Barred EE's or Araucanas or Ameraucanas

[HenHaven]

I sure will, Bearpaw!

 

[bearpaw]

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A Genetic Experiment! Attempt to get a Ameraucana that will reproduce itself with Barring.
The Brittish did it with Araucanas but it along with another variety seems to have
actually become extinct over there.

 

[bearpaw]

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Are you thinking of Silver Campines?

Lisa

Dipsy
I understand you may have some barred EE's.

 

[Solsken Farm]

This experiment has been done with some success by a prominent Ameraucana breeder. Long term project that yielded some results, but none that created a new approved color for the breed.

This thread might help.

http://www.ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=897

 

[bearpaw]

Solsken Farm,

Yes I know about the experiment. They stopped because of leg color. Which was a problem because of the barred Genes Of the Barred rocks used.
This perhaps may be overcome however using one of the two other breeds that do not carry that barred gene. Anyway it would be interesting.

 

[Solsken Farm]

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I think it is great to keep experimenting! Good luck!

 

[bearpaw]

Solsken,

Yes I will keep experimenting.
Did you know that in Great Britain Araucanas come in tailed and non tailed. They also have more varieties at least one is now extinct and another may be soon if not already.
I picked up some eggs from a Araucana club of America member, the parent flock are the decendants of original imports from chile. Can't wait to see what the young look like.

 

[klf73]

don't the araucana also come with beards/muffs over there?

 

[bearpaw]

Klf73,

Yes! They can have beards and muffs. A chilean freighter crashed off the coast of Scotland (year unknown to me) on board were these Birds. They were called Araucanas. They kept that name for either tailed or not.

 

[daisychick]

I just hatched a batch with a EE roo over BR hens, RIR hens, EE hens. So the three black chicks I got out of the bunch will have to be from my BR hens right?? and if so they would be sexlinked with the barring too??? They are 2 days old and I am dying to see the feathers come in!