| American Bantam Association | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1914 |
| Purpose/focus | Poultry Fancy |
| Location | PO Box 127 Augusta, NJ 07822-0127 United States |
| Region served | U.S. & Canada |
| President | Travis Bolen |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | [1] American Bantam Association |
American Bantam Association [2] is a Poultry Fancy association founded in 1914 that promotes the breeding and exhibiting of all kinds of bantam poultry (chickens).
It publishes a Bantam Standard which describes 57 breeds, 85 plumage patterns and more than 400 varieties of bantams and bantam ducks.
It also publishes a quarterly magazine and annual yearbook. It sanctions or has sanctioned a number of poultry shows across the United States held by local groups, such as the New England Poultry Exposition.[1] and the Poultry and Rare Bird Show at the Los Angeles County Fair[2][3][4] and the Ohio National [3]
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The current President of the ABA is Travis Bolen, Vice President is Matt Lhamon, and Secretary is Karen Unrath.
The ABA has 16 Districts in the US, Canada, and Bermuda, each of which has a District Director who acts to address concerns and represent their constituents in matters that require a vote at Semi-Annual and Annual meetings and in more informal capacities:
The first president of the American Bantam Association was Charles E. Rockenstyie, who died in 1944.[5]
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