I have come across several posts from Ameraucana breeders asking if their chicks can be feather sexed. Feather sexing using sex-linked genes related to feather development is a widely used …
Several scientific studies completed in the early 1900s, including those by Bateson (1902), Hurst (1905), and Hadley (1913), found that the white Leghorn carries an autosomal gene capable of inhibiting …
Are you working with a breed that calls for muffs and a beard? Would you like to learn more about the genetics of muffs and beard (Mb)? Muffs and beard …
Many times a year, I see posts and questions about the shank color of wheaten, blue wheaten, and splash wheaten Ameraucanas. Posts like: “Why do my day old wheaten and …
Many individuals are curious about the difference between birds with self-blue plumage color and blue plumage color. Crossing blue birds with self-blue birds is typically discouraged as the offspring produced …
The ABC (Ameraucana Breeders Club) is currently completing a color variety approval process with the American Poultry Association on the large fowl splash ameraucana. The first pre-qualifying meet was held …
I have come across several inquiries asking questions about cross beak and its origin. Numerous scientific studies have been completed on the subject. I reviewed several of the scientific studies …
This article reviews the biochemical and physiological characteristics of the blue eggshell, characteristic of Araucana and Ameraucana chickens. Numerous studies and scientific advances have occurred which have gradually increased our …
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