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Did you know that many of today’s duck breeds started with the Mallard? That’s right, this species is the main ancestor of most breeds of domesticated ducks. Mallards are a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurosiberia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. It is a very adaptable species, being able to live and even thrive in urban areas which may have supported more localised, sensitive species of waterfowl before development. The non-migratory mallard interbreeds with indigenous wild ducks of closely related species through genetic pollution by producing fertile offspring. Complete hybridisation of various species of wild duck gene pools could result in the extinction of many indigenous waterfowl. The wild mallard is the ancestor of most domestic ducks, and its naturally evolved wild gene pool gets genetically polluted by the domesticated and feral mallard populations.

A noisy species, the female has the deep quack usually associated with ducks. Male mallards make a sound similar to that of the female, a typical quack, but it is deeper and quieter compared to that of the female. When incubating a nest, or when ducklings are present, females vocalise differently, making a call that sounds like a shorter version of the usual quack. This maternal vocalization is highly attractive to their young. The repetition and frequency modulation of these quacks form the auditory basis for species identification in offspring, a process known as acoustic conspecific identification. In addition, females hiss if the nest or offspring are threatened or interfered with. When taking off, the wings of a mallard produce a characteristic faint whistling noise.

When Amaretto introduced the Barnyard Bird Ducks in October 2018 one of the starter birds was the Mallard. They each came with possible hidden coats and traits. The hidden breed/traits may or may not be Non-Starter. When breeding new starters together, it is important to remember that the hidden Breed/traits may or may not drop in the first Egg or even the last Egg . You just never know!

Hello everyone! Can you believe this month is already almost half way over?! Well that means its time to pick the new picture of the month!

This month I have chosen a picture submitted by Ariel Jurassic! Congrats Ariel!!

Love this picture, remember you can enter every month! How do you ask?!

I pick the picture of the month every month on the 15. If the 15th is on a weekend i will pick the following Monday!

Anyone can enter all you have to do is take a picture of your favorite Amaretto Breedable you can even include your self in the photo!

You can enter as many photos as you like, photos can or can not be edited, taking a awesome in world photo is enough, but if you choose to edit you can.

You enter your picture by putting a full perm picture or texture on a nc, and drop the nc in any camera located at all the main stores!

What do you get if you win? Well an amazing prize pack from Amaretto as well as you photo displayed on Amarettos website!

I hope to see your picture in next months entries! This is Ava over and out!

Hello everyone! I am so excited to get the opportunity to announce and reveal the brand new 2020 OOAKs that will be up for grabs on Friday!

Here is your first look! The following include a version for the Horses, K-9s, and Birds:
OOAK Seven Heavenly Virtues – Temperance

OOAK Seven Deadly Sins – Gluttony

For the Ponies we have something really cool!

2020 OOAK Arctic Demon & 2020 OOAK Inferno Demon! These are Ponie versions of the Charmed Horses!

These animals DO NOT have the ability to pass their coats, but they do have other surprises!
The OOAK Auction will be Friday at 3 PM!

The Bid Boards are open and accepting bids! Remember the highest bid on the board will be the opening bid at the auction. The bid boards are labeled so be sure you bid on the one you want!

We have events here all week at the 2020 Renaissance Festival & OOAK Auction!

If you would like to come check out these amazing animals in world here is your ride!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/K9s%20and%20Birds/78/29/2168

I hope that you will enjoy this weeks festivities! Happy breeding everyone this is Ava over and out!

Hello everyone and Happy Saturday!  I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

Today the spotlight is shining on the awesome Reins trait for our horses!

Amaretto celebrated Fathers Day On June 11, 2019, Amaretto celebrated Fathers day with Fathers Day Edition animals that you could purchase until June 25, 2019. There was the a chance that you could get a new trait from any breeding of these 2019 Fathers Day Edition!

Hiding in these LE’s was a brand new traits Reins!

On Oct 16, 2019 Amaretto released 2019 Halloween Editions, hiding in these LEs was the Green Reins!

On  March 9, 2020 Amaretto released 2020 Hullabazoo – Amaretto Gone Wild and hiding in these LEs was the Gold Reins!

Reins DO have the ability to pass!

So what are you waiting for pick your favorite and breed into your project today!

Until next time this is Snookie hoping you have an amazing weekend.

HAPPY BREEDING!

