American Bantam Association

American Bantam Association

Formation	1914[1]
Purpose	Poultry Fancy
Location	Augusta, NJ
Region served	U.S. & Canada
President	Matt Lhamon
Affiliations	American Poultry Association
Website	bantamclub.com

The American Bantam Association is a poultry fancy association for breeders of bantam poultry. It publishes the Bantam Standard, with detailed descriptions of all the bantam breeds and varieties that it recognizes;^[2]: 6 in most – but not all – cases, these are the same as those recognised by the American Poultry Association.^[2]: 23 It also publishes a quarterly magazine and annual yearbook,^{[citation needed]} hosts poultry shows and provides judges for them, and provides information on bantam breeds.^[1]

It sanctions or has sanctioned a number of poultry shows across the United States held by local groups, such as the Poultry and Rare Bird Show at the Los Angeles County Fair^[3] and the Ohio National.

History

The first president of the association was Charles E. Rockenstyie, who died in 1944.^[4]

References

1. Gail Damerow (1 March 2012). The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference. Storey Publishing, LLC. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60342-776-0. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
2. Carol Ekarius (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781580176675.
3. "Black Bantam Wins Fowl Show Honors; Entry of Phil Plant Is Judged Best in Record Field of 2,500 Birds". The New York Times. January 7, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
4. "Charles E. Rockenstyie (Obituary)". The New York Times. July 19, 1944. p. 19. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

Further reading

• Damerow, Gail (1995). Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens. North Adams MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58017-325-4.
• Damerow, Gail (2002). Barnyard in your backyard: a beginner's guide to raising chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, goats, sheep and cattle. North Adams MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58017-456-5.
• Percy, Pam (2006). The Field Guide to Chickens. St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-2473-8.
• Luttmann, Rick & Gail (1976). Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press. ISBN 0-87857-125-6.