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The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club => Ameraucana Marketplace => Topic started by: Korfus Kluckers on May 30, 2008, 05:19:47 PM
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I was wondering if anyone could tellme if my roosters coloring was good. I have just started raising Ameraucanas this past year and want to make sure he is correct. I knwo he came from Wheaton eggs and I have four other Wheatons I hatched that are younger Im hoping to use with him when he grows up.
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Also I have this buff I hatched out. I guess you would call it a wild color. I dont think the coloring is going to get better, but wanted to see what you thought? I have 6 others form this hatch that are a even buff color and this little guy.
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He is a good looking blue wheaten so far, but you have to wait until wheaten cockerels are mature to judge them. Check out some of the old topics that discuss this.
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=362
I think the buff has partridge/brown in it and will be a cull.
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Thanks John! My husband love him and told me he wanted to keep him and that is quite rare for him to become fond of any of the birds.
I was going to the local poultry auction in the next few weeks. I guess that buff will be going.
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Wow, he looks like a bald eagle!
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Bald eagles don\'t have muffs. The head and muffs stay the color of chick down until they are more mature. There is a complete color transformation from chick to adult, and with the males it is very pronounced.
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Well I swear I will never disagree again, Mr Gilbert- but my blue wheaten cockerel looks like an eagle too! And his head is all feathered blue now :P It is more the \'uncle sam muppet\' eyebrow thing he has going for him, i think...