Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[LuvMyPeeps7]

Great now have another question, If i want to keep that true blue gene going what kind of roo do I get???? I wanted true aracaunas for my husband but couldnt find any around here.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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If you get a blue Ameraucana, you will end up with blue, black, and splash babies!

 

[Illia]

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Are you looking for the blue egg gene, or blue chicken color gene?

As for Araucanas, where do you live? You'd be surprised where the few and rare breeders are.

 

[halo]

Ive been hatching a LOT of those "white" wheatens. My rooster is from peachick, also. Im growing out 2 blue/wheaton roos from Gary Ramey and will incorporate them, rather one of them, when old enough, and get rid of the peachick roo. I have first generations girls from him that are beautiful wheatens. Also have hatched white wheaten girls AND boys from him. Thats whats so strange is that even tho the mom and pop are wheatens, some of the babies are "white" wheatens, even the boys, so you don't know they are boys in the regular manner that you'd know with wheatens. I sold 3 of the young white ones to verlag, and inadvertently sold her a roo, because the boy color never showed up.

Im thinking its probably a recessive gene, and if so, probably both the hens and the rooster carry it. Im hoping if I switch roosters, I can eventually get rid of it. It sure is strange.

 

[Illia]

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Funny that you bring it up, I've really been considering on getting Gary's Wheatens. Been asking and planning to this year, but we never got in touch during the summer. Anyone know where he got his stock from, or how long he's been breeding them?

But, in the long run - I'm guessing I should just cull out even the idea of breeding my "white" wheaten?

. . . . Need to find someone with a (Blue/) Wheaten cockerel.

 

[Noncentzter]

Illia, I have two BW cockerals from Royce that I hatched in June...they are both available.

 

[Illia]

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Pics? Egg color from females?

Also, you live in OR . . . We'd have to either meet up or have one shipped.

 

[megcpat]

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OR, huh? I'd love to see some photos as well......

 

[Noncentzter]

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Pics? Egg color from females?

Also, you live in OR . . . We'd have to either meet up or have one shipped.

Pics? I'll work on that tonight. The eggs were light blue. None of my ameraucana's are laying yet. Have you checked with Royce about a cockeral...since you are both on the westside of WA?

 

[megcpat]

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What BBS combo are her parents?