Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[momma-hen]

Hi guys.
I posted this as a general question before I found this thread of Ameraucana experts, so I'll try again

What would I get if I crossed a Black-lavender Split roo with any of my BBS girls?

 

[Mahonri]

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Sorry, I misread, what Henry said below... the correct answer.

 

[hcammack]

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You would get BBS chicks unless your hens are also split to lavender. It would be just like breeding them to a black rooster.

 

[kathyinmo]

I thought I would share pictures of my 3 Silkied Ameraucanas with you. They are now 2 weeks old. Can you tell what sex they are? Hope you enjoy.

For those of you who don't know they story behind them ... it is here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=98335

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Q - T - PIES!!!!

 

[Mahonri]

I don't think you'll know with splash until they are at least 6 weeks old.

So if you get roos, you breed them to LF black hens and if you get pullets you breed them to a LF Black roo. You'll get blues that you will breed to one another (or back to the silkied parents) and see how many come out silkied.

 

[kathyinmo]

I've heard some say they can feather sex them.

Is it the females that grow out the feathers earlier than males? If so, I think I have 2 females and 1 male. Just a wild guess.

So, I need to get black ameracaunas ? What about others also? I'm up for lavender, and have a partner in crime for those!

 

[momma-hen]

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You would get BBS chicks unless your hens are also split to lavender. It would be just like breeding them to a black rooster.

He;s got some gold "bleeding" thru on the neck. Does that come thru to the next generation?

 

[Mahonri]

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Yours are splash, You could breed them with any B/B/S but most use black with splash to get blue.

Once you have BBS silkied Ameraucanas, the hatching eggs will sell VERY WELL and at a PREMIUM price.... and folks thought that Marans eggs were expensive.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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You would get BBS chicks unless your hens are also split to lavender. It would be just like breeding them to a black rooster.

He;s got some gold "bleeding" thru on the neck. Does that come thru to the next generation?

I've been told that it does. From what I have seen- it shows up more in males.