Can anyone define what a wild type araucana is for me?..is it colors that do not meet breed standards? Or is it an actual color?
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Can anyone define what a wild type araucana is for me?..is it colors that do not meet breed standards? Or is it an actual color?
A while back there was a discussion regarding feed used for a breeding flock as opposed to layers. Smoothmule had suggested that the additional calcium in layer feed is designed to make hard shells for the commercial egg producers. That may not be the best for chicks trying to hatch.
I came across this feed at Orschelns. It is Nature Wise All Flock.
I took a picture of the analysis.
As you can see in the layer pellet...
The calcium is a minimum of 3.5 to a maximum of 4. In the All Flock the calcium is a minimum of 1.4 to a maximum of 1.9. It contains half the calcium plus the protein is 18% rather than 16% in the layer feed. I did purchase a bag. It does seem on paper to be a better choice for breeding araucana. It won't be until early next year that I start incubating again to see if more chicks hatch compared to what I experienced with layer feed. It should be healthier for the boys in the mean time.
Is the gene/trait for rumplessness recessive or dominant or incompletely dominant or..?