Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[jonny boy]

My beautiful ameraucana

 

[familypendragon]

I can't answer all of your questions but I can solve one part- any with a white dot on their head carry the barring gene so they are most likely sired by the Cuckoo Marans rooster.  From what I can tell most of the chicks have that.  The whites may also be sired by the Cuckoo but you can't tell because the white would mask the barring spot.  Not of them are obviously from the lavender but you can at least eliminate the barred chicks and then grow the rest out and look for the muffs/beard.



You got it.

LOL! I think they may all have that dot! One of the white ones has feathered legs so that one I KNOW is from the CM right? This one was an assisted hatch which I know came from my Blue Marans egg. But it has no feathers on its legs. But it does have a little spot on its head. Everything else is going to my best friend to rebuild her flock

 

[heatherscooby77]

So basically if you breed any pure color with another color it becomes an easter egger because its not a pure color? And how the heck does Black + White = that? Genetics are crazy right??

There are a lot of genes that can be hiding behind the white. Please see this link: http://www.ameraucana.org/faq.html

 

[rbaker0345]

I just don't understand the reasoning behind not recoginizing a pattern that is part of a color family (i.e.Blue/ Black and BBS where the BBS is not recognized). The colors always breed in a fairly predictable ratio and always in the same basic pattern, so what's the fuss?

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I tried to get some better pics of my black pair and they wouldnt cooperate. And I didnt have time to mess with it,because I was leaving for the state fair. I will be gone a week, but as soon as get back I will take pics and they will cooperate!

 

[jerryse]

I just don't understand the reasoning behind not recoginizing a pattern that is part of a color family (i.e.Blue/ Black and BBS where the BBS is not recognized). The colors always breed in a fairly predictable ratio and always in the same basic pattern, so what's the fuss?

At the time they were accepted as a breed there were not enough splash and splash wheaten being bred to include them.They were just part of the blue breedings.There has been talk of going for recognition on these when we try to get lavender accepted.No fuss really.No new colors have been added to the breed standard since acceptance of the breed.It was a huge undertaking by a handful of breeders.The breed has come a long way since then and it should be easier with more breeders.I hope this info helps.There is a process and requirements must be met.

 

[rbaker0345]

Oh, that makes sense. Well, I will continue to show my bbs and hopefully do my small part to make a change.

 

[faykokoWV]

At the time they were accepted as a breed there were not enough splash and splash wheaten being bred to include them.They were just part of the blue breedings.There has been talk of going for recognition on these when we try to get lavender accepted.No fuss really.No new colors have been added to the breed standard since acceptance of the breed.It was a huge undertaking by a handful of breeders.The breed has come a long way since then and it should be easier with more breeders.I hope this info helps.There is a process and requirements must be met.

this is so true - you have to have 50 birds representing the example at one show, and they must be represented in all classes - Rooster, Hen, Pullet and Cockerel - its not a minor undertaking

 

[samouw]

No one wants to give me a little feedback on these guys? I can handle criticism.

Hi everyone

these are a few of my "keepers" this year and would love to hear your input - bad, good, or otherwise.
The picture of the blue wheaten cockerel doesn't really do him justice, but the others are a little better - I'm no photographer.

The wheaten pullet is the same as the wheaten pullet in the picture of the two pullets. One is blue wheaten and one is wheaten.


this picture makes him look leggy and all stretched out and lacking substance - it really doesn't do him justice, but there are a few issues here that make me not sure of him.







This is the same wheaten pullet shown in the above picture with the blue wheaten pullet.

 

[jerryse]

No one wants to give me a little feedback on these guys? I can handle criticism.

Well it is a little early to say much.They appear to be well bred.The cockerel has black in the hackles.Which is not wanted but a common problem.Let them grow some and check back with pics.