal of the whole breeding programwas to concentrate the qualities of an excep-tional Sire into several generations of its off-spring. I have had great success with this inseveral of my lines of exhibition poultry andrabbits and you don’t need to have lots ofbreeders and raise hundreds of babies. I havenever shared this method with anyone be-fore and look forward to your feedback andcomments.

Basically, you find the best male that youcan get and a related female but not a motheror sister to the Sire. I also like to get a com-pletely different female from an unrelated line.This enables me to start two distinct familiesboth tied back to a common Sire. I have at-tached a scan of the “Get of Sire” chart fromthe Conkey’s Stock book so you can followalong or use for a reference.

In the first generation, I cross our Sire tothe two females and make sure to mark ortoe-punch the chicks so I know which fe-


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male they came from. This generation willcarry 50% of the blood of the male and 50%of the blood of the females. I am trying toconcentrate the good qualities of the Sireand gain consistency in our line. I also keepin the back of my mind that I maybe concen-trating any bad qualities in the line. Fromthese matings I try to raise about 25 chickseach. Cull them out and keep a couple cock-erels from each cross for spares in case welose the original Sire. The cockerels need toas good as or better than their Sire. Keep asmany pullets as you want; I use two fromeach mating in the next generation givingme two trios to breed from. I want the fe-males to look almost identical. Remember allthe extra birds can be used to show or sell toothers. I never show the birds I am using inthe breeding plan as they are too valuable torisk their loss.

In generation 2, I use the original Sire ontwo females from both of our lines. Theseare his daughters and have 50% his blood. Ieither rotate the male to each pen every twoor three days or hatch from one pen till I getabout 30-40 chicks and then move him to theother. Mark the chicks so you know whichfemale line they came from. I do not markeach individual female’s chicks just thechicks from the mating. These chicks fromthis mating will contain 75% of the originalSire’s blood. Once again we cull all the infe-rior birds and we should notice some simi-larity in the males and even some of the fe-males will start to look alike. I like to keep afew extra cockerels for show birds andspares and as many females as I have roomfor from both lines. Once again I select twoof the females from each line for use in gen-eration 3 and keep in mind we want them asidentical as possible.

In generation 3, once again I use the origi-nal Sire on two females from both of ourlines. Basically do the same steps we did ingeneration 2, raise 30-40 from each set offemales, cull hard and keep two identical fe-males back for generation 4. Keep the otherbirds back to sell or show. These chicks ingeneration 3 will contain 87.5% of the origi-nal Sire’s blood.

I repeat the same process for generations4-5-6. Generation 4 will contain 93.75% ofthe Sire’s blood, generation 5 will contain96.87% and generation 6 will contain 98.84%.

As you can see this method involves linebreeding, in breeding and cross breeding allin one simple plan. Every year you are basi-cally working with no more than 5 breederbirds. Your birds will be more consistent intype and color and hopefully improved along

the way.The first thing you are thinking is “How

can I use the same male for 6 generations?”I was able to do this only once, with my BlackWyandottes. But I have used the same maleseveral times for 4 or 5 generations. Anothercommon question is, “By in breeding thisclose, will I lose productivity and get ge-netic defects?” Productivity and fertility issomething I cull for every year. I want fe-males that lay well and males that producefertile eggs. If any of the birds fail in thatrespect, don’t use them and start over. I haveabandoned breeding programs because thebirds did not lay well or fertility was too low.

The beauty of this simple breeding planis I don’t need a lot of breeders or chicksfrom them. By using an unrelated female ingeneration 1, I have built some hybrid vigorand genetic diversity into the plan. After 5

or 6 generations, I have enough similar birdsto work with, that I can start several sepa-rate but related families and should be ableto go several years without an out cross aslong as I cull diligently for production andfertility. If I need an outcross somewheredown the road for whatever reason, we findanother Sire and start the process over again.If the chicks from any of the generationsappear to be worse than their parents, wecan back up a generation and try it again. Ifat any time you produce a male superior tothe original male, either start over with himor start a separate breeding program. I wouldlike to challenge all my fellow fanciers to trythis method and see if it works for you. Whileyou are at it, try it on one of the rarer colorsof Plymouth Rock as we have several thatneed work in preserving their beauty for fu-ture generations of poultry fanciers.

