Mapuche Huastec Thread

[chrisf]

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Are you referring to the Mapuche or the Mapuche Huestec?

What basis is there to say they have Silkie background?

From: Kermit (Sat Aug 23 15:04:57 2008)
These Snow Nikkei fowl are the common fowl of the Japanese Nikkei communities of Peru.
http://www.latinamericalinks.com/japanese_in_Peru.htm
They are the descendants of Jitokko chickens brought from Japan in the late 1800's that were bred together with Quetero and Mapuche/Quechua chickens.
Later, in the 1920's Japanese Silky Chickens were brought to Peru and certainly their genes are interspersed as well but the majority of the snowy Nikkei are basically Jittoko Mapuche crosses. Indeed, the Crested Mapuche most likely accrued its crest from the Jittoko as well.



From: ksalguy (Sat Sep 6 21:27:00 2008)
what color egg do these birds lay? also is it true that adding Silkie blood to Aracannas will intensify the blue egg color?



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[Chickenrandomness]

where does one get these awesome chickens?

 

[stoneunhenged]

Cool birds! Great body shape, really interesting head. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Yashar]

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Wow, thanks for that info. I was considering the possibilities of silky background also.

I hatched a chick with a silky "mutation" this year. Cute little thing...

By the way, that last link you gave didn't make much sense.

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I love the squirrel tale and the way they hold their bodies forward on their short legs.

 

[chrisf]

Yes, but as we all know, Kermit and Resolution are one and the same......this was taken from elsewhere...............and that is where these birds came from...................................chrisf

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From: Kermit (Sat Aug 23 15:04:57 2008)
These Snow Nikkei fowl are the common fowl of the Japanese Nikkei communities of Peru.
http://www.latinamericalinks.com/japanese_in_Peru.htm
They are the descendants of Jitokko chickens brought from Japan in the late 1800's that were bred together with Quetero and Mapuche/Quechua chickens.
Later, in the 1920's Japanese Silky Chickens were brought to Peru and certainly their genes are interspersed as well but the majority of the snowy Nikkei are basically Jittoko Mapuche crosses. Indeed, the Crested Mapuche most likely accrued its crest from the Jittoko as well.



From: ksalguy (Sat Sep 6 21:27:00 2008)
what color egg do these birds lay? also is it true that adding Silkie blood to Aracannas will intensify the blue egg color?



From: zbukdbsphu (Sat Jul 30 23:23:33 2011)
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[Yashar]

Here is another nice link here on BYC by Resolution about rare heritage stock that focusus some on the Mapuche Huastec.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=387218

 

[revolutionmama]

Here is my Silky mutation's I have been growing out...

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Wow, thanks for that info. I was considering the possibilities of silky background also.

I hatched a chick with a silky "mutation" this year. Cute little thing...

By the way, that last link you gave didn't make much sense.

Quote:
I love the squirrel tale and the way they hold their bodies forward on their short legs.

 

[nyanamia]

Hi! I've been enjoying all the informative posts about the ancient South American chickens. I've asked this question in several places; hopefully I'll find an answer here:
How do the Huastecs do in the heat of summer? I would love to have some of these charming little birds eventually, but I live in Texas which of course is summer from March to mid October with 100+ temps for potentially 2 months straight...

 

[Yashar]

Hi! I've been enjoying all the informative posts about the ancient South American chickens. I've asked this question in several places; hopefully I'll find an answer here:
How do the Huastecs do in the heat of summer? I would love to have some of these charming little birds eventually, but I live in Texas which of course is summer from March to mid October with 100+ temps for potentially 2 months straight...

Well... Sorry about not getting back with you earlier.

I'm looking into this further, but my guess is that they would be fine in the conditions your speaking of. These chickens are originally from Southern Mexico and Ecuador. So heat is not something new to them.
Mazatlan, a southern Mexico city, experiences average highs of 90 to 92 degrees in July and August. The coolest month in Mazatlan is January, when high temperature reach an average between 80 and 82 degrees. Puerto Vallarta, on the Pacific coast, has average highs during August and September between 90 and 95 degrees.

My thought is that you just have to be sure to give them plenty of fresh agua.

~Yashar

 

[nyanamia]

Thank you! I'm pretty much set on getting some of these when I am able to keep chickens (and roosters).

I plan to have an open style coop that has maybe only three walls so they would get a good breeze. It would open straight into a covered run under some shade with plenty of water, of course. When it gets ultra hot maybe they can have a little pan of water to stand in if they want. Our winters are really nice and rarely go below 30* F.

I would love to learn more about these birds and their history with the people that raised them. If you have any other sources of info (besides Resolution's threads, I've already read those

), could you direct me to it?

Thanks,
Emily