Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[ShinShien]

Could someone maybe explain why the darker bird, directly beside the front bird, has no muffs/beard *whatever they're called*? They're blue ameraucana from My Pet Chicken. Is that a genetic flaw?

 

[pips&peeps]

It means that breeding stock does not have two copies of the beard and muff gene and do not use it for breeding.

 

[ShinShien]

It means that breeding stock does not have two copies of the beard and muff gene and do not use it for breeding.

Thanks. I'm guessing this isn't the ameraucana I'd want to show, either.

 

[noodlesoup]

Could someone maybe explain why the darker bird, directly beside the front bird, has no muffs/beard *whatever they're called*? They're blue ameraucana from My Pet Chicken. Is that a genetic flaw?

I had the same problem with the 4 Ameraucanas that I received from MPC last spring. Only one of them has a muff and beard. The two blue birds both have mottled leg color, which gives them a spotty appearance. One of the blues also has mottled feather coloring. The two wheatons I received have pale gray legs, not slate blue. The ones that are laying produce pale blue eggs. The mottled one hasn't started laying yet. I have learned a lot about Ameraucanas from reading this thread, and one of the most important things I've learned is that they have to meet the standard of perfection to be true Ameraucanas. Birds that don't meet the standard are considered to be easter eggers. I sent pictures of my birds to MPC and received a full refund. They said that they are working to improve their breeding stock.

 

[jajeanpierre]

I had the same problem with the 4 Ameraucanas that I received from MPC last spring. Only one of them has a muff and beard. The two blue birds both have mottled leg color, which gives them a spotty appearance. One of the blues also has mottled feather coloring. The two wheatons I received have pale gray legs, not slate blue. The ones that are laying produce pale blue eggs. The mottled one hasn't started laying yet.

I have learned a lot about Ameraucanas from reading this thread, and one of the most important things I've learned is that they have to meet the standard of perfection to be true Ameraucanas. Birds that don't meet the standard are considered to be easter eggers. I sent pictures of my birds to MPC and received a full refund. They said that they are working to improve their breeding stock.

Could one or both of your blues be splash? The two birds on the left are splash. If you look closely at the cockerel's legs, there are dark scales amid the lighter scales, making his shanks look splotched. The bird on the right is a dark blue, with lots of old, faded and sun-bleached feathers. The second picture is of the pullet.

 

[noodlesoup]

Could one or both of your blues be splash? The two birds on the left are splash. If you look closely at the cockerel's legs, there are dark scales amid the lighter scales, making his shanks look splotched. The bird on the right is a dark blue, with lots of old, faded and sun-bleached feathers. The second picture is of the pullet.

The mottled one doesn't look like these birds. She is predominately shades of blue with some white and a few dark feathers. Her beard is mostly white and pale gray, and her head is mostly light gray. I posted a picture of her last summer when she was about 4 months old and a couple of people said it looked like she had a gene for mottling. I'll try to get another picture of her now that she's got her adult feathers. The other one definitely looks like a blue, she just has spotty legs and no beard. Your birds are very pretty!

 

[noodlesoup]

I guess I should have said she's the one I think has mottling!

 

[FLF]

I don't suppose anyone has a nice LF black, split, or lavender male they would want to part with? My luck, with males, sucks. Willing to ship in.

 

[2seth2]

I got some bantams black hen and now my ameraucana fire is rekindled Haha. I Love showing LF and being in the jr. show I do well so now. I would love to look at some LF wheaten/blue wheaten eggs/Stock or any other color other than white! Oh no what have I started.... LOL

 

[DMRippy]

I got some bantams black hen and now my ameraucana fire is rekindled Haha. I Love showing LF and being in the jr. show I do well so now. I would love to look at some LF wheaton/blue wheaton eggs/Stock or any other color other than white! Oh no what have I started.... LOL

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