What color is he? Cockerel from APA Ameraucana parents

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I have this April 2010 hatch, Ameraucana cockerel – from APA Black parents – he was bred by a reputable breeder.

I believe he is called a sport – correct?

What color is he and what color chicks will he throw? He *looks* like a white, except for his beak (and of course having black parents).

TIA

4.23 – as a chick and with blacks from the same shipment

8.5 – no tail yet

12.28 – still waiting on a tail, photo with foot color

 

[Luvroos]

How did you know that this little guy were a cockeral/ rooster? Did you special order him or something?

 

[RAREROO]

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I would imagine it is becuase the bird now obviously looks like a rooster and even appears to be crowing in one of the pics.


But he should be a Recessive White Sport that came out of black breeding just like how White Javas, White Giants, and most other Recessive White breeds first got started. His to black parents would have been both carrying one copy of recessive white and your roo would be the 25% chance of the them a white offspring.

If you bred him to the blacks, assuming they are not carrying a white gene, then all of his chicks would be black with one copy of Rec. White like his parents were. If the blacks are carrying one white gene when breed to the White roo their offspring would be half Whites and half Splits ( Black but carrying one copy)

 

[Hennypen]

He's Red White and Blue.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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Thank you Rareroo.



So, can he shown as an Ameraucana - white. Or is he an EE?

ETA: should have said - could he be shown as an Ameraucana

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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He is old enough now he is crowing and has a really nice saddle feathers.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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You are so right - I never noticed

 

[RAREROO]

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Thank you Rareroo.



So, can he shown as an Ameraucana - white. Or is he an EE?

ETA: should have said - could he be shown as an Ameraucana

He should technically classify as a White Ameraucana if he did in fact come from pure Black Ameraucana parents.

 

[sourland]

The red, white, and blue bit went right over my head. I was what the

 

[Chris09]

I would say he should technically classify as a White Ameraucana also.

This reminds me of a Old Polish Rooster I had. He was genetically a Splash but if I pulled out the one Black feather he had I could show him as a Self White.
He was a very very light splash...

Chris