Cuckoo Ameraucanas

[knjinnm]

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Please post some pics. Also how is the egg color?

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

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Please post some pics. Also how is the egg color?

We havent had them for about 4-5 years now, it was just a fun cross we did. The eggs were a drab green color. At first glance they looked alot like a hatchery silver laced wyandotte until you saw the beard/muff. We have a nice red columbian colored easter egger roo over some silver laced wyandotte hens to make sexlinks, if I am correct I think I should get some laced chicks from him. Plus we also have some barred rock hens with him which should give the basic black sexlink style cockerels but they will have beard/muffs ateast.

 

[BuffyGRL]

Here is my little Cuckoo guy. Its something to work with. I currently have him in with 2 Black Ameraucana hens. My hopes are to get a few cuckoo's out of the mating when the girls start laying again. They are finishing a molt. I am in love with his cuckoo beard and he is the sweetest guy. The leg color is an issue and probably always will be. I am not hoping to breed these to SOP, just a fun project to work with.

There were some pullets in the hatch this guy came from, but predators got them so I will be doing test hatches to see if I will produce males and females.


Sorry this is the best picture I could get, will try to get more

 

[OSUman]

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It looks like he is a split cuckoo bird, If he is then he will throw cuckoo and black pullets and Cuckoo Split cuckoo and black cockerels.

 

[swheat]

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He does look to have single barring gene. It would be very nice if breed clubs would stand behind genetics.
Take a look at the rosecomb breed for example, they have standardized shank and toe color for each variety of the breed, from pinkish white to black.

IMO, Just keep breeding them if you like them, because if you don't they never will be accepted to the SOP

 

[nicalandia]

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They do? I wasn't aware for the leg color issue for Mottleds. Could you explain?

Same issue as the barring gene. It's a melanin inhibitor. One of the ABC breeders working on them discussed this in the Spring bulletin.

I dont know who is spreading such things around here, but I wont stay quiet about it. Slate/Black shanks are possible with Mottling and sex linked Barring, Barring being the Hardest to get, but possile with enough knowledge..

interested? P.M me...

 

[Sebrightmom]

I have a beautiful cockerel that from one of my barred rock hens and my Lavender Ameraucana rooster. He has a beautiful pea comb and muffs. His legs are yellow but with black down the front of them. What would I get if I bred him to my Lavender split pullets this spring?

 

[OSUman]

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Some Lav, Black, Lav Barred Split, Black Barred Split Males (50 Self Colored 50 Barred split) Lav, Black, Black Barred, Lav Barred (50 Self Colored 50 Barred) you will also have SC birds come out of the cross.

 

[jerryse]

I have recently found this thread.Let me start off by saying not all club members oppose the leg color and differences have always been settled by a vote.I still believe we can find a way to put slate legs on these birds so continue to develope them.As for what the club founders had in mind with slate only legs I feel I can speak on the subject as I Jerry Segler am one of them.Mike Gilbert is another.We are the only 2 charter members still breeding.The intent of 1 leg color was to avoid problems with leg color when crossing varities within the breed.These spotted legs do not go against this intent as the legs are slate and barring inhibits the slate.We are only admitting what the genes do.Just as we did by allowing black legs on the black variety.It is possible to put slate legs on black.Just look at black austrolops.If you are club members use your right to vote.If you want to see changes in the club run for office next election.If it ever comes to a vote I will vote to allow these leg colors.Even chocolate legs on chocolate colored birds.Again these are slate legs first.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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Fabulous!!

Lisa