Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[pips&peeps]

They would all be carrying the yellow skin gene. It is recessive, but if someone were to breed those birds together then you would get yellow skinned birds.

An ameraucana has white skin, not yellow.

You could tell people they are not exhibition quality and someone could buy them thinking they could improve them, but you would always have that yellow skin gene popping out.

Just because someone is a BYC member, doesn't mean they are a reliable source. This could also apply to members of the ABC too.

 

[n.smithurmond]

pips&peeps :

Just because someone is a BYC member, doesn't mean they are a reliable source. This could also apply to members of the ABC too.

I would never disagree with this statement!

I just didn't want to name names and be impolite after the razzing this pullet has taken, but this one appears to me to be pretty popular in your circle.

Truly, I don't plan to get serious about Ameraucanas so it makes no difference to me, just wanted to share. If I were to sell eggs and need to market them as EE's it wouldn't make a lick of difference.​

 

[pips&peeps]

I would say just be as honest as you can about what you are selling.

You could call them non exhibition birds, but that needs to be clarified further by explaining the yellow skin and what could be expected when breeding the offspring.

 

[SunnyDawn]

n.smithurmond :

pips&peeps :

Just because someone is a BYC member, doesn't mean they are a reliable source. This could also apply to members of the ABC too.

I would never disagree with this statement!

I just didn't want to name names and be impolite after the razzing this pullet has taken, but this one appears to me to be pretty popular in your circle.

Truly, I don't plan to get serious about Ameraucanas so it makes no difference to me, just wanted to share. If I were to sell eggs and need to market them as EE's it wouldn't make a lick of difference.​

Yes, market them as EEs. Some folks just like the pretty eggs they'll get.

I need some advice on my black ameraucana roos. I have one that is very vocal. Loud, and frequently (ok all the time) crowing which may test my neighbors' patience on my city lot. Here are 2 pics of him at 6 & 1/2 months.

This second roo is docile, sweet and almost never crows but he is not as active with the girls and I think his tail carriage is a little low. He is also 6 & 1/2 months in these pics.

If I decide to rehome one, which one should I pick?​

 

[SteveH]

n.smithurmond :

Just for semantics sake; if I have a green-legged throwback whose parents were from reputable breeders of Ameraucanas and bred her to an Ameraucana rooster, the chicks who looked basically like the standard would be called Ameraucanas? Would you always market birds that are not exhibition quality as EE's or as non-exhibition quality Ameraucanas?

Again, I didn't ever intend to breed show quality Ameraucanas, just curious.

The feathers on her head are the same as the lighter blue on her body.

In my mind , either Ameraucana are show quality or their not called Ameraucana ........... doesn't mean they will win , but either they qualify to show by meeting the SOP or they are not Ameraucana to me . Ironic because I'm not a fan of breeding for showing as too many qualities get ignorerd and lost in the quest to produce a major show winner . and the above is JMO
I can't tell you what to do , only what I am doing . Though I have not had any green legs except those purchased as Amer i canas [ hatchery EE ] , that trait definately disqualifies a bird as a breeder for Ameraucanas in my pens ; and I have many other disqualifying traits before that one . I doubt that I would sell that particular bird period but definately not as any kind of Ameraucana if I did ; she is too high quality other than her leg color and it's too likely her chicks would end up in someone's flock as Ameraucana if owned by someone else . She's a great candidate for breeding to produce olive eggers or bred to a dominate white , yellow legged breed should produce a better blue or green egg layer that can"t be mistaken for Ameraucana . In my vocabulary " culling " does not mean rehoming through sales or gifting ; it means processing for eating or dog food . She's not a cull in my eyes if she's a good layer and especially if she's pure for the blue egg gene .​

 

[TK Poultry]

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I would never disagree with this statement!

I just didn't want to name names and be impolite after the razzing this pullet has taken, but this one appears to me to be pretty popular in your circle.

Truly, I don't plan to get serious about Ameraucanas so it makes no difference to me, just wanted to share. If I were to sell eggs and need to market them as EE's it wouldn't make a lick of difference.

Yes, market them as EEs. Some folks just like the pretty eggs they'll get.

I need some advice on my black ameraucana roos. I have one that is very vocal. Loud, and frequently (ok all the time) crowing which may test my neighbors' patience on my city lot. Here are 2 pics of him at 6 & 1/2 months.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41069_poppy.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41069_poppy2.jpg

This second roo is docile, sweet and almost never crows but he is not as active with the girls and I think his tail carriage is a little low. He is also 6 & 1/2 months in these pics.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41069_urkle2.jpghttps://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41069_urkle.jpg

If I decide to rehome one, which one should I pick?

I like the first one better for a number of reasons but that just my opinion I'm no expert

 

[SunnyDawn]

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I like the first one better for a number of reasons but that just my opinion I'm no expert

Thanks. I was thinking the same thing. His tail set is better and his feathering is fuller. I just wish he were a little bit quieter.

 

[TK Poultry]

I like his comb too....

 

[hcammack]

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I like the first one better for a number of reasons but that just my opinion I'm no expert

Thanks. I was thinking the same thing. His tail set is better and his feathering is fuller. I just wish he were a little bit quieter.

Hope you neighbors get used to it my suburban neighbors were ok until I had eight roosters at one time then I had to lock them up at night and let them out later in the morning.

Henry

 

[SteveH]

n.smithurmond :

pips&peeps :

Just because someone is a BYC member, doesn't mean they are a reliable source. This could also apply to members of the ABC too.

I would never disagree with this statement!

I just didn't want to name names and be impolite after the razzing this pullet has taken, but this one appears to me to be pretty popular in your circle.

Truly, I don't plan to get serious about Ameraucanas so it makes no difference to me, just wanted to share. If I were to sell eggs and need to market them as EE's it wouldn't make a lick of difference.​

I do not think anybody was " razzing " the pullet , but were instead attempting to politely explain why she is not an Ameraucana . To be honest , after seeing the color and comb of her mate from the same source that you posted on the EE thread , my guess is that there is that some very recent non-Ameraucana blood has been added to them [ perhaps by accident ] . That's not to say they aren't as nice as any pure Ameraucana .​