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The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Ameraucana Marketplace => Topic started by: Guest on January 04, 2007, 08:50:24 AM
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I had two trios of bantams that I was going to work with...
The first was a trio of Wheaten Ameraucanas.
The second was a trio...one black rooster, a blue hen and a black.
Unfortunately, the Wheaten rooster died this winter. What would I get if i breed the black rooster with my Wheaten hens?
Anyone around have a nice Wheaten rooster available? I\'m in MA.
Karen
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What would I get if i breed the black rooster with my Wheaten hens?
Trouble. That\'s spelled with a \"T\" and...oh never mind.
I would keep trying for a wheaten, blue wheaten or splash wheaten male to go with the wheaten females and avoid crossing the blacks/blues with wheatens. They have quite different color and pattern genes. That is not to say it can\'t be done. You could be back to producing pure black birds after a few generations of selective breeding.
I know that Mike Gilbert crossed blue with wheaten, years ago, to develop blue wheaten.
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That is true, John, I did cross straight blue with wheaten to make the blue-wheatens. But it took a number of years crossing the offspring back to straight wheaten before any good ones (color wise) were produced. I don\'t recommend it unless someone doesn\'t mind dealing with huge numbers of color culls.
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Thanks gentlemen!!
Not the answer that I wanted to hear, but the one that I needed to know...so, now I need to search for a Wheaten rooster. Maybe I\'ll get lucky at Northeastern Poultry Congress next weekend.
Otherwise, who would you recommend getting some eggs from?
Karen
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who would you recommend getting some eggs from?
Check with Michael Muenks http://Bantamhill.com and also the Breeders Directory that can be accessed thru the FAQ page of our website.