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Jean Ribbeck
Jean
Ribbeck
resides in Newman Lake, Washington with her husband Rick and three
children; Christian - 10, Faith - 8, and Grace – 6. Jean became a “Domestic
Engineer” six years ago when her employer was not flexible to allow time
off so her middle daughter, who has Down Syndrome, could go to speech and
physical therapy. With more time on her hands, she became more
involved with her poultry. Since then she has been given a new title,
“Chicken Lady”.
Like
most of the other members her first chickens that laid colored eggs were easter
eggers. In 2004 she purchased her first real Ameraucanas from McKinney Poultry. Since then she has gathered a collection of
quality large fowl from some of the more prominent members of the
club. At this time she is breeding and working on seven of the eight
recognized varieties in addition to splash, splash wheaten and lavender.
Jean’s
farm name is Pips & Peeps. She has built up a nice business
selling hatching eggs and day old chicks over the past two years. She
became a member of the APA last year. At this time she only goes to
Northwest shows, but hopes to travel further as her children get
older.
Her dear
husband has helped to build her new 16’ X 48’ breeding facility and
continues to improve and repair things all the while mumbling something
about nuggets with wings and a dwindling bank account. In her very
little spare time, she likes to show her buckskin horse Scotch and has high
hopes of gardening and canning again in the future.
rribbeck@sprynet.com
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