Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[SteveH]

Illia, I'm sorry this first generation of Buff Ameraucanas isn't turning out how you knew they would, but think it may serve as a valueable lesson to many of us. I know it has for me and thank you for it.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Thos are some awfully cute faverolles you've got there Illia!

 

[chicken stalker]

This is the hen they chose to be in the shot. Any good tips on how to clean her muffs and beard?

 

[Illia]

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Faverolles with four toes.

Well, they're only Wheaten x Buff, F1 project chicks technically so they shouldn't be perfect, but that one flaw there is a serious flaw.


chicken stalker - Bathe her with a good shampoo.

 

[SteveH]

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Beautiful hen!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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That's so neat! Good luck with the photo shoot, she'll be a pretty *cover girl*.

Lisa

 

[Cass]

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White vinegar clean rugs quite nicely....it might work to clean up her muff and beard. (On a q-tip?)

 

[EMaker]

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Illia, I realize you're displeased, and I realize the shank feathering is a flaw, but I would LOVE those buff feather legged blue egg laying babies...I think they're waaay cool.

Send 'em to me, I'd be happy to have 'em.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Illia they're so cute!! I love Buff Ameraucanas.

~Aspen

 

[Bravo]

Could someone give me the Cliffs Notes version of Wheaten genetics? I'm not a genetics buff by any measure so the simpler the better

The reason I ask is because I always thought Wheaten was recessive (and maybe that only applies to Marans). I am working on an EE blue egg project and I have a beautiful Blue Wheaten Am boy that I just started using for my F3's.

The EE's I have him with are F2 generation EE's that I have bred and culled for homozygous blue egg genes (none have been bred to a pure Ameraucana). The interesting thing is this: regardless of the color of the EE hen he was crossed with, all progeny are colored similarly and by sex.

Female progeny are buff colored but have the feather highlights of a Wheaten/Blue Wheaten hen. All male progeny have feathered out like a Blue Wheaten, except for head and hackle coloring which is more of a cream color that is slowly changing to gold. All of the boys have solid blue breasts, some are dark blue and some are medium blue.

They are 15-13 weeks old (2 different batches) and 20 total progeny. All exhibit the exact same feather characteristics. I've been able to feather sex all of them and I would have never believed that was possible.

Is this just a fluke due to a small sample population or is the wheaten in Am's dominant?