Flying T Cluckers

10/31/2024

10/29/2024

*** SOLD ***

I have one more Polish pullet looking for a home. $50

I am NPIP and AI tested so I can ship (at buyers expense) or local pickup in Erda, UT.

10/29/2024

Maezie and I had the chance to travel to the Apache County Poultry Show with Kathy Ashcroft and Athena Balderas. We had such a great time and the birds did very well. Thank you to Nicole Pearson and Blue Hour Poultry for sharing the LF Partridge Cochins with us.

Maezie took Champion Asiactic with a Partridge LF Cochin Hen in the junior show.

I took Champion AOSB in the white tag show with a LF Splash Ameraucana Pullet who also went on to win Champion Large Fowl in that show.

10/29/2024

I just got notification that I have received my Master Exhibitor status with the Ameraucana Alliance. It came as a total surpise and what a great surprise it is. Thank you to those that made it possible by sharing your birds with me. Rebecca Howie, Jeff Vance and Mike Gilbert.

https://ameraucana.org/Exhibitor%20Points

Ameraucana Alliance Exhibitor Points
Click here for the most recent calculations of Ameraucana Exhibitor
Supreme Grand Master Exhibitor: 10,000 points earned for all varieties added together.
Grand Master Exhibitor: 5,000 points earned for all varieties added together.
Master Exhibitor: 800 points earned for all varieties added together.

Debra Hogan, CA 3/25/2017
Russell Blair, MI 9/29/2018
Michael K Gilbert, WI 10/5/2019
Jerry DeSmidt, WI 3/1/2022
Janet Tipton, UT 4/20/2024


Junior Master Exhibitor: 100 points earned in all varieties added together before the youth's 18th birthday. These points are only collected on Ameraucana exhibited by juniors competing against other juniors (NOT Open Show competition).

Keirsten Klaus, MO 4/27/2019
Keagan Plantenga, IN 10/6/2019
Gracie Stonebarger, OK 1/17/2022


Calculation of points

An Alliance Director, appointed by the President, is our Points Keeper and updates the points, after each quarterly Newsletter comes out, using the meet report results reported in it.

Members must be in good standing to accumulate points. If a membership is lapsed, for more than 31 days, then the points will be forfeited. Points will be recorded per variety. The varieties will be those which have been admitted into the APA or the ABA. When new varieties are accepted into the Standard, they will then be added to the recorded information. If a variety is not listed in the Standards, then points will be recorded under Any Other Variety (AOV).

All birds actually exhibited count towards points, including any that may have been disqualified.
Points are only earned for wins of Ameraucanas over Ameraucanas, so no points are earned for wins over other breeds such as Champion & Reserve Champion AOCCL & AOSB.

Please enter birds under the same exhibitor name at all Ameraucana meets to accumulate points under that member name. Your Ameraucana Alliance Member Name must be the same as the name you exhibit under.
In junior competition, points are only accumulated under a junior's name.

Bantam Ameraucana point calculations:
BV - 1 point for every Ameraucana exhibited within that variety.
RV - 1 point for every Ameraucana exhibited within that variety less one.
BB - 1 point for every Bantam Ameraucana exhibited.
RB - 1 point for every Bantam Ameraucana exhibited less one.

Large Fowl Ameraucana point calculations:
BV - 1 point for every Ameraucana exhibited within that variety.
RV - 1 point for every Ameraucana exhibited within that variety less one.
BB - 1 point for every LF Ameraucana exhibited.
RB - 1 point for every LF Ameraucana exhibited less one.

10/23/2024

Sharing a post from Lindsay Helton of the Ameraucana Breeders Club:

WHEATEN, BLUE WHEATEN AND SPLASH WHEATEN AMERAUCANA BREEDING CHART

A few interesting facts about Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana:

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana are built on eWh.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana all look the same at hatch. Their color variety becomes apparent at a few weeks of age as they feather in.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana hatch with flesh colored shanks and toes that turn slate as they mature.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana females reflect their color variety in their wings and tails.

