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The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Ameraucana Marketplace => Topic started by: Guest on January 20, 2007, 08:31:43 PM

Title: Is this a ameraucana?
Post by: Guest on January 20, 2007, 08:31:43 PM

Can anyone tell me if my cockerel is a true ameraucana?
 
Here are a couple of pictures of him.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/booboo357/DSCN1348.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/booboo357/DSCN1343.jpg


thanks

Title: Is this a ameraucana?
Post by: Guest on January 21, 2007, 01:08:04 PM

I have no idea but he sure is handsome :)

Liz in Utah

Title: Is this a ameraucana?
Post by: John on January 21, 2007, 04:19:27 PM

He is not a recognized variety, but looks to have the breed characteristics.  They are good photos, but without being able to look him over more I can\'t see all the traits that would make him an Ameraucana (provided he also had the correct  color(s) & feather pattern to be a recognized variety).
A few year ago I had one that looked like him and he was used in a LF brown red project, because even though he doesn\'t meet the brown red description he was the closest we had.  I think he is, what they call, split at the E-locus for Extended Black(E) and Birchen(E^R).  If he came from black parents I would guess the hen is also E/E^R.  Extended Black seems to cover the Birchen (whether gold or silver shows) better on females than males.  
He may be used as a breeder to produce blacks or brown reds if nothing better is available, but wouldn\'t recommend it unless you are looking for a project.    

Title: Is this a ameraucana?
Post by: bantamhill on January 21, 2007, 04:59:52 PM

Overall he looks good based on what I can see. I agree that I would not use him for black or blue unless I had nothing else to work with. He would be better for the brown red project.

Michael