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Breeders

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​The IBCC Facebook Page​

Iowa Blue Breeders/For Sale/Chat Page
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Breed History

A complete set of historical documents may be found in the Iowa Blue Chicken Club archives, listed in the Members section.  A summary of archive contents and a brief history may be found on this page.

Breeding and Production

Developing Your Own Strain of Iowa Blue

Line Breeding via the Spiral System

Common Sense Approach to Breeding Birds to the Standards of Perfection

Selecting for Meat Qualities & Rate of Growth

Selecting for Egg Production

Ongoing Selection of Breeding Stock

Vaccination of Small Poultry Flocks
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Air Cell Diagram for Egg Incubation

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Breed Type / Stucture / Color

NEW!  Color Chart - Traditional Iowa Blue Color Expression

The Iowa Blue Standard

IBCC Historical Archives on the Breed's Origins (Members Only - Complete Historical Archives)

History and Characteristics of the Iowa Blue by Curt Burroughs

Poultry Mutations - a nice genetics article for chickens

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From BackYardChickens.com

Original Source Unknown

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Poultry Showing
Links to some helpful articles and webpages:

Webpages on Washing--

Bath Time!

How to Wash A Chicken for Show

Webpages on Showing--

Show Time!

Preparing Poultry for Show

What to Expect at your First Poultry Show

Making Sense of Cage Cards Part 1, Part 2

How to Read a Coop Tag

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Poultry Association Links

North Iowa Poultry Association

Eastern Iowa Poultry Association