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post #11 of 14
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Erin, is there a specific grouping of photographs showing Americauna "colors" that you listed (Rooster vs Hen, cockrell vs pullet, baby chick too!)?  Also, is there information available how what to breed with what to produce the desired color standard? 

 

I can sometimes find 1 or 2 throughout the forum, in books, various online sites.  But by the time I look for another, I have to start over again.  I've read alot of material regarding the Ameracaunas, but their specific feather coloring, shank colorings and comb variations are hard to pin down. With respect in comparison to the often gorgeous Easter Eggers that come along the way, I think they are both excellent.  Just confusing.  

 

Would love to find away to eliminate the mislabeling issues and educate folks who sell these birds, who are most often adding to the confusion of these 2 breeds.

Sounds like a good project to pull together. caf.gif

Thanks in advance.


The Ameraucana Breeders Club   http://www.ameraucana.org/  has photos of roosters, hens and chicks, both bantams and large fowl, in all 8 color varieties.

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post #12 of 14

Got It!!!

I'll be hanging around there for a while.

Thanks for the quick response!    clap.gif

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Faith, Seeing light with your heart when your eyes see darkness ahead. Family, Our refuge from the storm, Our link to the past, Our bridge to the future. Friends, promises made in the heart, unbreakable by distance, unchangeable by time.

Wife to DH, 0 children, Mom to Lady Laura (Whippet/dog), Co-parent with Hubby to 2 Roos, 10 Hens, and incubating chicks to further promote our Love of Chickens!

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post #13 of 14

I can't tell from the pic if the first bird has a straight comb or a smaller pea comb. Pea combs are closely linked to colored eggs--green and blue. If she has a straight comb she's more likely to lay a brown/pinkish egg. 

Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #14 of 14
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Originally Posted by chirpingcricket View Post

Erin, is there a specific grouping of photographs showing Americauna "colors" that you listed (Rooster vs Hen, cockrell vs pullet, baby chick too!)?  Also, is there information available how what to breed with what to produce the desired color standard? 

 

I can sometimes find 1 or 2 throughout the forum, in books, various online sites.  But by the time I look for another, I have to start over again.  I've read alot of material regarding the Ameracaunas, but their specific feather coloring, shank colorings and comb variations are hard to pin down. With respect in comparison to the often gorgeous Easter Eggers that come along the way, I think they are both excellent.  Just confusing.  

 

Would love to find away to eliminate the mislabeling issues and educate folks who sell these birds, who are most often adding to the confusion of these 2 breeds.

Sounds like a good project to pull together. caf.gif

Thanks in advance.

I could get together some pictures, however, I do worry about copyright and that business. Try checking out the Ameraucana Breeders Club. http://www.ameraucana.org/faq.html It has a photo section with all of the accepted SOP colors in both chicks, hens, and roosters. Never mind, I see someone else has already given you the link. 

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I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks. 

 

~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein 

 

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