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August 3, 2012Great Falls, Montana. Montana State Fair.Contact: Vicki Stevenson, PO BOX 7, 2 Ulm-Vaughn Rd., Ulm, MT 59485;ookiisorawildblue.net

August 4, 2012Dandridge, Tennessee, Jefferson CountyFair. Contact: [email protected],865-475-8805.

August 9-13, 2012Sedalia, Missourri, Missouri State Fair.Contact: Tony Perryman, [email protected], 573-522-3378, 573-443-0998

August 11, 2012Des Monies, Iowa, Iowa State Fair. Contact:Jen Cannon, (515) 262-3111 ext :245,[email protected]. Website: http://www.iowastatefair.org/

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August 16-19, 2012Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky State Fair.Alice Hayse, [email protected], 502-367-5190, http://www.kystatefair.org/

August, 22, 2012Boise, Idaho, Western Idaho Fair, http://www.idahofair.com. Contact: Jerry Hensley- Poultry Superintendent, Hans Bruijn - Pre-mium Office, [email protected], 208-287-5663, 208-287-5674.

August 25-26, 2012Pueblo, Colorado, Colorado State Fair. Con-tact: Marie Adams, 719-404-2035, 719-404-2027 [email protected], http://www.coloradostatefair.com/.

August 25, 2012Lancaster, California, Antelope Valley Fair.Contact: Becky McRoberts, 661-948-6060ext(s) 410/226/154, [email protected],http://www.avfair.com/

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September 7-8, 2012Abilene, Texas, West Texas Fair and Ro-deo. Contact: Holly Hoogstra, 325-795-6705, www.taylorcountyexpocenter.com,hhoogstra@taylorcounty expocenter.com.

September 7-16, 2012Hutchinson, Kansas, Kansas State FairContact: Debbie Anderson, 609-669-3614https://www.kansasstatefair.com/

September 7-16, 2012Knoxville, Tennessee, Chilhowee Park,Tennessee Valley Fair, Contact: RebeccaMcKnight, [email protected], 865-215-1480, http://www.tnvalleyfair.org/

September 8-9, 2012Belvidere, Illinois, Boone County Fair-grounds. Illini Poultry Club, 28th Annual FallShow. Contact: Ruth Ann Van Fleet, 18763Grade School Rd., Caledonia, IL 61011.Phone: 815-814-9206

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Advice on ReducingHeat Stress in Poultry

Dealing with summertime heat is a greatchallenge for people in Louisiana. LSUAgCenter poultry specialist Dr. TheresiaLavergne says high heat and humidity com-bine to pose severe problems for all types ofpoultry.

"Under conditions of severe heat stress,poultry will have a reduced growth rate, de-creased feed intake, poor feed conversion,decreased egg production, reduced hatch-ability rate, reduced egg shell quality, re-duced egg size and reduced internal eggquality," Lavergne explained. "Additionally,heat stress can cause increased mortality."

All types and ages of poultry are suscep-tible to heat stress, but older poultry face abigger risk. As poultry get older, they in-crease in size as well as insulation (feather-ing). Lavergne says this makes it harder forthem to dissipate heat.

"The most obvious sign of heat stress inpoultry is panting," the LSU AgCenter spe-cialist says. "Poultry do not have sweatglands that can cool their skin, so insteadthey must use evaporation from their throatand respiratory system as a means of cool-ing themselves."

Lavergne points out that panting takes alot of energy which, in turn, generates anappreciable amount of body heat for poul-try.

"Ultimately, if poultry are not relieved ofheat stress, their body temperature can con-tinue to rise and increase the possibility ofmortality," she stresses, "Fortunately thereare several things you can do to help yourhome poultry flock handle heat stress."

Provide cool, clean, quality drinking wa-ter to your poultry. Water must be availableat all times and must be in a location that iseasily accessible to your poultry. Water willhelp keep your birds cool.

