Sulmtaler Sulmtaler The Sulmtaler is an Austrian breed of domestic chicken. It originates in the Sulmtal, the valley of the Sulm river, in southern Styria, in the south-east of Austria, and takes its name from that valley. Like the Altsteirer, the Sulmtaler derives from the country chickens raised in Styria, particularly in the Kainachtal, the Lassnitztal, the Sulmtal and the Saggautal. In the second half of the nineteenth century these were subjected to massive cross-breeding with imported Cochin, Dorking and Houdan stock to create heavy meat birds for fattening. In about 1900 some breeders brought together the small remaining stock of
Jeff Shaver Jeff Shaver Jeffrey Thomas Shaver (born July 30, 1963) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1988. Shaver attended Fredonia High School, where he played baseball, basketball and soccer. He went on to play college baseball at SUNY Fredonia. He was drafted by the A's in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft. After being drafted, he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. Shaver began his professional career later that year with the minor league Medford A's, where he posted an 8–4