Eastern Iowa Poultry Association

11/23/2024

The Eastern Iowa Poultry Association timeline:

It was formed in 1870. That is just a year after the transcontinental railroad was completed and only 5 years after the Civil War ended.

3 years prior to the American Poultry Association being formed in 1873.

That predates 13 of our States becoming States.

The 18th President of the United States was in office. Ulysses S. Grant

10 years before Edison patented his light bulb.

33 years prior to the Ford model T and the 1st Wright Brothers flight.

43 years prior to the start of the Lincoln Highway. The first transcontinental road system.

44 years prior to American Bantam Association. '

56 years prior to the first schedule airline passenger
flight.

91 years before first manned space flight.

106 years before the first Apple PC was released

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10/04/2024

If anyone is interested in Clerking tomorrow, please let me know at the check in table!

09/28/2024

Update- all 3 are filled, thank you!

Everyone should have received their confirmation email! Please review and make sure there are no errors. I will be printing coop cards out on Monday so be sure to let me know asap!

American class-Filled

RCCL class-Filled

Bantam duck class-Filled

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09/20/2024

We have a food vendor now!! So excited to welcome Smoken' on the Cedar! Please be sure to support them the day of the show. They will be serving breakfast (cinnamon rolls and breakfast sandwiches) and lunch!

08/29/2024

Show catalog is live!

Information on the Eastern Iowa Poultry Association Show

08/28/2024

The show catalog is finished! Poultry Show Central should be getting it on their website soon and I will be working on getting some emailed out today!

08/05/2024

2 months from today is our 2024 Eastern Iowa Poultry Association show. Our judges will be Diana Dahir and Gary Overton for our open show which will be a double show! The junior show will be a single show and will be judged by Zeb Skow. A great lineup for sure!
I, Dani Boysen, and working on the catalog and hope to have it done soon!

07/28/2024

For those 4H families that have a pair of Cochins and the hen is laying and would like to get chicks out of this will help get fertile eggs.

Pluck the birds if there are no more shows you are planning on exhibiting at. When plucking I only pull a feather or 2 each pull so it is a process that takes some time. It is not grabbing a handfull and yanking.

Pluck the hen around the vent and up the cushion until when you put your hand on her back like happens when the male mounts her the vent is not covered by her cushion feathers.

The male around the vent and down until when you put your hand under him and his fluff doesn't block the vent.

When done plucking birds will breed and AI is not needed.

Can be done faster with scissors and no pain to the bird but they won't grow back until they molt. If you pluck they can start to grow back in 6 weeks.

07/27/2024

I got this message today. Annmarie took a cockerel and a pullet to the Stark County Junior Fair in Illinois. She placed 1st in bantam pullet and 1st bantam cockerel. The cockerel was the Grand Champion of the Show. These two have filled out nicely, with feathers in perfect condition. Both were chicks received at the Poultry Clinic in Muscatine.

07/19/2024

Have we received any information from the Poultry Seminar participants on how those who have already had their fair on how their birds did?

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07/07/2024

Our 2024 show is 90 days away on October 5. The work begins long before then.

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04/17/2024

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04/15/2024

Those who got Black Bantam Cochin chicks at the seminar. Please contact me (Craig Hansen) with questions. Will try to answer. They develop with some White winjg feathers on them that will probably come back in as Black at next molt. Give them time.

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04/07/2024

I went to the chat page and removed some scammer comments and banned a few in the process.

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04/03/2024

04/03/2024

That time of year when many are looking for birds and eggs. That means scammers will be active online. I got permission to share this. A LOT of good information here.
Bissonnette Acres
⚠️PSA⚠️
Here are some things I have noticed from posts made by victims of scammers.
Shipping live birds is far more costly than what I see these scammers offer. Shipping a mature bird via USPS express, normally runs about 100.00 per box. These boxes can hold 1 full grown bird or a couple of juveniles.
When shipping is offered at a lower price for mature birds (20.00-50.00) - red flag 🚩
Average estimated shipping costs:
Large Express box … 100.00
Chick Express box .. 50.00 - 80.00
Priority Eggs .. 14.00 - 18.00
The USPS is the only shipping company within the US that will ship live poultry.
Granted there are private transport companies that are beginning to offer this, but they are far & few inbetween.
If someone is offering live shipping through a service other than USPS & a reputable private transport - red flag 🚩
The USPS HARDLY offers overnight shipping for live birds. They have pushed back their estimated ship times on express shipping to average about 2-3 days.
If someone is offering you low shipping costs and overnight delivery - red flag 🚩
Shipping live poultry within the US requires a NPIP certification. Asking for NPIP number is not impolite or overbearing. You can verify a breeders certification at this site based on state.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/.../npip/CT_NPIP_Participants
If they cannot provide a valid NPIP number or do not show up on their states list of active participants - red flag 🚩
If shipping out of country, the breeder will need to acquire additional certifications & permits. If they cannot provide this - red flag 🚩
PayPal friends & family does not automatically mean scammer. Most reputable breeders who do ask for friends & family are generally fine with goods & services so long as buyer covers fees.
Being adamantly against goods & services even with buyer covering fees - red flag 🚩
Profiles & pages made after 2020 - automatic red flag 🚩
Pay close attention to the pictures on their page, scroll as far back as you can. Look at the details.
•Are the coops & runs similar?
•Or do they look like different structures & building techniques?
•Is the land scape in the background the same?
•Do they have every breed imaginable?
•Are there recommendations or mentions on their page?
•Are there angry reactions to their posts?
These are all things to keep in mind when contemplating purchasing from someone.

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02/24/2024

Pictures from 2/24/2024 EIPA Poultry Seminar.