Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[speckledhen]

You don't want to cross your Wheaten family with the Blue/Black/Splash family. It will mess up your colors, however, you can certainly do it. You just won't get an accepted Ameraucana color. I think most breeders would then call them Easter Eggers.

 

[shandiane78]

Considering all the expertise here, I hope it's ok if I get confirmation about this bird. She was sold to me (sight unseen) as a blue Ameraucana. However, when went to get her and saw all the brown coloration, I assumed she was really an EE (bought her anyway, obviously).

Am I right? EE not Ameraucana? This is Xena, Victor's favorite girl, btw.

She lays a very nice colored egg. I'll put a pic of that too. Thanks!

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Ok so-

Considering all the expertise here, I hope it's ok if I get confirmation about this bird. She was sold to me (sight unseen) as a blue Ameraucana. However, when went to get her and saw all the brown coloration, I assumed she was really an EE (bought her anyway, obviously). wink Am I right? EE not Ameraucana? This is Xena, Victor's favorite girl, btw. lol She lays a very nice colored egg. I'll put a pic of that too. Thanks!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/37464_xena-0067.jpg

Maybe this is what you'd get! Zena is gorgeous! She'd be considered and EE because she isn't an accepted color- even if both parents were ameraucana. Just like Mahonris's pretty little roo. Nice egg color too!

I finally got a pic of my practically beardless pullets. A bearded girl is on the right. They are going to be 4 months soon:

 

[EweSheep]

WOW blue laced brown EE!!!!!!!!!!! She is a beauty!

 

[bacres]

Im sill confused would it be good to breed BBS with WBWSW?

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Only if you want to mess up your colors I guess. I was wondering how lavender would play into it too- but I guess it's not a good idea.

However- you could cross WBWSW ameraucana with other BBS breeds (like orps or cochins) and make some LOVELY EEs! I''ve got my second try going in the bator soon for just that.

 

[shandiane78]

Thanks HappyMtn and Ewesheep! Before reading this thread, I had no idea you could breed two Ameraucanas and get offspring that are not considered Ameraucana! I have 3 of her eggs in a homemade incubator. If any of them hatch, I'll be very curious to see what Xena and Victor's babies look like. The other eggs in there are Victor x RSL, BLS, BA and BR. Should be some interesting EEs if I'm successful in hatching them.

HappyMtn, those are some adorable pullets!

 

[bacres]

Thanks you cleared it all up for me. Why are Splash not reconized if you get them in BBS breedings?

 

[megcpat]

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You HAVE to post pics of those babies. I can only imagine how gorgeous the babies would be from that cross. Because this is the Ameraucana thread, you'd probably be better off to post them on the EEer braggers thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=273489 Good luck with your hatch! Hope to see pics.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Someone was just talking about this- I think they said because splash is irregular- sometimes it's dark, sometimes not, sometimes a lot of splashes, sometimes a few. It's just not consistent.