Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[MrsBachbach]

Tried and I honestly failed at reading the set up... My brain did not compute both of the layout for the list on what they have and what they didn't have.

It's not the simplest set up, that's for sure. I find the PDF version easier to understand. It helps if you know what BW, BK, W, etc. mean.

 

[MrsBachbach]

Tried and I honestly failed at reading the set up... My brain did not compute both of the layout for the list on what they have and what they didn't have.

Good luck with your bantam endeavor. We need more Ameraucana bantam shown in the south.

 

[greenleaf]

It's not the simplest set up, that's for sure. I find the PDF version easier to understand. It helps if you know what BW, BK, W, etc. mean.

http://AmeraucanaAlliance.org/DnLd/Directory.pdf
All abbreviations are listed across the top of the chart. "Black (BK)" "Blue Wheaten (BW)"
The Headings show bantams are listed in the light blue shaded area and large fowl are listed in the pinkish area.
This format makes it easy to find breeders by variety, breeders by state/province or by what is offered (hatching eggs, chicks, etc.)

 

[yummychocolate3]

If I want to make an Olive Egger what two breeds do I cross? Amercaunas and ??

 

[scflock]

If I want to make an Olive Egger what two breeds do I cross? Amercaunas and ??

A blue egg layer like an Ameraucana or Araucana, and a dark egg layer like a BCM or Welsummer

 

[marchick]

No new color varieties have been added since the breed was recognized . Silver has been there all along .

What are the chances of them adding splash? I had seen some posts a few years ago but see that splash have never been added.

 

[enola]

The APA does not just "add" varieties of breeds. In order to even get the APA to consider adding a new breed or new variety to a breed, a dedicated group of breeders will have to show that new strain for several years at APA sanctioned shows. New breeds have to write an SOP for the breeds and the chickens need to conform to that SOP.

I followed the developement of the Cream Legbar for a while. There are a couple of threads on this site that discuss in depth what it takes to get a breed accepted by the APA. They are good reading for anyone wondering what it takes.

 

[marchick]

The APA does not just "add" varieties of breeds. In order to even get the APA to consider adding a new breed or new variety to a breed, a dedicated group of breeders will have to show that new strain for several years at APA sanctioned shows. New breeds have to write an SOP for the breeds and the chickens need to conform to that SOP.

I followed the developement of the Cream Legbar for a while. There are a couple of threads on this site that discuss in depth what it takes to get a breed accepted by the APA. They are good reading for anyone wondering what it takes.

Yes, I just heard talk and was wondering.

 

[enola]

Breeders of Cream Legbars think it may take as long as 7 years to get the breed accepted by the APA. And that is using breeding stock from Jill Reese, the most acclaimed breeder of Cream Legbars in the world.......

 

[trailrider330]

Doesn't it usually take a minimum of 5 years to have a breed/variety accepted into the APA, provided they have enough breeders, attending enough shows, with enough birds that meet the proposed SOP for the breed/variety? Seems like there are a lot of things that need to fall into place in order for it to happen. Sometimes language ties things up too. For example, is there agreement that Lavender Ameraucanas will be called "lavender" or will they be referred to as "self-blue" like some other breeds?