Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[cridjynx]

I hatched out a pile of blue and black americaunas. One is my ultimate favorite and I'm sure she's a hen.

 

[MrsBachbach]

Looks like you have a little camera ham!

 

[Gammond]

Should pure wheatons only hatch pure wheaton colored chicks? Or do some come out different? This is a chick from purebred (apparently) parents.

 

[junebuggena]

Should pure wheatons only hatch pure wheaton colored chicks? Or do some come out different? This is a chick from purebred (apparently) parents.

They should all look the same at hatch. As they feather in, males look distinctly different from the females.

 

[mandk2309]

Hi! I just got a new chick. Parents are lavender Ameraucanas. The chick is black with black legs? I'm confused. So I am guessing I have an EE and there was leakage? Can someone explain how you get a black chick out of lavender parents?

 

[junebuggena]

Hi! I just got a new chick. Parents are lavender Ameraucanas. The chick is black with black legs? I'm confused. So I am guessing I have an EE and there was leakage? Can someone explain how you get a black chick out of lavender parents?

Lavender is a recessive gene. Lavender to Lavender can only produce Lavender offspring. It's possible that the person you got this chick from didn't know what they were doing, and actually had Blue/Splash birds instead of Lavender. Blue/Splash is a completely different gene, and is dominant. Blues only have a single copy, Splash have two. Blue to Blue pairings have a 25% chance of black offspring.

 

[mandk2309]

Lavender is a recessive gene. Lavender to Lavender can only produce Lavender offspring. It's possible that the person you got this chick from didn't know what they were doing, and actually had Blue/Splash birds instead of Lavender. Blue/Splash is a completely different gene, and is dominant. Blues only have a single copy, Splash have two. Blue to Blue pairings have a 25% chance of black offspring.

So could this chick be a blue splash?

 

[Ravynscroft]

So could this chick be a blue splash?

No, it is a black... if the parents are actually blue and not lavender, then offspring will hatch out black, blue or splash... splash chicks start out yellow...

 

[mandk2309]

No, it is a black... if the parents are actually blue and lavender, then offspring will hatch out black, blue or splash... splash chicks start out yellow...

Awesome thanks!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Awesome thanks!

Edited my post... was supposed to say "blue and NOT lavender", lol... got pics of the parents? If they are lavender and they have black splits as well, it could be a black split to lavender...