Blue Egg Layers from University of Arkansas

[Hangtown Farms]

The fuss is about a beautiful new breed (or else a developing new breed) of blue egg layer.

I will read the thread. just confused. Looks like a blue Ameraucana cross with a leghorn or Andalusion but ? I do not know
Ameraucana's lay pretty good and a leghorn x ameraucana cross would probably lay great.
I will go through the thread though. I am sure I am missing something

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Same here, too much to worry about in the northern area that I live in. I will also be getting some of the legbars to use in this project just to help out some. A close friend has developed a line of production black/cuckoo leghorn type birds that lay blue eggs that I plan to cross with some light brown leghorns. This will result in a crele looking bird but from there the plan is to take the best rose combed crele hens and mate them to a nice rose combed light brown leghorn rooster to get sexlinks which would all be light brown but the cockerels would have the barring (crele) and the hens would be normal light brown. From there I could continue mating them back to light brown leghorns to improve type.

Shoot, since there are many singled combed blue egg layers out there that have broken the link between pea combs and blue eggs (these leghorns, my friends strain, legbars), it is only a matter of time before people start making blue egg laying polish and rocks and everything else. I know there are lines of minorcas, silkies, phoenix, sumatra, and other long tails out there that have blue egg laying strains.

this I want to see

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

This thread was started from memory of things stated in a 2 hour seminar on Incubation. Dr. Bramwell corrected us and the correct information was posted. however, some "quoted" us and the Ameraucana photo was not replaced in the quote. Dr. Bramwell has been most helpful and is silently observing this thread.

Before making a judgement on these, read the entire thread. These are not Ameraucanas or Araucanas. There are distinct differences.

The original cross was with an Araucana (without tufts) and a commercial White Leghorn (parent line). This line is unavailable to anyone but researchers and the commercial industry.

Hope you enjoy the thread so far.

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Hi jason!

No, not working on commercial blue layers. This was a special project at a University Poultry Department and has apparently been dismantled and all remaining eggs have been given away.

They do know what an Araucana is. The original poster was incorrect.

Ron

I will read the thread. just confused. Looks like a blue Ameraucana cross with a leghorn or Andalusion but ? I do not know​

Ameraucana's lay pretty good and a leghorn x ameraucana cross would probably lay great.
I will go through the thread though. I am sure I am missing something

 

[caj1985]

HEY HEY HEY NOW this is not right the UofA coronation susexs came from me but i did not think that eggs would have been give out so soon

i knew that DR bramwell would give eggs away but just did not expect it this soon

Joe,

I got 6 eggs. Four are showing signs of veining. These are for my own flock. I just want to say how generous it was of you to share with Keith knowing that they would be distributed out.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Hi, I've been lurking on this thread and think it's really interesting to be in on the beginning of a new breed. I love the blue eggs from my hatchery EE, but a breed that is a more consistent layer of larger eggs would be great. I'm not in a position to breed myself, but am one of the backyard chicken keepers that would definitely be interested in having some U of A blue layers one day. I'm sure many others would be interested as well.

I have a question about blue egg layers in general. Have there been any studies done on the metabolic cost of producing the biliverdin pigment that colors the egg? Are there any related or potential health problems or perhaps a shorter life expectancy? Finally, and most importantly, are there any dietary considerations that would support, or maybe enhance, the blue color?

I know the focus of this thread is mainly about breeding, so I hope you don't mind my going off on a tangent.

Thanks

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Hi, I've been lurking on this thread and think it's really interesting to be in on the beginning of a new breed. I love the blue eggs from my hatchery EE, but a breed that is a more consistent layer of larger eggs would be great. I'm not in a position to breed myself, but am one of the backyard chicken keepers that would definitely be interested in having some U of A blue layers one day. I'm sure many others would be interested as well.

I have a question about blue egg layers in general. Have there been any studies done on the metabolic cost of producing the biliverdin pigment that colors the egg? Are there any related or potential health problems or perhaps a shorter life expectancy? Finally, and most importantly, are there any dietary considerations that would support, or maybe enhance, the blue color?

I know the focus of this thread is mainly about breeding, so I hope you don't mind my going off on a tangent.

Thanks

It is my understanding that research at various Universities have proven that an egg is an egg. Eggland's Best eggs are "better" because of what they feed their chickens. An egg is what you put in it.

As for the rest of your question, as Jerry Clower once stated, "I will ask my chauffeur, sitting in the back, to come up and answer your question."

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Just thought you may have heard something about this since you had connections at a university. Thanks anyway.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Just thought you may have heard something about this since you had connections at a university. Thanks anyway.

I did send mschlumb (Dr. Bramwell's student/assistant) a PM with your question. Hoping he will drop by later and answer it.

 

[TomNY]

It is my understanding that research at various Universities have proven that an egg is an egg. Eggland's Best eggs are "better" because of what they feed their chickens. An egg is what you put in it.

As for the rest of your question, as Jerry Clower once stated, "I will ask my chauffeur, sitting in the back, to come up and answer your question."

I knew I remembered you from somewhere. Say hello to Marcel. Tom

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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