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Crele Ameraucana Project Color
Spencer:
I saw back in the mid 2000s that Michael Meunks was selling some of his project crele birds. Does anyone have Mr Meunks email to contact him? I tried an old email I found with hopes of hearing from him.
Does anyone here know what came of the project or how far along he developed them?
I have 5 crele oegb hens and 1 male. I have some bantam white and black ameraucanas also that I have raised with the crele, hoping they mate well in the spring. Wish I had a silver bantam male to work with but I'll be focusing on the black X crele mating this first year. And test mating the whites to determine their underlying color.
If anyone else has worked on this project please feel free to chime in. I'm not concerned with the absence of slate in the legs since this is a project and not concerned with their ameraucana status.
Don:
Hey Spencer. That is quite the old project and I would be surprised if it was still viable. But Michael might give you some tips on his experiences vs expectations. Sending you an email. Drc
Spencer:
Thanks for the email, good direction.
I'll post here with any updates.
Don:
You're welcome Spencer. It sounds like an interesting project. Please do keep the forum posted.
If you plan to dabble with creating and crossing colors I would encourage you to acquire some good references on the subject. One of the old mainstays is Fred Jeffery's "Bantam Chickens" @1970. It covers all of the major colors, how they are related, examples to breed them and often advice from well known breeders in the past for that variety. I will try to bring a copy this weekend if you want to give it a look. The ABA had them in print until just recently (@$30 in hardback) and I hope they are still planning to reprint for the hobby. But there are still some used copies floating around too.
Spencer:
Thanks for the info, I found a used copy on ebay, Im going to message the seller and try to get the price down a bit. I'll add it to my saved searches incase someone else lists one for cheaper. The current one is $60.
See ya at the show, no worries if you dont bring your copy. I know there will be a lot going on during the show.
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