The AMERAUCANA thread

[kurby22]

Ok, so I'm currently hatching out some self blues for the first time and I have a question for those of you who may have hatched them out before. Would it be normal for a lavender to hatch out looking EXACTLY like a blue? I thought they'd look like a splash kinda, but this baby (only 1 has hatched so far) definitely looks like a blue. Did I accidentally get the wrong variety in my order?
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Nope, that looks lavender to me will be a nice darker lavender shade. They lighten as they fluff up!

 

[kurby22]

Who in CA is breeding the erminette colors? Those are so pretty too.

Her name is Tiffany Ketchum and she’s near Hollister. Feathered Feet Farm on Facebook. Two of her birds!

 

[CaliforniaMountainChicks]

Her name is Tiffany Ketchum and she’s near Hollister. Feathered Feet Farm on Facebook. Two of her birds!

Thank you!! Oh my goodness they are stunning! I need to expand my run already so I can get all of these gorgeous Ameraucana colors lol!!!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Ok, so I'm currently hatching out some self blues for the first time and I have a question for those of you who may have hatched them out before. Would it be normal for a lavender to hatch out looking EXACTLY like a blue? I thought they'd look like a splash kinda, but this baby (only 1 has hatched so far) definitely looks like a blue. Did I accidentally get the wrong variety in my order?
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This little one looks like a lavender to me as well. Give it time to fluff out and dry off and it'll probably look more lavender-like.

Wonder if mottled Orps could be used instead? Leg color and such would remain constant so it seems like less work? I’m still learning though! Probably was a reason!

I wondered about that, myself. If it was a long time ago, though, Mottled Orpingtons may not have been as widely available to use for such a project, while Speckled Sussex have generally been pretty easy to acquire for a long time from hatcheries. It seems to me like the Mottled Orps were pretty unheard of until fairly recently.

 

[kurby22]

This little one looks like a lavender to me as well. Give it time to fluff out and dry off and it'll probably look more lavender-like.




I wondered about that, myself. If it was a long time ago, though, Mottled Orpingtons may not have been as widely available to use for such a project, while Speckled Sussex have generally been pretty easy to acquire. It seems to me like the Mottled Orps were pretty unheard of until fairly recently.

Yeah that must be why. I would love to create mottled bantam Ameraucanas I currently have mottled EEs and thinking I could use them for the mottled gene?

 

[kurby22]

Thank you!! Oh my goodness they are stunning! I need to expand my run already so I can get all of these gorgeous Ameraucana colors lol!!!

I know!! I wish I had space for them…will be planning for the future! So gorgeous

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Yeah that must be why. I would love to create mottled bantam Ameraucanas I currently have mottled EEs and thinking I could use them for the mottled gene?

It depends on what other genes they might carry, but it would be doable given a lot of time and effort. Some genes are just annoying to get rid of if they have them. Yellow skin, for example, is tough to breed out because it's recessive and can hide for generations, popping up later.

 

[kurby22]

It depends on what other genes they might carry, but it would be doable given a lot of time and effort. Some genes are just annoying to get rid of if they have them. Yellow skin, for example, is tough to breed out because it's recessive and can hide for generations, popping up later.

This is Penny, my favorite pullet. Her legs are sort of mottled gray and pink. No yellow thankfully. And she has a pea comb

 

[SourRoses]

Thanks to the encouragement here I finally got some updated pictures today!

 

[FreedomFarm13]

So here's my little lavender baby all fluffed up. She still doesn't look lavender and looks darker than any of the blue marans I just hatched out. Is she a split?