Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Illia]

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They're green, multiple birds on her website have vibrant green legs.

I know that, but the owner claimed only her son knew the color, and I was pointing out that the SOP disqualifies green legs. If the owner saw that, the owner might come to a conclusion.

 

[Braclin]

My EE has blue legs

 

[Illia]

Some of mine do too, but see, that's my point - If you've got birds with blue legs and someone calls them EE's because they're a non recognized color, I understand the upset completely, but if they're green it is kind of a dead giveaway. Especially also if they're of EE colors no Ameraucana would be found with unless, say, you crossed a Silver female and a Black male with no silver genes, or a Silver female and a Wheaten, or something along those lines. . . But still. Green legs.




Anyway, I don't mean to push it, I'm just curious, why make it such an offensive situation. We're just pointing out what is so. We went through the same thing, most of us at least, when we started out.

 

[averytds]

They just taste like chicken to me. By the time DS decides who stays and who goes though, they're best slow cooked.



Hmmm, as to show wins my DS won BB at the 2010 APA Nationals in Dec with a black cockerel that went on to win JR RV AOSB. Paul was right that the bird was gone, but we didn't leave early, he was moved to Champion Row.

I'd have to pull the cage cards but I'm almost positive it went Jr RV AOSB, BB and BV on his black cockerel, RV on his black pullet, RB and BV on his blue pullet. If show wins matter that much, does my opinion count?



I've got a ton of EEs. Absolutely love them, but wouldn't allow them to be sold or bred as AMs and would never let a kid have one for showing. That just wouldn't be right and could wreck all kinds of havoc. We gave away AM hatching eggs to any local kids who asked this year because the hatchery birds available to them are EEs. Have you ever seen a kid DQed? I have and it can be really devastating for the more sensitive ones. The very hatchery where you purchased them says they are EEs.

Even your write-up from your own website should be causing you concern and anyone involved in exhibition/SOP breeding concern.

Our Ameraucana chickens are of the Blue (one hen) and Blue Wheaten (other hen and rooster) color. We have hatched all different colored chicks from these parents. We can't wait to see what color chickens they grow up to be !

You should already know! That's part of what makes them a breed, "breeds true". Any variations should be a rare occurrence, not the norm. Your DS will never be able to create a new variety if he can't get it to breed true.​

 

[Braclin]

I guess it can be disconcerting finding out what you thought you had was actually something else. I bought mine as Ameraucanas and abruptly was told by a breeder that was not what I had. I really bought them cause I loved the blue and red feathers that they had. I lost my Roo earlier this year from heart failure. I still have the hen, 1 full son, and a OE daughter. The OE is due to lay anytime I can't wait. She is just beautiful to me.

 

[jeremy]

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THIS is what upsets me the most- she's setting her son up for failure and because of her pride won't listen to reason.

 

[averytds]

I bought 3 AM pullets and 1 BB pullet. Came on BYC and put up pics to show them off. Right away I was told EEs and definitely not all pullets. So I researched and learned about the differences. I don't remember being upset at the BYCers who told me, but I was seriously ticked at the breeder. She bought the parent stock as Ameraucanas from a hatchery. So I do understand where she was coming from selling them to me as such, but I was still aggravated. Needless to say my kids were short some entries that year, but for all the ones I saw DQed I was grateful we had escaped. We knew better for the next year.


Still have one of them. She's one of my favs.

 

[Phage]

I learnt all I know about ameracuanas from the "wonderful people" on this thread.

Before then I did not know the difference between a true ameraucana and an EE (both are beautiful).

Thank you "wonderful people"

 

[Illia]

So I just noticed something here -


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That says a lot.

And the sad thing is, Cackle Hatchery is the one notoriously known for denying up and down the fact that they sell their birds under false claim. When you email them, they're one of the few big guys, if not the only one, who reply back with absolute denial, instead, a boast to their breeding of purebred, showable birds. And people believe them. It's really sad.














Okay now I promise to step off the box.

 

[jeremy]

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I'm not done yet... I'm still waiting to hear from Walt...

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