Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[FowlStuff]

First hatch of the season...

Large fowl lavender Ameraucana chicks.

Large fowl silver Ameraucana chicks.

Large fowl black Ameraucana chicks.

 

[marchick]

First hatch of the season...

Large fowl lavender Ameraucana chicks.

Large fowl silver Ameraucana chicks.

Large fowl black Ameraucana chicks.

Very nice! I hope you have a Awsome hatching season! I love the lavenders so cute!

 

[scflock]

First hatch of the season... Large fowl lavender Ameraucana chicks. Large fowl silver Ameraucana chicks. Large fowl black Ameraucana chicks.

Nice John! How long have you been working on the lavs?

 

[FowlStuff]

Nice John! How long have you been working on the lavs?

I believe it was in 2005 that I made the first crosses to create them. These are the original line of LF lavender Ameraucanas!

 

[scflock]

I believe it was in 2005 that I made the first crosses to create them.  These are the original line of LF lavender Ameraucanas!

I'm going to ask a very beginner question. Why do lavs breed true and BBS blues don't?

 

[JulesChicks]

I am seriously envying those Lavs!!

 

[junebuggena]

I'm going to ask a very beginner question. Why do lavs breed true and BBS blues don't?

Because Lavender is a recessive gene, and needs two copies present to express. All Lavender birds have two copies of the dilute gene, so when bred, all chicks receive one copy from each parent, producing only Lavender chicks.
BBS is a dominant gene. Only one copy is required to produce Blue. Blacks don't have the Blue dilute gene at all, and Splash have two copies.

 

[scflock]

Because Lavender is a recessive gene, and needs two copies present to express. All Lavender birds have two copies of the dilute gene, so when bred, all chicks receive one copy from each parent, producing only Lavender chicks. 
BBS is a dominant gene. Only one copy is required to produce Blue. Blacks don't have the Blue dilute gene at all, and Splash have two copies.

That makes sense, thanks.

 

[JulesChicks]

@FowlStuff I just "toured" your hatchery. Very nice setup. Love the brooders. I wish you sold hatching eggs or smaller shipments of chicks though... Lavender Ams and Chants are on my want list.

 

[samouw]

You're torturing me again!

Are you bringing him to Edgefield or must I come and get him??

He's going to have to skip this one. I've got him on a "little blue pill" regimen now

Lucky bird!