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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: National Meet - Nov 7-8, 2015
« on: November 07, 2015, 12:56:16 AM »
Have a great show, wish I were there.
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Breeding / Re: Rookie question
« on: October 16, 2015, 09:41:31 AM »
For me it is easiest to just spread the wings and there will be a color triangle in either black or blue.
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Breeding / Re: Silver coloration
« on: September 09, 2015, 09:52:08 AM »
The shafting is unique to the female. It is difficult to remove from the line. Even when doing an outcross to black in my LF line, I ended up with black pullets with shafting.
I don't see that white/cream in the breast going away in that bird. The patch is fairly big. I would put that bird in the layer pen/cull if it were mine.
I don't see that white/cream in the breast going away in that bird. The patch is fairly big. I would put that bird in the layer pen/cull if it were mine.
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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: National Meet - Nov 7-8, 2015
« on: September 04, 2015, 09:59:37 PM »
Generally they are a monetary award given by a member for a specific color variety or for youth made by our members.
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Breeding / Re: Information on the Chocolate Variety - Q&A
« on: September 02, 2015, 02:00:37 PM »
Yes it is.
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Breeding / Re: Information on the Chocolate Variety - Q&A
« on: September 02, 2015, 10:01:36 AM »
Yep, that is correct.
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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: National Meet - Nov 7-8, 2015
« on: September 01, 2015, 11:13:38 AM »
If anyone would like to donate "specials" for the National Meet, it is probably a good time to get in touch with Susan and get it done. That way we can let others know it is available.
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Breeding / Information on the Chocolate Variety - Q&A
« on: August 29, 2015, 04:44:25 PM »
I have been breeding project chocolate birds since the spring of 2011. I started with my bantam project first and used a bantam black ameraucana cockerel over bantam chocolate orpingtons.
I made sure the orpingtons I used were true bantams and I tried to find some that laid a very light pinkish colored egg. These choices helped my bantam project move along quite fast.
Using the ameraucana as the male in the cross helped to promote the blue egg gene in the offspring. And then I used a split cockerel to mate to pure ameraucana for the second generation. Now several generations later, I am working on reducing the size just a bit and wing carriage. I feel the feather quality is good as well as type and egg color.
With the large fowl project I was not able to do the cross the same way. I had to use a small large fowl chocolate orpington cockerel over my black ameraucana hens. My last generation of birds are very fluffy, have poor egg color, poor laying ability and not so great type.
It hasn't moved forward the way the bantams did and it has been a little disappointing, but I have to just keep moving forward.
The chocolate gene was discovered by an orpington breeder named Clive Carefoot in England. It was a mutation he found in his black orpingtons. It is a sex linked recessive gene. This means that it is recessive in males and if a female has the gene, she will display the color. So, you can only have split to chocolate males in the chocolate varieties. The females are or are not chocolate, they don't carry the gene.
This gene is not the same chocolate that some people say their polish display. Polish are dun/khaki. The variety breeds true. The gene modifies the black in the beaks, toe nails and legs to be chocolate in color.
I was not able to send out any LF project chicks or eggs this year due to the poor laying ability. It is something I will continue to work on. I have been able to send out many bantam chocolate hatching egg orders and am waiting for the girls to start back up so I can get more people working on them.
If anyone has any questions about the variety or the project or if you are also working with them feel free to post.
I made sure the orpingtons I used were true bantams and I tried to find some that laid a very light pinkish colored egg. These choices helped my bantam project move along quite fast.
Using the ameraucana as the male in the cross helped to promote the blue egg gene in the offspring. And then I used a split cockerel to mate to pure ameraucana for the second generation. Now several generations later, I am working on reducing the size just a bit and wing carriage. I feel the feather quality is good as well as type and egg color.
With the large fowl project I was not able to do the cross the same way. I had to use a small large fowl chocolate orpington cockerel over my black ameraucana hens. My last generation of birds are very fluffy, have poor egg color, poor laying ability and not so great type.
It hasn't moved forward the way the bantams did and it has been a little disappointing, but I have to just keep moving forward.
