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[wolftracks]

If I were to win any chance of you substituting a few of your lavender project eggs for a few of the Ameraucanas if they have started laying again? I know the eggs won't be lavender and no guarantee that the hens hatched will lay lavender but it's fun to watch and wait to see.

You mean my project eggs? I do say they are projects, but I also say I get few and that they would otherwise be considered EEs. They aren't a breed yet and I don't get the eggs consistently, so I have to be honest when I do sell them. Those darn birds in that project though, think they're life's work is in going broody! I haven't seen a lavender egg in over a month! The only ones that are even laying are some white egg layers that I'm testing a roo on. If they don't show a tinge of the color, I have to swap them out till I find the right ones. I also have pullets that have to be held back to watch for the eggs and cockerels that I have to test to see if they carry the gene. I'm getting tired, running out of money and don't have the room to do what I really want to. But I tell you what. If I ever get them to the point of being consist ant, have a certain look and know they're healthy and going to do what I want. Those suckers will be sold later on as rare! LOL If you win and I have fresh eggs from any of them, I'll send some, but that depends on those wanna be mommas.

 

[dak]

Correct me if I'm wrong (Dak, Peeps?) but I believe the the BBS ameraucana is a recognized variety of the black/blue/bbs color pool, but a splash of any other color combo would be unacceptable. this is one of my bbs hens which I plan on showing.

Black and Blue are accepted varieties. Splash is not (yet). It is part of the B/B/S color family and can be show, but cannot place higher than best of variety. There has been some talk within the club about organizing breeders and paperwork for a meet to gain recognition. If that is the case, get those splash out and show them. Lavs aren't accepted yet either. I have shown them the past 3 years not expecting much other than getting them in front of breeders/judges.

 

[ki4got]

I am confused, again. I thought BBS stood for black, blue, splash. Ameraucans do not come in splach or lavender according to the APA So many people just laughed at the other person for making a mistake and then she got blasted. I appreciate accuracy in the description as well but where is the list of breeds and acceptable colors allowed on this site? I have seen a few people put up their homemade colors and call it a rare version of a breed. I couldn't find this addressed in the rules. I have not sold anything but eventually I'd like to and I certainly wouldn't want to make a mistake after what I just read. Knowing the rules will help prevent years of therapy to gain back my self esteem.
(If she listed it as Amer'i'cana and the hatcheries sell them as Amer'i'cana, wouldn't her post have been accurate, since she did not call them Ameraucana? Just asking.)

So here is my question- what exactly is accepted and what is not when it comes to breeds and colors?

Having said all of that, I am bidding on Wolftracks Ameraucans $15. The splashes are my favorite.

someone posted the link for the Ameraucana breeder's club earlier, it's www.ameraucana.org
the recognized color varieties are Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten & White
that being said, breeding blue to blue will result in some splash and black as well. splash bred to black will in turn produce blues... so yes blue is recognized but black and splash are all part of the same breeding pen. most people just abbreviate it BBS.

lavender is a project variety people are working on... btw, the APA recognizes the COLOR name as self blue, but the name of the GENE is Lavender... confusing I know, but some people get hinky within certain breeds... the APA has stated repeatedly they will not add Lavender to the list of recognized colors, because self blue is already there and is the same thing.

project colors are things breeders are working on to standardize to eventually bring up to the APA and request approval usually... some color projects may never get standardized, some might.

I agree! my birds are pure, they are not from a hatchery. I know there is a lot of mislabeled birds that come from the hatcheries. I bought my birds from a local here in Arkansas. my daughter is just now getting into showing...I try very hard to breed as close as I can to SOP but I've not shown these particular birds before.

the eggs are a very light blue...my birds have tufts, my birds have slate blue legs. I've not had any complaints on my birds, they are some of my best hatchers. I have had very happy customers and very happy bird babies.

again I ask, if they are purebred and bred to the standard of perfection, I'd like to see pics of your breeders and know what color varieties you are producing. if you are mixing colors, then they are not purebred since the resulting offspring would not match a standardized color. the only acceptable color crosses are blue/black/splash, and wheaten/blue wheaten.

 

[wolftracks]

Tolbunts I would call rare. But I wasnt meaning them. Buff laced, silver laced, gold laced, white crested blacks- hatcherys try to sell these are rare breeds. I dont think they are rare, I know lots of people that breed them.

The hatcheries sell Americanas too and screw it all up with everyone. To bad we can't make them stop doing it so they don't have people buying something they aren't getting.

 

[lizanne]

You mean my project eggs? I do say they are projects, but I also say I get few and that they would otherwise be considered EEs. They aren't a breed yet and I don't get the eggs consistently, so I have to be honest when I do sell them. Those darn birds in that project though, think they're life's work is in going broody! I haven't seen a lavender egg in over a month! The only ones that are even laying are some white egg layers that I'm testing a roo on. If they don't show a tinge of the color, I have to swap them out till I find the right ones. I also have pullets that have to be held back to watch for the eggs and cockerels that I have to test to see if they carry the gene. I'm getting tired, running out of money and don't have the room to do what I really want to. But I tell you what. If I ever get them to the point of being consist ant, have a certain look and know they're healthy and going to do what I want. Those suckers will be sold later on as rare! LOL If you win and I have fresh eggs from any of them, I'll send some, but that depends on those wanna be mommas.

. Those eggs are fabulous though....

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

The hatcheries sell Americanas too and screw it all up with everyone. To bad we can't make them stop doing it so they don't have people buying something they aren't getting.

That bugs me like no other.

 

[wolftracks]

Black and Blue are accepted varieties. Splash is not (yet). It is part of the B/B/S color family and can be show, but cannot place higher than best of variety. There has been some talk within the club about organizing breeders and paperwork for a meet to gain recognition. If that is the case, get those splash out and show them. Lavs aren't accepted yet either. I have shown them the past 3 years not expecting much other than getting them in front of breeders/judges.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: araucana is tailless, has NO beard or ear muffs, and sometimes has one or both ear TUFTS... Ameraucana has a tail, beard and muffs (not tufts) and a totally different body shape and written standard.

the color depicted below is of a silver rooster of both breeds.

 

[wolftracks]

. Those eggs are fabulous though....

I love them and was so shocked to see the first ones. I was a little disappointed that I was getting a grey egg, then I decided, that was cool, cause I love silver, so I could say they were silver. Then they started changing as they laid more and the day I found lavender eggs right after the first one the day before, I was a happy camper.

 

[wolftracks]

That bugs me like no other.

me too