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Ameraucanas and Araucanas on the range
(Forest City, Pennsylvania)

How a breed happens

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This page is from C.S. Valentine's book, which I am currently reading.  I trimmed out the nonessential paragraphs so you could focus on the topic at hand.  Mr Valentine gives a very good account of how breeds "click" and come together -- and how no matter what anyone says, it is very much a combined effort.  In some cases, like the Araucana, it was a decree and the APA just made the bird ignoring all the research previously done and giving it their own imprimatur.  That alas has made the Araucana and Ameraucana a bit a problem from the Livestock Conservancy's pov as it does not recognize it's original South American heritage.

But they are exceptions.  

Most breeds come together as he mentions and it takes a while for a breeder and his vision to coalesce and get a following.  A good example is the American Salmon, which is supposed to be a rather de-feathered version of the Salmon Faverolle -- alas it is too plain for my tastes, but Gary Underwood is pursuing it with his merry band of 5 nonetheless.  One thing rather interesting though of this bird is its dark coloured chocolate eggs...Marans watch out.



Suki
09:03 PM EDT
 

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