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The Official Ameraucana Forum => Breeding => Topic started by: Suki on July 04, 2016, 10:37:26 pm

Title: Mating For Size
Post by: Suki on July 04, 2016, 10:37:26 pm

http://www.unitedorpingtonclub.com/breedingexhibitiontips.htm (http://www.unitedorpingtonclub.com/breedingexhibitiontips.htm)


Further down are 2 articles from Wilmar Vorwerk, that John maybe interested in as well.


Happy 4th Folks


Sue

Title: Re: Mating For Size
Post by: Mike Gilbert on July 05, 2016, 08:15:41 am

Quote from: Suki Paolini on July 04, 2016, 10:37:26 pm

http://www.unitedorpingtonclub.com/breedingexhibitiontips.htm

Further down are 2 articles from Wilmer Vorwerk that John maybe interested in as well.  Happy 4th Folks
Sue

A lot of folks don't know it, but Wilmer bred blue wheaten Ameraucana bantams for several years.   He got started in them when I accidentally left a pullet at an Iowa show, and took her home with him. 

Title: Re: Mating For Size
Post by: John W Blehm on July 05, 2016, 10:14:48 am

I met Wilmar and first admired his bantam Vorwerks in 1993, in Mason City, Iowa.

Title: Re: Mating For Size
Post by: John W Blehm on July 07, 2016, 10:43:01 am

Mating for Size, By E. Campbell (http://www.unitedorpingtonclub.com/breedingexhibitiontips.htm)

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I am also a firm believer in the big hen theory. All other matters being even, the hen, in my experience, has exercised the greater influence on the size of the progeny.

I understand she wrote that article in 1922 and mentions her experiences, but many of us breeders believe her "big hen theory" is an old wives tale.  There may be several genes involved in size from the largest breeds to the smallest bantams, but since the dwarfing (dw) gene is sex-linked I believe the cock has a greater influence on the size of pullets especially.   

Here is another topic  (http://ameraucanaalliance.org/forum/index.php?topic=316.msg2353#msg2353)that also covers some the same subject.