The chocolate gene was discovered by an orpington breeder named Clive Carefoot in England. It was a mutation he found in his black orpingtons. It is a sex linked recessive gene. This means that it is recessive in males and if a female has the gene, she will display the color. So, you can only have split to chocolate males in the chocolate varieties. The females are or are not chocolate, they don't carry the gene.
This gene is not the same chocolate that some people say their polish display. Polish are dun/khaki. The variety breeds true. The gene modifies the black in the beaks, toe nails and legs to be chocolate in color.
I was not able to send out any LF project chicks or eggs this year due to the poor laying ability. It is something I will continue to work on. I have been able to send out many bantam chocolate hatching egg orders and am waiting for the girls to start back up so I can get more people working on them.
If anyone has any questions about the variety or the project or if you are also working with them feel free to post.
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Ameraucana Marketplace / Re: Silver and Lavender Bantams
« on: August 27, 2015, 12:21:02 PM »
I got my black birds a while back and after a couple generations I had lavender pop out. I'm not going to point fingers this late in the game because it's all water under the bridge now.
But, I would like a lavender cockerel to continue the line. The birds I have already have nice combs, tail set and good wing carriage. I just need a nice little male to move forward.
But, I would like a lavender cockerel to continue the line. The birds I have already have nice combs, tail set and good wing carriage. I just need a nice little male to move forward.
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Ameraucana Marketplace / Re: Silver and Lavender Bantams
« on: August 24, 2015, 12:47:16 PM »
Too bad you don't ship Don. I really need a lavender cockerel. 
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Ameraucana Marketplace / White Ameraucanas Available
« on: August 21, 2015, 11:21:14 AM »
Contact Kraig Shafer in Ohio - kshafer@watchtv.net
Started birds.
Started birds.
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Housing, Health & Hatching / Re: North Carolina taking it to the next level in the fight against AI?
« on: July 25, 2015, 12:10:04 PM »
To take it to this level is insane. There has not been any AI in NC at this point.
This sounds to me like the commercial industry has padded some pockets somewhere. The hobby farmer has always had the finger pointed at them, but when it comes right down to it the commercial industry has always been their own problem. Where did the salmonella outbreaks come from? And now the AI issues?
This sounds to me like the commercial industry has padded some pockets somewhere. The hobby farmer has always had the finger pointed at them, but when it comes right down to it the commercial industry has always been their own problem. Where did the salmonella outbreaks come from? And now the AI issues?
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Exhibiting & Promoting / Re: SE meets
« on: July 17, 2015, 02:54:18 PM »
Jan,
You contact your District Director with the information. The meet request guidelines are here:
http://ameraucana.org/docs/abcmeetpolicy.pdf
You contact your District Director with the information. The meet request guidelines are here:
http://ameraucana.org/docs/abcmeetpolicy.pdf
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Breeding / Re: New white chick
« on: July 12, 2015, 11:08:00 AM »
That's awesome Paul! I think the line will end up being one of the best ones out there since they originated out of some nice blacks and blues. I might have to get on the list for some chicks!
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News and Information / Boy It's Hot Out There
« on: June 27, 2015, 02:30:26 PM »
Remember to make sure your birds have lots of cool water to drink and if possible give them shade.
We have had unseasonably warm weather for this time of the year. It is supposed to be 105 tomorrow.
If possible get a mister for your birds or put water in a short pool for them to wade in. Old plastic pop bottles with frozen water in them also can provide a way for your birds to cool off. Just freeze and set them in their pen.
Take care of yourselves too! Be sure you are also drinking lots of water! And do your chores early in the morning or late in the evening.
We have had unseasonably warm weather for this time of the year. It is supposed to be 105 tomorrow.
If possible get a mister for your birds or put water in a short pool for them to wade in. Old plastic pop bottles with frozen water in them also can provide a way for your birds to cool off. Just freeze and set them in their pen.
Take care of yourselves too! Be sure you are also drinking lots of water! And do your chores early in the morning or late in the evening.