Download In Full Here - Winter 2010 ABA Quarterly (Word Format)

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

Wow, am I ever proud of the Northeast Poultry Congress crew. What a show they put on for us. Wide isles, excellent lighting, single decked, with hot competition in every class. Seldom have I seen a show of this size so well organized; even the weather cooperated, sunshine and 40 degrees in Massachusetts in January. The show made all the travel hassle worth it.

The Director's meeting came off without a hitch; we accomplished everything we needed to and were all still talking to each other when we were done. The Directors awarded our next annual meeting to the "Big Show," the Ohio National. We all know they can handle a national meet. I'm anticipating over 6000 entries with a truly national feel to the exhibitor list. So hatch and raise your best and bring them to Ohio in November.

The ABA's leadership team gets to spend another Friday night with me in a hotel meeting room in Bakersfield, California in March. I'm looking forward to seeing some excellent Bantams from the Western part of the country at our semi-annual meet in California. Not to forget, it should be quite a bit warmer there than what it is in Wisconsin.

I've been busy hatching since the first of the year. The young exhibitors in the Midwest want January chicks for their fairs. I try to accommodate them because my dad always believed that chicks give kids a good start in our hobby. So I have spent a few weekends already on extended barn duty waiting for the 4-H kids and their parents to arrive for their chicks.

Wishing everyone a great hatching season,

Jeff Halbach