is he or she show worthy

[ameraucanacrazy]

what

 

[klf73]

hatcheries don't sell pure ameraucana
she is a very beautiful EE. It depends on what type of show you want to enter her in. In our local fair they had many ribbons awarded to EE's. If if is a APA sanctioned show I don't know if they can be entered. Your roo is a very pretty EE too

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

thanks

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Honestly, if you could reply in full sentences, it would be VERY helpful to those who are attempting to help you with your questions...

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

oka i will start answering in longer scentences i am sorry that i was not

 

[Mahonri]

Cackle has some beautiful EEs. (I have one, and she lays a beautiful bluish green egg), I've yet to see a pure ameraucana come from a hatchery, Cackle included.

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

i have the EEs and i think that they r btter looking than the regular colors

 

[seedcorn]

While very pretty chickens, they are not show birds as they don't have a recognized color pattern. Unless you tried to call them blue wheaton---then they would be very poor specimans.

What I don't understand from hatcheries is why not buy pure stock as it would cost them very little in terms of the payback. The cost/egg or chick would be minimal. Pure bred would eat the same feed and lay just as many eggs.

 

[ameraucanacrazy]

that weird color pattern is what i like a bout the chickens it makes it a surprize because u do not know what color pattern the babies that u hatch will look like

 

[pipermark]

In answer to the posters question, no they would not do well in an APA sanctioned show.

To answer the others persons question about "Why not breed pure breeds'

In the case of Easter eggers, this was done purposely because people wanted the different color egg possibilities, rather than just blue.

In the case of other breeds. I think if you track back you will find that hatcheries did begin with Pure breeds, however maintaining the proper standard require constant culling , especially when using in line breeding. Why in line breeding need to be used is simple, their wasn't and still isn't enough diversity in pure breed stock. If you trace the origin of the birds back to the original breeders that brought the stock over from Europe you will see you are dealing with a very small starting flock.

Hatcheries stay in business by selling, not culling chicks, so they started cutting in close breeds to increase the genetic pool, this helps maintain egg size , laying patterns and health. Thus the "Industrial or production" breeds began.

Thats why it seems to confusing to some, they go to one of the conservation sites and they see breeds listed as endangered, yet they go to any of the hatchery sites and find out you can order as many as you want.

Hope I answered the other persons question.