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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: 2026 Northwoods Poultry Fa...

Last post by Elijah Ensor - July 24, 2026, 12:46:40 PM

I'd love to make it if it wasn't such a drive from PA.   

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Breeding / Re: Dun variety project

Last post by Russ Blair - July 23, 2026, 10:32:06 PM

All of the chicks from my LF dun project, of a black Ameraucana cock over 2 dun mutt pullets, were very uniform in color and still have little variation from each other as adults. I plan to keep a few of these pullets and again breed a black Ameraucana over them. I have a few extra pullets to sell, if an Alliance member is willing to come get them and continue with this project.
Again, I've seen a lot of various colors in my bantam dun project offspring this year. Besides lavender floating around in the flock, it looks like blue is also. One cockerel appears to be what they call platinum to me and that would be from both dun and blue diluting the black.

They look great John, those two pullets from fowl fest look like they gave you a good start. 

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Breeding / Re: Breeding Advice appreciate...

Last post by Russ Blair - July 23, 2026, 10:25:27 PM

I believe Mikes advice is sound. Unfortunately some varieties are only holding on by a prayer with most new breeders being attracted to the latest fad projects. There are several recognized varieties on the verge of disappearing. 2ill only a small handful of dedicated breeders working on some of them I fear some suffer from inbreeding depression. Which will cause low fertility, lack of vigor and many other issues making it hard to hatch great numbers. Outcrossing would definitely bring in the needed vigor and I hope you make the crosses needed. I actually was just talking to Jerry DeSmidt about this today. Then I logged in to see your post, funny our God works 😉

#4

Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / 2026 Northwoods Poultry Fancie...

Last post by Ann Dunn - July 23, 2026, 01:49:31 PM

Please join us for an approved sanctioned Ameraucana Alliance double club meet. Hoping to see you there! Catalog is attached.

Northwoods Poultry Fanciers Club
APA/ABA Sanctioned – September 19th 2026
Double Open show, Double Junior show
Show Location:
209 Mueller Street
Athens, WI 54411

Entries must be postmarked September 1st.

#5

Breeding / Re: Breeding Advice appreciate...

Last post by Elijah Ensor - July 12, 2026, 04:19:20 PM

Thanks Mike, I appreciate the feedback.   I am currently doing the same with my large whites so I'll do so with the bantams and also work on the buff cross.     

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Breeding / Re: Breeding Advice appreciate...

Last post by Mike Gilbert - July 12, 2026, 02:02:44 PM

To get better fertility in the Buff bantams, I would recommend crossing in a Wheaten.  Either male or female would work.  Don't expect too much colorwise in the first generation, but breed the best conformation birds back to buff,or breed the F-1's together.  If you do the latter, you will need to raise more to get good color.  For the Whites, just cross them with blacks.  Unless the blacks carry a copy of recessive white, all the F-1's will be colored.  No problem.  Just breed them back to Whites and you will get approximately half that are pure recessive White.   Both outcrosses are at least a two generation process, and with the Buffs it may take another year or two, depending on how lucky you get.   

#7

Ameraucana Marketplace / Available in South Central PA....

Last post by Elijah Ensor - July 12, 2026, 08:59:43 AM

Hello everyone,
I am located in south central Pennsylvania, 17267. I have the following large fowl available for pickup.

One Large Fowl Chocolate cockerel .

Two Large fowl black pullets.

Thanks.  ezensor@gmail.com.

#8

Breeding / Breeding Advice appreciated.

Last post by Elijah Ensor - July 11, 2026, 10:04:00 PM

Good evening, I am coming on here in hopes to receive some commentary from Experienced breeders.    I have been dealing with a terrible time getting any level of good fertility from my bantam Ameraucana.   I am currently trying to work with Buff, Blue wheaten (wheaten) , white and black.   Thus far I've been able to hatch and raise blacks and wheatens.    I have my birds set up in the barn or outside breeding pens in pairs and or trios (more than one set per variety). I started with the Buffs in 2023 and to date have raised no more than 15 estimated birds despite setting a near endless supply of eggs.    The later varieties are all new additions to me as of the past two seasons.    I've been able to raise a few silvers with fertility from those although most recently aquired  of all the varieties mentioned.   Whites are the same issue as the Buff near every egg is clear.    I would appreciate any and all advice.  I am still getting more than enough eggs and setting regularly (both in the incubator and under setting hens) and at this point with the summer heat I suspect fertility to be low but it was never there to begin with.   Thanks.   

#9

Breeding / Re: Dun variety project

Last post by Elijah Ensor - July 11, 2026, 09:51:16 PM

I think I may like the Platinum better than the Dun in my Personal opinion.    Beautiful colour variety.  They remind me of recessive Opal in Pigeons.   

#10

Breeding / Re: Dun variety project

Last post by John W Blehm - July 11, 2026, 04:45:28 PM

...Your in Michigan correct?

Yes.
I believe these two are Platinum.