barred/cuckoo araucana? PIC ADDED PG 6

[herechickchick]

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I wish I lived in a perfect world also. How do I get admitted? LOL

I believe it takes 5 different breeders working for 5 years on the variety. The 5 breeders must attend an APA and or ABA show together and the standard for the new color would also have to be written as well. I think that is how it goes, someone let me know if I am wrong.

 

[onthespot]

sounds about right

 

[Guitartists]

CUTE chick!!!!

I'm jealous of those tufts!

As to the whole slate leg thing... I too have wondered why not make an exception for some colors....... if it still meets all other requirements, but all of THAT color variety happen to have something other than slate legs... why not?

Here's my Splash Ameraucana

 

[amazondoc]

I checked my splash araucanas. Two have yellow legs, the other has willow-to-slate legs depending on your interpretation.

 

[pips&peeps]

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If you check the bottoms of the feet you can tell if they are green (willow) or slate (blue). The green will have yellow pads and slate will have white.

I would bet they are green since it seems your other birds have yellow skin.

 

[Kev]

Interpretive dance time!

Willow is combination of yellow skin with leg pigmentation. Slate is white skin with leg pigmentation. Check the soles of their feet- if it's yellow, it's genetically a 'willow' for that reason.

edited- whoops, posted at same time. I agree with pips

 

[amazondoc]

Ah-hah. Thanks guys, I had read about what it takes to make willow but it never occurred to me to check the feet bottoms. I'll do that tomorrow!

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Just wanted to add, to be admitted they have to be shown at a national.
On the leg color thing, look at the WC Cuckoo polish. Since the barring is sexlinked and whatnot the legs will never be able to be slate so in the standard they said the legs are to be pink but the more blue the better. It looks like I am in the same boat with my crele phoenix.