Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[SteveH]

pips&peeps :

Here is a picture of one of the buff cockerels I sold last fall. He went to his first show this weekend. He turned out very nice.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/bncarey/chickens/4add001e.jpg

Nice buff!​

 

[SteveH]

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[SteveH]

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That's exactly what I was thinking.

Orloff's have a game appearance that works against them as breeders in an Ameraucana project; but, also, their yellow skin and shanks would be a recessive trait that would show up for generations if you did not spend the time and money test breeding to see who carried it. Plus I've read repeatedly that they nearly quit laying after their first year..................... not a characteristic I would find endearing.

 

[Mahonri]

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And the reason I got eggs from you for New Years was with the hope that I'd get one... no such luck..

BUT.... I have a blue wheaten roo from your eggs that will give Geoffry a run for the money... He is GORGEOUS and I can't wait to see how his hackle feathers color out.

So is this the baby you thought was clean faced? Did he feather in poofy?

yes, he feathered REAL poofy, gorgeous muffs and a beard! And a real looker! I'll have to get pics.

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

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That's exactly what I was thinking.

Orloff's have a game appearance that works against them as breeders in an Ameraucana project; but, also, their yellow skin and shanks would be a recessive trait that would show up for generations if you did not spend the time and money test breeding to see who carried it. Plus I've read repeatedly that they nearly quit laying after their first year..................... not a characteristic I would find endearing.

Ah, yes, I think it was the yellow skin that was cited as a reason before. As for the egg laying, it would probably be better to ask the guy that breeds the Mahoganies for an honest answer. The breed is pretty non-standardized these days, so I suspect it varies widely from breeder to breeder, and most of the info floating around is probably based on hatchery stock.

What is being used to develop the Red Orpington in the US?

 

[jeremy]

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That's exactly what I was thinking.

Orloff's have a game appearance that works against them as breeders in an Ameraucana project; but, also, their yellow skin and shanks would be a recessive trait that would show up for generations if you did not spend the time and money test breeding to see who carried it. Plus I've read repeatedly that they nearly quit laying after their first year..................... not a characteristic I would find endearing.

Yellow skin... that would be hard to breed out, wouldnt it?

 

[Eggs Are Good]

Hello,

I am looking for some fertile eggs from White Ameraucana. If you have any available, please PM me with pictures, prices, and information.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[admhotel]

I have heard that you can sex silver Am. at a pretty early age. I have two that I am wondering about. I am thinking both pullets but I wanted some professional opinions.

 

[SteveH]

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Orloff's have a game appearance that works against them as breeders in an Ameraucana project; but, also, their yellow skin and shanks would be a recessive trait that would show up for generations if you did not spend the time and money test breeding to see who carried it. Plus I've read repeatedly that they nearly quit laying after their first year..................... not a characteristic I would find endearing.

Yellow skin... that would be hard to breed out, wouldnt it?

In theory, test breeding in the third generation should easily eliminate it. However, as evidenced by all the recessives still cropping out in the different varieties; recessives seem to have a habit of surviving and surfacing way past what the mathmatical odds would lead us to expect............................. kinda like Murphy"s Law.

Plus, test breeding requires the time and money of breeding and hatching at least one full generation; I think few breeders are willing make this investment to eliminate just one recessive.

 

[pips&peeps]

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I've often wondered about Orloffs for a spangled Ameraucana, why NOT use Mahogany for a Red Ameraucana, too! Almost seems like it would be a shorter route than an Orpington. What am I missing? You're up PNW, Jean, isn't that where Ehrling (sp?) is with the gorgeous Mahoganies?

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af243/mclocksley/Poultry Interests/Mahogany.jpg

The english orps have already been worked on a for a while time and no longer have black in the tails. Using a orloff does create the yellow skin problem. When thinking of color projects you have to always consider the end goal and what kind of genetic material you have to work with. A spangled or jubilee type bird would not work well because the genes used to make these colors are dermal melanin inhibitors. Which means you will have problems with light legs. This is something I have to look at when doing the red project.

I believe the red orps have white legs and this will be something to work on. I have heard that some of the light leg colored varieties of orps spit out a dark legged bird every once in a while.