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Guest:
I am considering breeding ameraucanas (if i can succesfully import from america... still working on this!) and i am quite taken with the buff coloured ameraucanas > but after reading some posts im worried that this variety is not yet well enough developed...

I read that you can get correct egg colour, feathers and leg colour but in diff birds > when chosing between these traits > which is most important to have? eg which is easiest to breed out?

Does anyone know of some reputable (standard size) buff breeders that i could get SQ stock from?

Until i find out about importing i dont know if i want to find fertile eggs or adult birds... until then i would love some help on my other questions!

Thanks
Bridget

ETA - is it best to start with one colour or get a mixture of colours?

Guest:
Buff is a difficult color to breed from scratch. If you want to breed buff start with buff.

Rooster

John:

--- Quote ---this variety is not yet well enough developed
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True.  The black, blue and white varieties of large fowl are most likely to reproduce show quality offspring.  Next are probably the wheaten, blue wheaten and then silver varieties.  The buff and brown reds varieties are rare.
Of course the above opinions are only those of the writer - me.
There are a dozen or more of us working on LF buff and only three, that I know of, working on LF brown red.
I suggest starting with one or two varieties such as black and blue.  or wheaten and blue wheaten.  With either of those combos you can mate them together and get some of each.

Guest:
Thanks for the replys!

John > from your message i think you are including yourself as one of the people working on buff? If so what is your opinion as to the easiest fault to breed out of the buff? Eg should i look for a chicken with correct legs and feathers but incorrect egg colour or a diff combination? would you be the person to ask about the different breeders of buff that i could contact (down the track when i find out if i am able to get any!)

I will think about the different colours > just interested in a bit more information on the buff!

Guest:
Ok i have officially determined that i cant bring chooks out of america! And i also found out that araucana in australia are pretty much the same as ameraucana!   :D accept that we do not have buff!

anyways > im not going to try and breed buff > im not that good! So im just going to pick a new colour.

Thanks for your help!

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