Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[speckledhen]

Quote: Not reliably, no. And even by 5 weeks, there were questions about some of mine. Now, unlike the BBS I have, the colors of the wheatens and blue wheatens and silvers are different in male and female so at a certain point, they'll start to look different.

 

[Euarto Gullible]

I hatched some silver ameraucana x crele penedesenca crosses that look real close to this

So, here's an adult hen from the same breeder. Is there too much red in her to qualify her as being a pure Silver?

 

[allevto1985]

Something terrible happened to Joe's ear tufts over winter :-|

 

[jbravo54]

Many pages ago, I posted bbs chick pictures with yellow feet. They are almost mature now. The 2 pullets have white skin, but the cock bird has yellow skin. I know some will say get a new male, but if I work with what I have, what will I get? which is dominant, white or yellow skin?

 

[Reyvaughn]

Something terrible happened to Joe's ear tufts over winter :-|

You know... He's the exact rooster I am looking for. Very nice.

 

[allevto1985]

You know... He's the exact rooster I am looking for.  Very nice.

Thank you. He's just coming up on a year old now

 

[Reyvaughn]

Thank you. He's just coming up on a year old now

Can I ask where he's from/what line?

 

[FLF]

Many pages ago, I posted bbs chick pictures with yellow feet. They are almost mature now. The 2 pullets have white skin, but the cock bird has yellow skin. I know some will say get a new male, but if I work with what I have, what will I get? which is dominant, white or yellow skin?

Yellow is recessive, so it will haunt you years down the line, popping up in future generations. If the pullets are related to the male, they could carry the yellow skin and not show it. You really need to be careful with it.

 

[allevto1985]

Can I ask where he's from/what line?

Wish I could tell you! I got him and either a wheaten or blue wheaten pullet (I still really can't tell. Black doesn't look black but looks too dark for blue) as mystery chicks from a guy who goes to poultry swaps etc. He had no idea what they were (day olds who's bands had come off) and tossed them in with what were mean to be 6 light Sussex. Only 1 of those 6 was a light Sussex and a roo of course and I learnt my lesson but consider I got very lucky with the two bonus chicks!
I show/ breed dogs in conformation and after discovering what I had, I decided I will be breeding these guys too, with the intention of getting them as close to the SOP as possible. No idea how to go about showing and not sure I would have time with the dog shows too but will be breeding with the intentions of getting these guys as close to the standard as I can

 

[jbravo54]

Yellow is recessive, so it will haunt you years down the line, popping up in future generations. If the pullets are related to the male, they could carry the yellow skin and not show it. You really need to be careful with it.

Thank you flf.