✔️ The Blue(Bl) gene creates the difference in the plumage colors of the three color varieties. Wheaten Ameraucana contain 0 copies of the Blue gene, Blue Wheaten Ameraucana contain 1 copy of the Blue gene and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana contain 2 copies of the Blue gene.

✔️ The Wheaten and Blue Wheaten Ameraucana color varieties have been admitted to the Standard but the Splash Wheaten color variety has not been accepted.

10/19/2024

*** SOLD ***

These are the last of my bantam gold laced polish. I will no longer be breeding this variety. The 2 hens must go together as they have been together their whole lives. They are 2 years old and just coming out of molt so the frizzle still has quite a bit of filling in to do. She is a gorgeous bird when totally feathered in.

I also have a bantam gold laced smooth feather and a frizzle feather cockerel that can go with them for no extra charge. (FYI 2 frizzles should absolutely not be bred together).

$45 for both hens together.

NPIP and can ship at buyers expense or local pick up in Erda, UT.

10/16/2024

Wow! The Utah Fancy Poultry Association Fall Show was this past weekend. It is kind of a blur with so much activity. Nearly 800 birds were shown from 9 different states. Unfortunately I was not able to get any pictures of my birds I just never had the time. But here is how they did.

Show #1 - Mike Wasylkowski judging
AOSB (All Other Standard Breeds) 17 birds entered
Champion AOSB - Splash Ameraucana pullet
Reserve AOSB - Blue Ameraucana Pullet
AOCCL (All Other Combs Clean Leg) 50 birds entered
Champion AOCCL - Bantam Wheaten Ameraucana hen

Show 2 - Peyton Igo judging
Champion AOSB - Splash Ameraucana pullet
Reserve AOSB - Blue Ameraucana Pullet

Champion AOCCL - Bantam Blue Wheaten hen

I was also very honored to receive a club volunteer service award.

Next weekend we are headed to St. Johns, AZ for the Apache County Poultry Show.

10/14/2024

*** SOLD ***

I have this very handsome black copper Marans cockerel available. He is from exhibition lines and is much too nice to be culled.

NPIP and can ship or local pick up in Erda. I am also planning to attend the Apache Country Poultry show in St. Johns, AZ and would be willing to transport him that direction for anyone interested

10/07/2024

***** MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT *****

Just returned from OR where we picked up a large portion (well 50 birds) of Nicole Pearson's flock of large fowl Partridge Cochins.

This line came from Blue Hour Poultry. And we are excited to continue on the journey with the guidance of Bob Anderson.

We look forward to exhibiting these at future shows.

09/25/2024

09/11/2024

Great information.

The original breed club for bantam and large fowl Ameraucana since 1978.

09/04/2024

Mark your calendars for the annual Utah Fancy Poultry Fall Show. October 11 & 12

08/30/2024

2024 Utah Fancy Poultry Association - Non-Member Premium

08/27/2024

What should you bring to a poultry show?

https://ourpipsnchicks.wixsite.com/poultry/post/what-to-bring-to-a-poultry-show

I see this question a lot in the groups, and it's easy to see why. While forgetting something may not be the end of the world, it can turn a great show day into a stressful one pretty quickly. Here's a quick packing list to ensure you've got the things you need to show your birds at their best. Keep in mind that these are just common supplies - everyone does things a little differently - but it's a great starting point for anyone jumping into the exhibition world (or, if you're like me, a good last-minute checklist to make sure you're not forgetting anything).

08/27/2024

07/25/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GTKgihrB9gBc7EUF/?mibextid=xfxF2i

Here’s a fact not many of you may know !

By law, an egg can be sold up to 30 days after the date it was put in the carton. And farmers have up to 30 days to go from when the egg is laid to the time it’s put in the carton and sold.

That means supermarket eggs can be two months old by the time you buy them and have a sell by date of up to 4 to 6 weeks after that 😳

So the “ fresh eggs “ you are buying could be over 3 months old by the time you eat them 😩

It’s no wonder the free range eggs we eat and sell from our own happy little hens not only taste totally different but are full of goodness and nutrition due to there natural diet and being so fresh ❤️