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If anyone has a second to take a look at a Wheaten pullet from a farm near me, PM me. I'm considering ordering eggs from this farm but not sure of their quality. I don't want to post the picture because it is not mine. Thanks in advance!
 
greenleaf said:
Check out these links to chicken genetic sites...
http://AmeraucanaAlliance.org/forum/index.php?topic=28.0
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junebuggena said:
No, but there are loads of threads here that are packed with color genetics information.
Basically all chickens are either a silver-base color or gold/red base color. There are a few genes that can control the intensity of the red/gold base color. Black coloring is controlled by 'pattern' genes. Then, there are the genes that modify or change the black.
For example, if you have a Gold Laced Wyandotte, the base color is gold, the black pattern gene is for lacing. Now if you add the BBS gene, all the black lacing will turn blue or splash, leaving the base color unchanged. Or if you add dominant white, the black lacing will turn white, leaving the base color unchanged.
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Thanks for all the info!
 
AuntNomi said:
They are very pretty. How old are yours? I have some that are just at 10 weeks, and it seems all of a sudden that they have grown so much.
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Then it seems like at about 4 months they start to fill out. I had to look on my calendar and they are 20 weeks old. I would like to catch him and get a weight.He is so big, I can't get over it!
 
I did a weight on them! They are 20 weeks old.The lavender is 7lbs and the black is 8lbs. The black is the biggest of the hatch and the lavender is the second biggest. When I felt them they felt kinda thin.Teenage years I guess! They have feed at all times.Growing boys!
 
marchick said:
I did a weight on them! They are 20 weeks old.The lavender is 7lbs and the black is 8lbs. The black is the biggest of the hatch and the lavender is the second biggest. When I felt them they felt kinda thin.Teenage years I guess! They have feed at all times.Growing boys!
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I'm impressed! They are good sized birds!
 
marchick said:
I did a weight on them! They are 20 weeks old.The lavender is 7lbs and the black is 8lbs. The black is the biggest of the hatch and the lavender is the second biggest. When I felt them they felt kinda thin.Teenage years I guess! They have feed at all times.Growing boys!
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Wow they are big! I would not have thought they would weigh that much yet. But I am new with Ameraucanas so I do not really know yet!
 
brucvl said:
I'm impressed! They are good sized birds!
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Well look at them compared to my royal palm hen turkey that is standing about a foot or two behind him! Is that normal? These are the first True Ameraucanas that I ever had!
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I know they came from a very good source! I don't know how they are compared to standards but I like them!
 

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