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Breeding / Re: Genetics of breeding dominant white

« Last post by kkdossey on May 09, 2024, 10:43:58 PM »

So your saying all you need to make the dalmatian is a pure black and a dominant white? And I got rid of my whites because I had no females. And I could have been making dalmatians? This post came about a year too late for me.

Exhibiting & Promoting / Exhibitor points updated

« Last post by Lindsay Helton on May 09, 2024, 05:01:06 PM »

Exhibitor points have been updated.

http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/docs/Points%20by%20Exhibitor%20-%20Open.pdf

Breeding / Re: Genetics of breeding dominant white

« Last post by Lindsay Helton on May 09, 2024, 01:21:38 PM »

Here is the breeding chart!

Breeding / Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana Breeding Chart

« Last post by Lindsay Helton on May 09, 2024, 01:19:32 PM »

A few interesting facts about Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana:

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana are built on eWh.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana all look the same at hatch. Their color variety becomes apparent at a few weeks of age as they feather in.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana hatch with flesh colored shanks and toes that turn slate as they mature.

✔️ Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana females reflect their color variety in their wings and tails.

✔️ The Blue(Bl) gene creates the difference in the plumage colors of the three color varieties. Wheaten Ameraucana contain 0 copies of the Blue gene, Blue Wheaten Ameraucana contain 1 copy of the Blue gene and Splash Wheaten Ameraucana contain 2 copies of the Blue gene.

✔️ The Wheaten and Blue Wheaten Ameraucana color varieties have been admitted to the Standard but the Splash Wheaten color variety has not been accepted