Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Tailfeathers]

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He's a Splash Wheaten.

Illia is correct. That is a Splash Wheaten. Even though the pics are small and not very detailed the coloration matches a Splash Wheaten and not a Blue Wheaten.

God Bless,

 

[jeremy]

Well, that's the bluest splash wheaten I've ever seen!

 

[soonerdog]

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I do not agree that this is a Splash Wheaten rooster. This is a Blue Wheaten Rooster and right now he does not have good coloring for representing the Blue Wheaten color variety. BUT he is only six months old!!!
As he matures, after a full year, he should have hormonal changes that will enhance the redder feather coloring in the back area.

Often times, I have read on the ABC forum where Mike Gilbert's (former ABC president) advice is NOT to make early decisions for culling roosters. Wait until they are fully mature.....1 full year or better and then decide. It could be that his coloring will get better and conform more to the correct coloring for the Blue Wheaten variety. If not, cull him from your breeding program because of his faulty coloring and replace him with a Blue Wheaten or Wheaten of good coloring.

There is a great picture of a LF Splash Wheaten rooster on the ABC forum owned by Barbra Campbell. www.ameraucana.org
The Splash Wheaten looks almost Red Pyle in color pattern. Red - White - with a little blue and a little black feathering


Edited to show picture of Barbra Campbell's LF Splash Wheaten Rooster

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r225/fdippy/BarbraCampbellsSplashWheaten-2.jpg

 

[TK Poultry]

I agree my little Blue Wheaten rooster had some blue in places where he shouldn't have when I bought him but he has improved alot. I think the rooster in question is a blue wheaten.

 

[pips&peeps]

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I think a picture of his breast coloration will tell.

 

[marquisella]

Splash blue wheaten

 

[Tailfeathers]

I think it is the photo that is throwing people off and perhaps the beard looks bluer than it should. Jean is absolutely right, a picture of the breast area will settle the matter.

I still think it's a SW though. The back area looks way too white to be a BW and the tail looks just like a SW. Look at the tail on the pic that Sooner Dog posted and it looks the same as John's bird. It is true that a SW Ameraucana looks very much like a Red Pyle but one has to keep in mind that there is some variation in SWs. I've had a few and they've all been a little different. One had so much orange lacing on the breast that it wasn't even funny.

So John, see if you can get us a close up pic - especially of the front on breast area - and that should settle things once and for all.

God Bless,

 

[soonerdog]

I agree with Pips&Peeps and Tailfeathers that seeing the breast coloring on your bird -Noncentzter
will better help to determine.

 

[Noncentzter]

Yeah, I'll try to get pics posted soon, but it is raining here on the Oregon coast and nobody wants to be out in that stuff, including the chickens! LOL

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

Quote:
I do not agree that this is a Splash Wheaten rooster. This is a Blue Wheaten Rooster and right now he does not have good coloring for representing the Blue Wheaten color variety. BUT he is only six months old!!!
As he matures, after a full year, he should have hormonal changes that will enhance the redder feather coloring in the back area.

Often times, I have read on the ABC forum where Mike Gilbert's (former ABC president) advice is NOT to make early decisions for culling roosters. Wait until they are fully mature.....1 full year or better and then decide. It could be that his coloring will get better and conform more to the correct coloring for the Blue Wheaten variety. If not, cull him from your breeding program because of his faulty coloring and replace him with a Blue Wheaten or Wheaten of good coloring.

There is a great picture of a LF Splash Wheaten rooster on the ABC forum owned by Barbra Campbell. www.ameraucana.org
The Splash Wheaten looks almost Red Pyle in color pattern. Red - White - with a little blue and a little black feathering


Edited to show picture of Barbra Campbell's LF Splash Wheaten Rooster

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r225/fdippy/BarbraCampbellsSplashWheaten-2.jpg

Won't they fight if they are 1 year or better old?