AMERICANA--help

[Jennings Gamefowl]

got an amreicanca bantams. one black hen and one muff roo... i think he is red and green but i dont know if he is a true americanca roo... sorry cant get pics now but will try. anyone has a roo like this... and if they will go broody

 

[Jennings Gamefowl]

anyone??

 

[speckledhen]

Where did you get them? If they came from a hatchery, they are Easter Eggers rather than Ameraucanas, but a picture would sure help us help you.

 

[Jennings Gamefowl]

i got them from a breeder who had them in a mating pen... they do have muffs.. will get pic 2morrow

 

[speckledhen]

Muffs do not indicate Ameraucana or Easter Egger since they both have them, so we'll need a pic to be able to help you out.

 

[kyeschicks]

just a quick correction, the Ameraucana club gets mad when they don't spell the breed right, its Ameraucana. Someone has a title that says "There's no "I" on Ameraucana"

 

[mylilchix]

What color legs do they have? If they have willow green legs I've been told they're EE not true ameraucana. I have 2 EE with the greenish legs and my true ameraucana has really pretty slate colored legs.

Sonja

 

[Jennings Gamefowl]

this is my hen its not a good pic

this is my roo

this is a americauna mix( sorry im not good at spelling please forgive me).. if i breed her to my roo will her babies throw out green eggs?

 

[TimG]

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If these are mixes/mutts you can't be sure, sort of like two people with brown eyes might have a child with blue eyes.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

That rooster has a very strange comb--anyone have an idea on it's genetic makeup?

Are any of your girls laying? Their egg colour is determined by the genes they carry, not those of the roo. If they carry the blue egg gene, they will pass it to at least 50% of their offspring (100% if they have two copies, only 50% if they have one copy). Likewise, they will pass on any brown egg genes (needed for green eggs) in similar ratios).

Pea comb is closely linked with the blue eggshell gene. So, if your girls have pea combs, chances are pretty good that they have the blue eggshell gene. If they do not have pea combs, chances are pretty high that they do not. Same with your roo, although his comb is strange enough I can't tell if it has pea comb in it or not.