Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[DMRippy]

One of my pet peeves is calling Self Blue ... Lavender. Both the SOP and Bantam Standard calls it Self Blue. Breed Clubs and breeders should stop calling the color Lavender. It is too confusing for newbies to the Fancy. The Silkies tried to get the APA and ABA to change the color name, but failed. It is doubtful any breed club will change their minds to go with the term Lavender.

I also feel that if a breed has Blue, it should also have Splash in the Standard. However, it will take Splash breeders to unite, work together and promote Splash in their breed. Getting five breeders to agree for 5 years is a bit difficult. But it can be done!

This reminded me, how odd it is what gets admitted. I just found out that Black Plymouth Rocks are NOT an approved color but Blue is.... just seems ODD to me. Splash does not seem odd.

 

[fowlman01]

This reminded me, how odd it is what gets admitted. I just found out that Black Plymouth Rocks are NOT an approved color but Blue is.... just seems ODD to me. Splash does not seem odd.

The APA does not decide which colors should be admitted, the breeders do. For some reason there has not been breeders of LF black Rocks that wanted the blacks admitted to the APA. The black Rock bantam is recognized by both the ABA and APA.

Walt

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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[pips&peeps]

The APA does not decide which colors should be admitted, the breeders do.

Walt

Correct, and the breeders who developed this color in the ameraucanas want to call it lavender. Lavender is the correct genetic term for the color.

The Ameraucana Club as a whole has discussed this and we have decided we want to use the term lavender.

 

[kathyinmo]

One of my pet peeves is calling Self Blue ... Lavender.

Yes, most of us are well aware of that. We all have opinions.

..... the breeders who developed this color in the ameraucanas want to call it lavender. Lavender is the correct genetic term for the color.

The Ameraucana Club as a whole has discussed this and we have decided we want to use the term lavender.

Personally, and we all have opinions, I like the idea of calling that color Lavender. It IS the correct genetic term. I hope the Club is able to do this.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Walt,

Will the term Lavender ever be accepted in the SOP and Bantam Standard?

The Standard has called the color self Blue since 1960 something.



ETA: the Silkie club tried to call it lavender and failed.

 

[speckledhen]

I think most people are smart enough that when you say self blue=lavender, they can retain that in their memory.

 

[Lark Rise]

The APA and ABA says: Sooty white with blue splashes it also says: To add back the blue splashes in the plumage, the parent color blue is bred back in to create the balance of color. So they are saying up front it takes a bit to keep them correct. The APA only requires a color to breed 50% true to be recognized. The Silkie's were admitted in 2000, anything on my watch will be the same description as the Modern Game unless there is an awesome argument to have it different. The ABA and APA agree on this description.

Walt

So, splash should always be bred back to blue?

 

[pips&peeps]

No, you can breed to blue, black or splash.

But breeding splash to splash tends to lighten the resulting offsprings "splash" of color and you will get very light almost white birds.

Alot of ameraucana breeders like to breed splash to black to get nice blues.

 

[ashandvine]

That is what I was hoping to do. I have a lovely splash roo and some lovely black hens just for that. Crossing my fingers there will be lovely blue offspring.

Quesetion: Can eggs improve in color over time as far as being from one hen in her life time?
I have here a hen whose large eggs were quite pale when she arrived but now she lays a much nicer blue. It isn't the darkest of the eggs I have here but it is still noticeably better than those she laid initially. Incidentally, I have noticed that the color on many of my hens have darkened a bit which I am very happy about.