Ameraucana Breeders Club
The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Breeding => Topic started by: Holiday Hatch on July 29, 2013, 09:18:44 PM
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I have two Ameraucanas with hackle feathers that swirl around to one side. It reminds me of a cow lick in peoples hair. One of them is a cross beek Wheaten pullet from last years hatch of purchased eggs. The other is a young Wheaten cockerel from some of my eggs this year. They aren't related. I don't use the cross beek's eggs for hatching, of course. I'm culling the cockerel. Can anyone enlighten me on this feather pattern? Thank you - Linda
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Without seeing a picture, I'm not sure what your birds look like, but here is a link (I hope it works) to a post a while back about something that may be similar to what you are describing: http://ameraucana.org/forum/index.php?topic=1690.msg11204#msg11204 If for some reason the link doesn't work, type, "Farrah Fawcett Hackles" into the search bar. Post a picture of your birds. I'd love to see them.
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This showed up in one of my Lavender bantam hens immediately before her first moult. I had several young birds exhibit this trait at about 12 weeks of age this year. All have been culled.