Can pure Ameraucana chicks have the wild type pattern? I'm trying to mess around with auto-sexing and blue egg genes and would need a bird that lays blue eggs and has the wild type pattern when it is a chick.and if an Ameraucana chick does have the wild type pattern could it still have...
I have two 9.5 week old chickens that hatched out of dark chocolate colored eggs. It was labeled as a Lavender Maran, but I am wondering if this is what a lavender maran looks like? It is quite a bit darker than my Lavender Orpingtons. They both have single combs, not developed or colored at...
I recently acquired what the well respected NPIP breeder told me was a purebred Buff Ameracauna pullet. She’s about 12 weeks old. It was only after reading up on Ameracaunas on BYC that I learned that she should have dark slate legs. Instead she has what I would describe as pale blue legs -...
Hi. I recently bought an Olive Egger pullet from a well-respected, NPIP breeder. She’s a beautiful blue pullet with dark slate legs. She’s a cross between an Ameracauna mother and a Black Copper Marans father. I am noticing in reading about Olive Eggers that they normally have feathered legs...
Hi All.
Hey Hybrid experts:
I have 2 AMERAUCANA Roosters w/blue egg gene that I wish to cross with White egg laying,HIGH egg production cold hearty HYBRID hens for blue eggs.
1) Are there ANY high
egg production Hybrids
that lay WHITE eggs pls?
2) IF not:whats the highest white egg...
Hi there!
I am trying to determine
Ameracauna Roo crossed w/hybrid Golden Comet hens
would be a good cross
re
1)high egg production,
2)cold hardiness and foraging
3) blue/green eggs
4) pretty & nice temperment
Any thoughts on an Ameracauna roo crossed on Comet hens pls? Would the comet...