Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[CGilbert]

Another breed I'm working with are Dorkings. You can't breed a red Dorking to a silver-grey Dorking and get a recognized breed. Some people do use the term Dorking when they mix different varieties, but just like Ameraucana, it's very misleading to others that don't understand or know.

 

[junebuggena]

Which, to me, seems that Ams are really just carefully selected EEs. I'm not slighting them, Ams are beautiful birds. That's why I am hatching some now.

I am hatching the third gen of my SF/Am (EE) crosses, using the same rooster to his daughters. It will be a couple of months to see what develops. I really want to see if they still lay blue eggs.

Ameraucana are refined Easter Eggers. They all came from the same originally imported birds. The difference is that Ameraucana have been carefully bred with a specific 'standard' in mind for many years. Easter Eggers have not been bred with any kind of standard in mind. I'm working on my own line of Easter Eggers, trying to get a consistent result. Eventually, my birds will breed true. But that goal is still many, many years away.
That's new breeds are created. One person works to get a bunch of birds to consistently produce more of the same. Then, other people want to try breeding those birds too. Pretty soon, you have a breed club, or two. Then you can work on getting the 'breed' recognized by the APA.

The main issue with the Faverolle crosses, are those pesky extra toes. If you can manage to get rid of that trait entirely, you may be able to get a Salmon Ameraucana club going, or ask the breed clubs to include it as a 'project' variety.

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

This is Eve! She's my little buddy

She's special and she knows it! Had to takes these pics this AM she's so sweet!

 

[samouw]

Awww...ya just gotta love the wheatens!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Awww...ya just gotta love the wheatens!

The wheatens are so friendly! She definitely has my heart

 

[Red Banks]

Speaking of wheatens Susan...... I am going to try to take some pics today. The babies are all so cute. Thanks again for my beautiful babies.

 

[StarMeKritten]

The chicks have arrived! The post office called at 7am and I threw some clothes on and rushed off to pick them up. All arrived safely and are heathy and beautiful. <3

 

[samouw]

Speaking of wheatens Susan...... I am going to try to take some pics today. The babies are all so cute. Thanks again for my beautiful babies.

I can't wait to see them!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Speaking of wheatens Susan...... I am going to try to take some pics today.  The babies are all so cute.  Thanks again for my beautiful babies.

I can't wait to see them!

X2

 

[WalnutHill]

Ameraucana are refined Easter Eggers. They all came from the same originally imported birds. The difference is that Ameraucana have been carefully bred with a specific 'standard' in mind for many years. Easter Eggers have not been bred with any kind of standard in mind. I'm working on my own line of Easter Eggers, trying to get a consistent result. Eventually, my birds will breed true. But that goal is still many, many years away.
That's new breeds are created. One person works to get a bunch of birds to consistently produce more of the same. Then, other people want to try breeding those birds too. Pretty soon, you have a breed club, or two. Then you can work on getting the 'breed' recognized by the APA.

The main issue with the Faverolle crosses, are those pesky extra toes. If you can manage to get rid of that trait entirely, you may be able to get a Salmon Ameraucana club going, or ask the breed clubs to include it as a 'project' variety.

I appreciate your down to earth answer. There is a lot of Am blood in mixed birds that, if not for evident physical characteristics like blue egg, muffs and beards, and blue shanks, could easily be overlooked in a flock.

No extra toes on mine. I was lucky in that they were not present in the first generation and haven't reappeared in successive generations. I do have issues with yellow shanks and with a tendency to a comb that is a little too tall for a pea comb on the boys. They are pretty birds and great layers of lovely light blue eggs, but I look forward to seeing what pure Ams perform and look like.