have you guys ever mixed a blue chicken with a buff chicken

[ksacres]

redchicken, Ameraucana breeders have already developed what's called a blue wheaten. Perhaps you would like them? Go to www.ameracauana.org and there's a whole lotta pics!

 

[redchicken]

I do like the blue wheaton but it would be easier to get buff and blue I have a question if you breed buff with black do you get red?

 

[speckledhen]

if you breed buff with black do you get red?

No, you won't. Blue is a dilute form of black so essentially, they are pretty much the same color. That's oversimplified, of course. And the guy named Tim previously mentioned on Poultry Improvement is probably our BYC Tim. I have relied on him for a couple of years to help with some of my questions. Here is his genetics site:
http://home.earthlink.net/~100chickens/index.html​

 

[redchicken]

thanks speckled hen I was just wondering cause I think a red pure ameraucana would be cool

 

[Queen of the Lilliputians]

Speckledhen,

Just attempted to visit that site.. poor guy, he says they erased all his info

That stinks.. I like reading that stuff (though I don't understand half of it!)

 

[speckledhen]

What? I'll have to check that out. I was just talking to Tim today about my weird BR chick.

***Oh, No! I just looked and it's gone! Poor Tim.

 

[ksacres]

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What do you mean, easier? Blue Wheatens are relatively easy to come by. The Ameraucana Club pres runs a hatchery, has both bantams and standards and he sells blue wheatens. Surely buying them would be a lot easier than spending the years it takes to create your own true breeding variety!

www.chickhatchery.com is his website.