Ok, I need help identifying these ones, ******* closed *******

[cthrash1]

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Dunno will have to study up on that one now...hmmm ... Have you seen the ones at SkyblueEgg.com They have white with yellow shanks. Their birds are gorgeous!

 

[redhen]

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Dunno will have to study up on that one now...hmmm ... Have you seen the ones at SkyblueEgg.com They have white with yellow shanks. Their birds are gorgeous!

Hi, Thanks, i'll check out that site. These Araucanas came from Hinkjc..so thats how i know they are pure.. The only one with the yellow legs though is the white roo...

But my white Ameraucana has slate legs..and again..i know hes pure..he came from a good line from a breeder here on BYC..

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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No. The US standard calls for araucanas to be rumpless; however, rumplessness is associated with lowered fertility. Thus, many breeders keep tailed birds to breed with rumpless ones. However, to be shown, the bird must be rumpless.

The European standard is considerably different, calling for tails, crests and muffs in addition to tufts. I'm not all that conversant with the European standards, so some of those characteristics may be optional.

 

[shay20]

Ok so the only ones that look pure are the black ones? But show Quality?

Which ones are considered good to be breed?

I have another black one , tailed, tuft, that i was told is a split lavender.
Is that a good thing?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Araucana breeders are not as particular about birds who do not meet the standard as are ameraucana breeders (although they are equally annoyed by having EEs called araucanas, which does happen). The black cockerel looks like an araucana, but it would be DQed for lack of tufts if shown. The tuft gene is lethal when two copies are present--sometimes even with one copy, so you cannot hatch 100% tufted birds. The best prediction is 50% tufted.

Et/et+ X Et/et+ =
25% Et/Et (die shortly beofere hatch or within first couple of days),
50% Et/et+,
25% et+/et+ (non-tufted)

Et/et+ X et+/et+ =
50% Et/et+,
50% et+/et+ (non-tufted)

 

[steffpeck]

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#2 is an EE because he is not a recognized color. He appears to be a cross of two different colors. Possibly a blue wheaten cross. If you breed two pure ameraucana's of different colors together, you get EE.

Also, IF #1 and #4 are pure Araucana's, they are NOT show quality.

 

[cthrash1]

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Araucana breeders are not as particular about birds who do not meet the standard as are ameraucana breeders (although they are equally annoyed by having EEs called araucanas, which does happen). The black cockerel looks like an araucana, but it would be DQed for lack of tufts if shown. The tuft gene is lethal when two copies are present--sometimes even with one copy, so you cannot hatch 100% tufted birds. The best prediction is 50% tufted.

Et/et+ X Et/et+ =
25% Et/Et (die shortly beofere hatch or within first couple of days),
50% Et/et+,
25% et+/et+ (non-tufted)

Et/et+ X et+/et+ =
50% Et/et+,
50% et+/et+ (non-tufted)

Hi,
I have a question... What about their #4 roo what do you think... it looked like Araucana to me, I could see a tuft?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Araucanas are supposed to have willow legs for most plumage colours; slate is incorrect. Yellow legs with white plumage and swarthy horn legs for blue plumage. With black plumage legs should be willow to black. I don' see a problem with the leg colour of Shay's black araucana. I will say that type isn't quite correct, and the comb doesn't look quite correct, either.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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NO! Araucanas are SUPPOSED to have willow legs. Slate legs would be a DQ.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

I think some pics from Feathersite will help for the comparison...

Araucanas