Ameraucanas?

[ButtonHoarder]

Cull all the cockerels with autosomal red and gold leakage in the neck. I think that puts you to a splash and black cockerel. You could rotate those over the pullets to find which throws better chicks then cull the other. Go from there.

Thanks for the feedback. I won’t be culling any of them though, they have their own bachelor flock. I was just curious about quality as I might use one of them for breeding in the future.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Culling can mean a number of things. Ultimately it means the removal of poor quality. In this case cull meant remove from the gene pool.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Classic Button. Saying I’ll get pics tomorrow and no one sees them for several days.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

This is the other blue pullet. There’s 2, this is the smaller, flightier one. Her name’s Satin.

And this is the one in the first post again, her name is Chenille.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

It’s hard to get good pictures because they’re kinda scared of me, but I’ll try bribing them.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Here is more pics of both black cockerels @EmmaRainboe
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#2 the one you said you needed a better picture for (i think, it’s hard to tell them apart)

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Here is more pics of both black cockerels @EmmaRainboe
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#2 the one you said you needed a better picture for (i think, it’s hard to tell them apart)
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Are the black ones very similar quality do you think, or is one noticeably better quality? One has a greenish sheen, and the other is more blue.

 

[SourRoses]

Are the black ones very similar quality do you think, or is one noticeably better quality? One has a greenish sheen, and the other is more blue.

According to the breed standard, the green sheen should be selected for.
I like blue sheen and am playing with it in a project... but Ameraucana should be green. Supposedly it comes with better (smoother) feather quality.
They look really similar otherwise, especially with the same background.

Greens tail is set a little lower than Blues. It might be better or worse, I'm bad with angles.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I think I like the second one better. Hard to see how his tail is set since he's not standing up straight, though.

 

[Faithful flock]

omg the hen or roo in your pfp is adorable!
is it a lavender ameraucana?
Btw I know this isn't anything related to the post but i couldn't resist the cuteness