Araucana thread anyone?

[luckysaysgo]

So is it true that you can't breed two double tufted birds?

 

[Ravynscroft]

So is it true that you can't breed two double tufted birds?

Yes... well, you can, but the chicks have *I think* a 50/50 chance of inheriting the tufted gene from both parents and 2 copies of the tufted gene are 100% lethal... chick will die in shell before hatch...
Tufts are awesome, but there are some major issues with them unless they are bred properly... thus you breed tufted to non-tufted, even tho non-tufted is not APA standard they necessary for more successful hatches... hope this helps!

 

[Ravynscroft]

We have 5 chicks that have hatched so far by our broody Rumpless Double Tufted Araucana hen. 6 are Araucana and 1 is a project, crossed Black Rumpless Double Tufted Araucana Roo and a Crested Cream Legbar hen.

Aloha, I need a better camera. 3 Tufties. I wonder what color the red one will be. Aloha, Puhi

Gorgeous chicks, both of you!!! And love the rumpless broody!!

 

[Brada Puhi]

Aloha,

If you breed tufted to tufted, and put 8 eggs in the incubator, 1/4 or 2 will be homozygous for tufted(TT) and die before hatching. 1/2 or 4 will be heterozygous(Tt) and therefore have tufts. 1/4 or the remaining 2 will not have the tuft gene(tt). So you will have 6 chicks, 4 tufted.

If you breed tufted to clean face and put 8 eggs in the incubator, 1/2 or 4 will be heterozygous(Tt) and have tufts. the other half or 4 will not have the tufted gene. So you could have 8 chicks but still, only 4 will be tufted. Either way, you get 4 tufted chicks.

Of course, these numbers represent the perfect world and not the real world, as the real world does not always get you heads 50% of the time when you flip the coin.

At this point, Iʻd rather have a higher ratio of tufted and would be willing to have a lower percentage hatch to get a higher percentage of tufted chicks.

Of course, itʻs moot for me as none of my hens have tufts, but luckily, both of my roosters have tufts.

Aloha, Puhi

 

[luckysaysgo]

Thanks! That actually made sense..now what to decide..lol

 

[AppleJackAcres]

Hello everyone! I'm finally getting some nice offspring.

 

[Brada Puhi]

Just breed who looks best with the bluest eggs and donʻt worry about the tufts as long as at least one parent has ʻem.
Aloha

 

[Richmercury]

Very nice. Do you sell fertal egg's? Either way great job on the breeding. Good cluck!

 

[rainbowhatchery]

I hate how the big hatcheries advertise them when they are just easter eggers

 

[twfernandez]

@rainbowhatchery , we purchased our chicks under the name "Ameracauna," but thought they were "Aracauna," and learned later they were easter eggers - we didn't mind, because we weren't specifically looking for one or the other, but I think the misconception is certainly out there.

For anyone that's interested, I found the following articles very helpful(for a chicken newbie) in providing clarification between the three:

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html

Hope it helps!
T&S