What was I given??

[MatthewsHomestead]

The pullets you hatch out will lay brown and light green eggs!

The light green coming from being fertilized by my Amerecauna? I know some were mated by my Chocolate Roos as well.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Ok. That makes it confusing! I'll keep them for my egg flock and stick to my Orpingtons and Amerecaunas for my breeding/show flocks. Lol. They do lay really well.

Another question.... How do Barred rocks compare to them as far as egg production?

depends on if they're hatchery or breeder quality. I think hatchery BRs have a higher egg production.

 

[featherhead007]

My Hampshire reds look similar, but WOW that roo!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

The light green coming from being fertilized by my Amerecauna? I know some were mated by my Chocolate Roos as well.

yes, if you breed them to your araucana, you'll get easter eggers that lay green eggs, along with brown egg layers.

 

[ronott1]

The light green coming from being fertilized by my Amerecauna? I know some were mated by my Chocolate Roos as well.

The Cock bird should have at least one blue egg shell gene. The blue egg shell gene is dominant so if he passes it to the chicks, the egg shell will be blue. The brown comes from the cinnamon queens. Brown over blue makes the egg green

If he passes a white egg shell gene, the eggs will be brown. You can get a mix of egg from that breeding combination

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

My Hampshire reds look similar, but WOW that roo!

We get the most compliments on him. Who when we first brought home was sold to us as a she! When he started crowing and growing out his curved feathers he went from Goldilocks to Jumbo. He has been the best rooster we have. Super friendly but also super protective over everyone even the other less dominant Roos.

The Cock bird should have at least one blue egg shell gene. The blue egg shell gene is dominant so if he passes it to the chicks, the egg shell will be blue. The brown comes from the cinnamon queens. Brown over blue makes the egg green

If he passes a white egg shell gene, the eggs will be brown. You can get a mix of egg from that breeding combination

All the genetic stuff is new to me. Still learning for sure. Some of it is like a foreign language.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

@ronott1 my Amerecauna hen is black with that iridescent sheen, we are looking at some lavenders to add to the mix of colors. If I cross a lavender roo to her and a lavender hen to my pictured roo.... What kind of genetic combos and colorings could I look forward to?

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 my Amerecauna hen is black with that iridescent sheen, we are looking at some lavenders to add to the mix of colors. If I cross a lavender roo to her and a lavender hen to my pictured roo.... What kind of genetic combos and colorings could I look forward to?

Go here and have fun playing with the genetics

http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Red Sex Links

". quote " are a breed cross producing sex linked chicks. The cross is most often a red breed, such as RIR, or New Hampshire Red, crossed with a white breed, such as Deleware, White Rock, etc. since there are different crosses, people call them different names, like Golden Comet, ISA brown, Red Star, etc., just to name a few. But in the end, they are just Red Sex Links!

Where did you get your roo? Are you sure it's not a EE?

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Red Sex Links

". quote " are a breed cross producing sex linked chicks. The cross is most often a red breed, such as RIR, or New Hampshire Red, crossed with a white breed, such as Deleware, White Rock, etc. since there are different crosses, people call them different names, like Golden Comet, ISA brown, Red Star, etc., just to name a few. But in the end, they are just Red Sex Links!

Where did you get your roo? Are you sure it's not a EE?

He is most definitely purebred Amerecauna. I do know my orps and my Amerecaunas if nothing else. He has full beard and muffs.