Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[scflock]

And the mean ones taste the best! Is there really a rooster in there?! Lol!

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[scflock]

Lookin' good, SC!!

Black's tail looks much better... both sets look happy too... can't wait to see the chicks from them!

Thanks
Yeah, the black is looking better and still filling out. The splash still has the high tail set, but I expect him to throw some nice blues with those black hens. See the really, really dark blue right behind him? That's the one you liked when she was young, and that's what I'm hoping to breed towards. I got 4 eggs yesterday, so I do think I will be incubating in January

 

[FridayYet]

X2. Can't wait to see your flock next year SC.

 

[scflock]

X2. Can't wait to see your flock next year SC.

Well, if the frog doesn't kill me, I will be here

 

[Saris]

Ok, here's the two breeder flocks

They are beautious. I love the mauve splash and mauve? girls with your black roo. Or maybe it's the light. I love their color either way.

 

[Ravynscroft]

My black cockerel. The blacks are my favorite.

Beefy look to him, nice feathers/color... but comb looks different... can you get a closer pic of it? It almost looks like a walnut comb??

Will you guys critique my rooster? He is usually more up right then in the picture.

Looks good, nice comb, very dark blue...

 

[scflock]

Ok, I love having people tell me how wonderful my birds are, but I have a problem. I could probably PM and get an answer, but I think posting problems helps everyone learn, so here it is :
One of my black hens is laying an almost white egg, like a cream white. I hoped maybe it was a fluke, but there was another in the boxes yesterday. I'm sure this is a cull, and I won't set those eggs, but the hens are beautiful. My question is, does this point to a genetic deficiency, or is it a product of breeding for type over egg color?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Ok, I love having people tell me how wonderful my birds are, but I have a problem. I could probably PM and get an answer, but I think posting problems helps everyone learn, so here it is :
One of my black hens is laying an almost white egg, like a cream white. I hoped maybe it was a fluke, but there was another in the boxes yesterday. I'm sure this is a cull, and I won't set those eggs, but the hens are beautiful. My question is, does this point to a genetic deficiency, or is it a product of breeding for type over egg color?

They should be carrying 2 genes for blue eggs, but if both parents are only carrying 1 then 25% of their offspring could end up with none...

 

[scflock]

They should be carrying 2 genes for blue eggs, but if both parents are only carrying 1 then 25% of their offspring could end up with none...

So wouldn't that mean there's another bird mixed in somewhere? I'd be surprised if there was. There may be a slight hint of blue, but very very light. Is it possible to totally lose the color from too much line breeding?

 

[Ravynscroft]

So wouldn't that mean there's another bird mixed in somewhere? I'd be surprised if there was. There may be a slight hint of blue, but very very light. Is it possible to totally lose the color from too much line breeding?

Jerry knows more about the breeding, but I believe the blue egg gene was introduced into white egg layer, but being dominant the blue shows over white... throwbacks can happen in any breeding, I think...

Please, if anyone has more info on this, chime in...