Provide a comfortable environment foryour poultry. Always make sure your poul-try are in a well-ventilated area in which thereis nothing to obstruct the airflow. Placingpoultry in a well-ventilated area will help re-duce the incidence of heat stress. In addi-tion, a misting/fogging system can be usedin a well-ventilated area to help the birds coolthemselves.

Provide feed during the coolest part ofthe day. Poultry produce heat during theprocess of digestion, and when this heat iscombined with the significant rise in bodytemperature that occurs during the late af-ternoon of a hot day, there is a greater risk ofheat stress for poultry.

Supplement drinking water with electro-lytes. During true heat stress, the electro-lyte balance in birds is altered as a result ofpanting. The addition of electrolytes to thedrinking water will help balance the electro-lytes in the birds and increase the birds’ waterintake. The increased water intake will aid incooling the birds and will improve the evapo-rative cooling of the birds. However, youshould consult your veterinarian before us-ing any heat stress supplements such aselectrolytes.

Avoid overcrowding your poultry. Youshould reduce the number of birds kept in ahouse or in an area. Birds produce body heat.Thus, by reducing the number of birds in ahouse you will reduce the amount of bodyheat produced in the house.

Avoid excessive activity during the hot-test part of the day. The hot weather is agreat stress on the birds, so avoid botheringand disturbing the birds during periods ofpeak heat.

"The heat of the summertime is unavoid-able," Lavergne said. "However, by recog-nizing the signs of heat stress and takingsteps to prevent heat stress in your homepoultry flock, you can help keep your poul-try comfortable and productive during thesummertime."

(Courtesy of LSU Ag Center andReserach Extension)

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September 15, 2012Odessa, Texas, Permian Basin Fair, Con-tact: Jerry Wiley, [email protected], 432-366-3026, http://www.pbfair.com/index.html

September, 15-16, 2012Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo Bantam ClubShow. Contact: Martin Willhite, 806-383-0658

September 16, 2012Waddington, New York, Fairgrounds.Northern New York Poultry Fanciers FallShow. Contact: Gary Wells, 315-322-8993

September 22, 2012Albuquerque, New Mexico, New MexicoState Fair. Contact: Marilyn Novat, 505-222-9700, [email protected], http: //exponm.com/

September 22-23, 2012Mason City, Iowa, North Iowa Fairgrounds.North Iowa Poultry Association Double ShowContact : Bart Pals, 641-424-3709,[email protected], NorthIowaPoultry.com

September 21-30, 2012Yakima, Washington, Central WashingtonState Fair, Contact: Ruth Anglin, 509-248-7160, [email protected], http: //www.fairfun.com/fair/

September 22-23, 2012Portage, Wisconsin, Columbia County Fair-grounds. Wisconsin International PoultryClub Show. Contact: Terry Lund, 608-455-2318, [email protected], http://wisconsinpoultry.org/

September 29, 2012Decatur, Texas, Red River Bantam ClubShow. Contact: Erma Eldred, 940-825-4770.

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American Sumatra Association, http://sumatraassociation.org/ $18/2yrs; $25/3yrs. Doug Akers, 300 S. 400 W., Lebanon,IN 46052, email: [email protected] (12-12)

American Sussex Association, Dues:$10 or $15. Mail to: 16813 Bridgeview Rd.,Madill , OK 73446-8448. Website:americansussexbreeders.webs.com,[email protected],[email protected]. (06-13)

Ameraucana Breeders Club, http ://www.ameraucana.org. Contact: MichaelMuenks, Secretary/Treasurer, AmeraucanaBreeders Club, 1222 Coldspring Road,Elgin, IL, Phone: (573)796-3999, email:[email protected] (03-12)

International Cornish Breeders Asso-ciation, Contact: Chris Tamayo, 9829 Fal-con Meadow Dr., Elk Grove, CA 95624,email: [email protected] (12-11)

National Call Breeders of America: http://www.callducks.org, Secretary: DennisFuller, email: [email protected],319-334-3497, Mail Memberships to: NCBAc/o Steve Jones, 9677 Butler Lane, Poetry,TX 75160 (12-12)

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