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JANUARY 2025 SOCIETY EBLAST

Published JANUARY 20, 2025

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Photo Credit:  AKKPS Member Amanda Hand of MKONO Farm
AKKPS 19114 - POPPER
AKKPS 9177 - LITTLE CAROL

WIN AKKPS MERCH

ENTER TO WIN AKKPS MERCH (click here)

Every month in the eblast there will be a way to win AKKPS Merch for 3 randomly selected winners.

CONGRATS to the 3 randomly picked AKKPS winners from the December eblast.

Laura Best of Chapman Creek Farms / Lisa Clow of Beachdog Farm/ Dakota Switzer of Grouse Ridge Farm

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DECEMBER 2024 REGISTRATION STATS

Full Registrations: 145

Litter Notifications:  82

Dual Registrations: 4

Transfers / Companion Animals Registrations / Animal for Harvest Registrations:  99

Active Members: 1409

Q and A

Q & A with the AKKPS

AKKPS Members in the November 2024 Survey requested a Q & A Session with the AKKPS.
These Q & A session will be an open forum to ask questions about the AKKPS and the registration process.
The AKKPS will hold 2 Q & A Sessions in 2025.  One In January and one in July.
The first one is Friday, January 24, 2025 at 8 pm est via ZOOM.  All AKKPS Members will receive an email with the ZOOM link.  The link is also below.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86180235362

NOVEMBER 2024 SURVEY RESULTS & ANSWERS

The AKKPS has responded to the November 2024 Survey in the following document.

Each and every suggestion / concern / request has been responded to in the following document.

Thank you AKKPS Members for all of the valuable suggestions and comments!

SEE RESULTS & ANSWERS

SPONSORED MEMBERSHIPS - NEW PRICE $25 FOR 1 YEAR

The price of a 1 year Sponsored Membership has been reduced and is now $25. The person being sponsored by a current AKKPS Member must be a new AKKPS Member. You can find the sponsorship application in your AKKPS Member Portal.
Mentoring clients and sponsoring an AKKPS membership is a great way to get your clients involved with AKKPS and start learning about KuneKunes and the registration processes.
Currently the AKKPS has 1409 Members!
Below is an article on a Breeders Perspective on Mentorship which dives into all the many different types of Mentorship.
Please consider the gift of an AKKPS Sponsored Membership.
VIEW ARTICLE

HIGH PERCENTAGE WHITE & BELTED/BANDED PIGS

Prior to January of 2025, the AKKPS Herd Book Listed a B for all High Percentage White as well as Belted/Banded KuneKunes.

Beginning in January of 2025, the AKKPS will offer 2 separate color designators for High Percentage White (H%W) and Belted/Banded (B) KuneKunes.
Please use this form to Herd Book Color Designation Correction should you need to update your KuneKunes color designation to High Percentage White (H%W).
There is not need to update Belted/Banded pigs as they already have the Belted/Banded (B) designator
NO PHOTOS ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE COLOR DESIGNATOR.
OWNER OR BREEDER CAN UPDATE THE COLOR DESIGNATOR.
FILL OUT CORRECTION FORM
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NEW PORTAL FEATURES / WEB ARTICLES / WEBINARS

NEW AKKPS SPONSORED EKPA WEBINAR COMING IN JANUARY 2025
"THE BUTCHER'S BLUEPRINT"
Learn about Cut Sheets
Presented by Amanda Hand of the EKPA/KPPA
Sponsored by the AKKPS
1/18/25 - Saturday
8 pm EST
ZOOM LINK
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89596558217

Meeting ID: 895 9655 8217

BY AKKPS MEMBER DEBRA ALLEN OF ALLEN'S ACRES
BY AKKPS MEMBER DEBRA ALLEN OF ALLEN'S ACRES

A KuneKune Breeding Program

BY AKKPS MEMBER Emely Hendl of Anchor Meadow Farm

Is My Pig Pregnant?

BY AKKPS MEMBER Paula Toney of Liberty Farms

Selecting a Breeding Pair

BY AKKPS MEMBER Emely Hendl of Anchor Meadow Farm

What It Means To Be A Good Steward of the KuneKune Breed

BY AKKPS MEMBER Paula Toney of Liberty Farms

Boar Taint - A Real Possibility

By AKKPS Member John Von Roenn of Faithful Shepherd Farm

Mentoring - A Breeders Perspective

By AKKPS Member Caroline Malott of Red Roof KuneKunes

JANUARY 2025 AKKPS MEMBERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

COLORING BOOK PAGE

Thank you AKKPS Member Lilli Sides of Down Low Farm

WIN A PRIZE

  1. PRINT THE COLORING BOOK PAGE
  2. EMAIL YOUR FINISHED PAGE TO JAMIE@AKKPS.ORG
  3. RECEIVE A PRIZE
PRINT COLORING BOOK PAGE

CANDIED BACON

Thank you AKKPS Member Amanda Hand of MKONO Farm

VIEW VIDEO RECIPE ON FACEBOOK

BOAR TAINT - A REAL POSSIBILITY

By AKKPS Member John Von Roenn of Faithful Shepherd Farm

READ ARTICLE

THE IMPORTANCE OF CALCIUM

Written By AKKPS Member Debra Allen of Allen's Acres

READ ARTICLE
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