Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Goose and Fig]

I saw those pics HappyMTN posted, that's actually what gave me the idea of a barred ameraucana! I'm pretty new to chickens, but once I have a year or two of experience under my belt, I hope to start a project pen. And I think the barred ameraucana might be the task for me, I know I'll never get it to ameraucana standards, but as long as beautiful Easter Eggers are created I'll be satisfied

I have regular cuckoo as well as lav cuckoo going- since I was working with a pen of lav, split, and black girls. I am getting so many lav eggs, I might be putting the project pen back together soon if you want in on it. BuffyGrl and Kate (in California) posted more pics on Jerryse's lavender cuckoo easter egger thread.
BoggyBottomBantams explains the whole "what you can expect when working with one barring gene" very well on that thread. I will have to bookmark it next time I see the thread come around.

I have mixed feelings about the whole egg color thing. I have one of those white layers, and she has made the most beautiful blue wheaten pullets that all lay blue eggs. So happy I didn't pull her- what a waste that would have been. It was dissappointing at first, but worth it in the long run.

 

[DMRippy]

I have a wheaten pullet that lays a nearly white egg too. I also just figured out my little roo from Newnan will be out of quarantine this weekend.... I feel like I will have to hatch some wheatens pretty soon

I have some in the bator too.... they go into lockdown next week.

I put about 2 doz Lav splits in lockdown today.... going to have a ton of splits

More will be hatching with the wheatens too.

and 2 more sets in there.... maybe I should stop.... NAH!

 

[ChickenLeg]

My friday night with Blue hehe...

 

[Christie Rhae]

Just read that mypetchicken.com is going to be selling blue ameraucana and wheaten ameraucana this spring. Very....interesting

 

[GA_in_GA]

Just read that mypetchicken.com is going to be selling blue ameraucana and wheaten ameraucana this spring. Very....interesting

I saw that. And I immediately thought, "Yeh, right!"

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Just read that mypetchicken.com is going to be selling blue ameraucana and wheaten ameraucana this spring. Very....interesting

I wonder if our very own NoseyChickens has something to do with that...I think that's the company she is working for now...

 

[Tailfeathers]

The SOP states in the LF Ameraucana




bantam:



I recently discussed this with a judge on the phone who had a hypothetical question: If an ameraucana laid a brown egg in front of him, would that be a DQ??? I said yes, but in my opinion if the egg was green, then no, because the bird was still carrying the blue egg gene.

Well, I don't wish to take issue with the Honorable Madam President

but what in the world is a judge doing asking you whether a bird should be DQ'd or not???? Seems to me it would be the other way around. And that's not to take away ANY of your expertise.

Having said that, I do know and understand that the SOP makes reference to the Ameraucana laying a blue egg BUT that is under the general description and "economic qualities" section and NOT what a judge would be grading on. There is no requirement that I know of for ANY breed to lay a certain kind of egg in order to not be DQ'd. In fact, if one looks at the SOP from pages 30-39, regarding defects, general point distribution, deductions, etc. there is mention anywhere of egg - color or otherwise. So how is a judge going to mark down for something that is NOT even on a score sheet?? So I maintain what I said previously is correct.

As for what should a judge do if an Ameraucana were to lay a brown egg in front of him, I'd suggest going back and looking over the bird and I bet he'd find that it fell under the category of an EE vice an Ameraucana. I don't see how any approved variety would breed true and not lay at least some form of a blue egg (that would include green).

God Bless,

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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The judge was asking a "hypothetical question"...sounds to me like the judge was trying to learn more about the breed...wish others would follow suit and do the same. I say good for the judge!

 

[pips&peeps]

We both agreed that the bird would be "lacking in breed characteristics" and that would be a DQ. I think the blue egg gene is one of the major qualities the ameraucana posesses.

 

[Christie Rhae]

We both agreed that the bird would be "lacking in breed characteristics" and that would be a DQ. I think the blue egg gene is one of the major qualities the ameraucana posesses.

Thank you! It is special... it should be important.