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A lesson in tails....
dixieland:
--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert --- But it still needs to have proper Ameraucana shape.
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That brings up another topic---The outline or shape varied on several of the winners at Crossroads...
I think a seminar on basic breed type might be a great idea for this fall.. What do the rest of you think?
BTW- Mike- Trying to talk about things other then color was my intent, but it always seems to go back to color ; B)
far149:
It does get confusing at times looking at show winners and then trying to reconcile them with the SOP. Hopefully, in those instances the judges are picking the best out of the Ameraucanas exhibited and not going with some personal notion of how the breed should look.
I know it doesn\'t need to be said but it\'s up to us to not show any Orpington-type or pinched tailed birds.
I had a couple of pinch tailed pullets this year. Didn\'t know what to call it but knew I didn\'t like it.
Mike Gilbert:
--- Quote from: John ---
You could always throw in dominate white for good measure.
With all that I don\'t think it then matters what e-locus it is based on.
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Yes, but if you have dominant white without the two copies of recessive white, you will likely end up with red markings unless your base is E or E^R. I know it sounds counterintuitive, but dominant white does not mask pheomelanin (red feathers).
crystalcreek:
Is this a pinched tail
crystalcreek:
What about this one?
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