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Guest:
How would you go about breeding green out of eggs in a buff ameraucana? Can it be done while still keeping the buff?

John:
If you have birds that are of very good quality otherwise I would hatch only the bluest eggs year after year.

If the strain of birds needs other improvements in type, comb, leg color, etc. I would cross them with another variety of Ameraucana, such as wheaten or white, that will help to both improve the egg color and other breed traits.

Guest:
Im not sure on the quality of them otherwise... havnt seen them yet... im assuming they are not going to be all that great though as i dont think the breeder shows his birds...

To keep the buff > which is the best colour araucana to breed with? Do you breed/are you developing buff ameraucana?

John:
First try to find buff Araucanas from more than one source to breed together.
If they are not available try using a recessive wheaten with good egg color to cross with the buffs.  It may take a few generations to get back to good buff color.  
The best outcross option may be to use a buff laced Polish.  I\'ve used that as one of the outcrosses to develop buff Ameraucanas, which are fairly close to your Australian Araucanas.

Jean:
John,

What does a recessive wheaten look like?  I just acquired wheatens and blue wheatens and have not began breeding and I have buffs also, so if I were to try to improve my egg color with a recessive wheaten, what am I looking for.

Thanks,

Jean

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