Cuckoo Ameraucanas

[TK Poultry]

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You could, Anne Foley did. She achieved pretty dark legs as well, not slate, but dark legs. Barring and slate is very possible just not with sexlink barring I'll try to upload a picture.

Her birds were 50% Black Ameraucana 25% New Hampshire and 25% Barred Rock. Out of 30-40 offspring it was stated that she only had 4-6 with these features.

I couldn't get the pic uploaded any one interested can PM me for a link

 

[admhotel]

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe you have a sex-link cockeral there. I have the same type of project going on for some barred olive eggers and the first generation of cuckoo hen with solid roo should be sex-linked, pullets solid and the cockerals barred. You said there was some yellow on the legs? All of mine that are Blue Am roo/ CM Hen have kind of like a slate/white legs.

 

[Mahonri]

pips&peeps :

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I don't think you would have any success with even a slightly dark leg on a cuckoo lavender as both genes are "diluters" of color.

in the 1970's they all agreed slate legs were a must, therefore no sitting ABC president will budge and even consider making this a topic because of that

I agree with this statement and will honor the wishes of the founding members of our club.

But, there is no "law" against making whatever color you want and having fun with it. I just don't see cuckoo being accepted anytime soon.

JEAN!

Congrats on the award. You are truly a wonderful BYC EDUCATOR... well deserved.

...and lots of us count you as a friend as we have birds in our backyards because of you.

M​

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe you have a sex-link cockeral there. I have the same type of project going on for some barred olive eggers and the first generation of cuckoo hen with solid roo should be sex-linked, pullets solid and the cockerals barred. You said there was some yellow on the legs? All of mine that are Blue Am roo/ CM Hen have kind of like a slate/white legs.

I did this cross and got all sex linked chicks. (all single combed too

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[pips&peeps]

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I don't think you would have any success with even a slightly dark leg on a cuckoo lavender as both genes are "diluters" of color.

in the 1970's they all agreed slate legs were a must, therefore no sitting ABC president will budge and even consider making this a topic because of that

I agree with this statement and will honor the wishes of the founding members of our club.

But, there is no "law" against making whatever color you want and having fun with it. I just don't see cuckoo being accepted anytime soon.​

JEAN!

Congrats on the award. You are truly a wonderful BYC EDUCATOR... well deserved.

...and lots of us count you as a friend as we have birds in our backyards because of you.

M

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[dak]

I am following this thread with interest as I am wanting to work with Mottled Ameraucanas that have a similar issue with leg color.

 

[TK Poultry]

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

 

[Goose and Fig]

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

The best out-crosses involve birds with yellow legs. I have some black split for spangling in now- just to see exactly how yellow they really are.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Sorry about that- it was taking forever to post, I hit refresh and it posted twice!

 

[dak]

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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.