Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Papas Chickens]

You probably not going to find any eggs for free, especially not purebreds. Most people charge at least 5 or 10 for their barn yard mixes. Good luck

Id be willing to exchange Wybar eggs for Ameraucana eggs when I get them.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Id be willing to exchange Wybar eggs for Ameraucana eggs when I get them.

What are wybars?

 

[Papas Chickens]

What are wybars?

Wybars are a rare breed originated in england, it is a Wyandotte/Plymouth Barred Rock cross, not many people breed them anymore do to there size they mostly breed the bantam version of them.

 

[Going Quackers]

An updated pic on my blue baby... still unsure on whether it's a cockerel or a Pullet..

There is pinking BUT basically no comb... so?? It'll be 7wks sat.

 

[ChickenLeg]

Cross him to any other color . Recessive will give you all colored chicks . Dominant will give you white chicks with colored spots . Ameraucana are usually recessive white .

Thanks for the information. Is there anything good you'd recommend to cross over a white ameraucana rooster to have make an unique easter egger? Also, is there anything else about the recessive white or dominant white ameraucana worth noting? How hard is it to come across a dominant white ameraucana? Any benefits in breeding dominant instead of recessive? Just curious, the more information you're able to pass on to me the better!

 

[RoosterLew]

Quote: Crosses on whites can get really tricky to predict as you never really know whats under that white with out breeding it to something. Many times other genes are used in making of white birds to "clean" them up.(barring etc,..) Once you breed outside of white, some or all of these begin making appearances.


Can you make a "Unique" Easter Egger? LOL..just being flippant, EE's are out there in about every color already!

One benefit of any dominant trait is that it is easier to get rid of than a recessive. Recessive genes can hide un-noticed for generations then pop up on you. Dominate genes "show you" they are there.

 

[RoosterLew]

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Europeans really have made alot of "Auto-sexing" breeds.

 

[ChickenLeg]

Crosses on whites can get really tricky to predict as you never really know whats under that white with out breeding it to something. Many times other genes are used in making of white birds to "clean" them up.(barring etc,..) Once you breed outside of white, some or all of these begin making appearances.


Can you make a "Unique" Easter Egger? LOL..just being flippant, EE's are out there in about every color already!

One benefit of any dominant trait is that it is easier to get rid of than a recessive. Recessive genes can hide un-noticed for generations then pop up on you. Dominate genes "show you" they are there.

I gotcha, so just use white with white lol.

I guess what I meant by unique EE, was an EE that held true, more like a project bird that can have the same pattern generation after generation.

Would you need a dominant white to breed to a black to increase the size of whites, or could you use a recessive? Pros Cons of each, and % of offspring for each, ect.. THANKS!

 

[jerryse]

I gotcha, so just use white with white lol.

I guess what I meant by unique EE, was an EE that held true, more like a project bird that can have the same pattern generation after generation.

Would you need a dominant white to breed to a black to increase the size of whites, or could you use a recessive? Pros Cons of each, and % of offspring for each, ect.. THANKS!

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Either type of white will work with black . With recessive you will get black chicks carrying white . I should say mostly black as there will be color leakage . Depends on what is hidden by the white . The first generation bred together will give 25% whites 25% black and 50% black carrying white . Dominant white
x black will give you whites with black spots . These bred together will give 25% white 25%black and 50% white with spots .
As for unique EE colors with white only dominant white is useful . You can make a pseudo red pyle with the so called partridge color. I see some hatchery EE with lacing . With a golden laced and dominant white you can make white laced buff . Not sure what a blue laced red would make with dominant white but I think some would be white laced red/buff . Some EE are dominant white already . I just saw some at the sale barn today . All hens and 1 was a red pyle . The red pyle gave the hint that the white ones were dominant .

 

[dstokely]

An updated pic on my blue baby... still unsure on whether it's a cockerel or a Pullet..

There is pinking BUT basically no comb... so?? It'll be 7wks sat.

Looks like a hen to me, but mine are 21 wks and I have just decided on a couple. I don't see the dark feathers on the wing that a cockerel would have. Can't tell much more because you cannot see the side. She has a pretty little face. Is she missing her beard, or is it just difficult to see. My girls have their beards, but seems the like to pick the boys clean. Looking at the feathers in front, could this be a lavender vs a blue?