A hen with such a pretty sounding name has to be special – and the Swedish Flower Hen is certainly that. The name translates as ‘Skane Bloom-hen’; very appropriate since the feathers remind you of flowers.
It was relatively unknown outside of its native land of Sweden until 2010 when a few were imported to the US. Even in its own country, it was virtually unknown until the 1980s when its plight came to the attention of Swedish preservationists as it was teetering on the brink of extinction.
The Swedish Flower hen has the distinction of being a landrace chicken. Landrace birds were not ‘engineered’ by mankind but rather adapted naturally to the environment in which they lived. The weak did not survive (Darwin’s principle at work).
They evolved to become very adept at survival in the sometimes harsh climate of southern Sweden and became the traditional farm hen of that region.
Although its origins can only be guessed at, it is likely that seafarers’ and settlers brought chickens to remote settlements in trade for other things and also as a food source.
It has been written about at least 300 years ago in various documents from that period.
They would have contributed eggs and meat to the farmer and the feathers were used to fill comforters, it’s unlikely that they were cared for as livestock. They would have fended for themselves and did a fine job of it too.

As with many older breeds, the rise of the industrial hen almost saw the extinction of this lovely, hardy bird.
By the 1970s’ very few were left in Sweden. A few isolated flocks were found and a restoration and breeding plan was put into place by the Swedish Genetic Project.
The object of the Project is to raise the awareness and numbers of this endangered species and to preserve their status as a heritage hen.

The base colors of these birds can range from black, blue, yellow and reds. The feather pattern is mille fleur (thousand flowers), the feathers are white tipped. The combinations are many and varied – black/white; white/red and a pattern similar to the Speckled Sussex hen.
The rarest coloration pattern is called ‘Snow Leopard’. Some of the white tips are replaced by black tips giving an overall picture of gold/white/black markings named after the rare Snow Leopard.

On November 21, 2015 Amaretto wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving with some 2015 Thanksgiving Collectors Edition Barnyard Birds. These birds had hiden surprises, which were the Swedish Flower birds. The Swedish flower bird coat does have the ability to pass.

Starting in June of 2019 Amaretto introduced the Craved Birds!
In January 2020 by breeding any two of the Sussex Bantam and Swedish Flower birds, you had the chance of getting the Sapphire Dazzle Craved Sussex Bantam or the Sapphire Dazzle Craved Swedish Flower Bird. These coats also can be passed.

I hope you enjoy the “thousand flower” coats of these lovely birds.

Lets talk about the the new horse that I know a LOT of you have been asking me about! What am I talking about this months Unique Horse Breeding!

Coveted Circlet – Water

Isnt this horse awesome looking! Well let me give you the low down! The coat on the Coveted Circlet – Water DOES NOT pass!

Booooo IKR! But wait there is something that does the Wave eye and the Coveted Circlet Water Horn DO have the ability to pass!

How do you get one?
Starting July 1, 2020 at 12:01 AM until July 31, 2020 12:00 PM any time you breed the following qualifiers together you have the opportunity to get a awesome surprise!

Horses
The qualifiers are one parent must have a Water Element Eye and the other must be one of the following Craved Stormy Coats:
Craved Stormy Amaretto Opkai – Beryl
Craved Stormy Blue Raspberry Appaloosa
Craved Stormy Black Walker
Craved Stormy Ivory Dunn
Craved Stormy Silver Arabian
Craved Stormy Silver Walker

So keep your eye out for these horses making a splash into your herd!

Happy breeding everyone this is Ava over and out!

Hey everyone its another manic Monday, I wanted to talk to everyone about something that started happening on the 1st of July!

You may have seen chatter about a Constellation – Cancer Eye! These eyes started randomly dropping, into your breeding herd!

These eyes are replacing the Flags of the World Eyes! Thats correct there will be no new Flag of the World Eyes!

The Constellation – Cancer is available from July 1st until July 30th! The Constellation Eye DOES have the ability to pass!

So expect to see a new eye ever month! I know that you guys will find something amazing to do with these new Monthly eyes!

Happy breeding everyone this is Ava over and out!

Hi everyone Happy Saturday and Happy 4th of July!

Today I want to talk about the K-9 Tints! Did you know you can change the look of your K-9 by adding one of these awesome tints? Read all about them right here!

The Sunrise trait gives your K-9 a yellow tint. The sunrise trait comes from breeding “Starter Coats” together or 1 starter with any other K9.

The Sunset trait gives your K-9 an orange tint. The sunset trait comes from breeding “Starter Coats” together or 1 starter with any other K9.

The Rose trait gives your K-9 an Rose tint. The Rose trait comes from breeding two “Amaretto Special Edition K–9 Devotion Dalmatian” together.

The Mint trait gives your K-9 an Mint tint. The Mint trait comes from breeding two “Amaretto Special Edition K–9 Devotion Dalmatian” together.

The Lilac trait gives your K-9 an lilac tint. The Lilac trait comes from breeding two “Amaretto Special Edition K–9 Devotion Dalmatian” together.

The Periwinkle trait gives your K-9 an Periwinkle tint. The Periwinkle trait comes from breeding two “Amaretto Special Edition K–9 Devotion Dalmatian” together.

The Royal trait gives your K-9 an Royal tint. The Royal trait came with the 2.0 Dog Update.

The Cherry trait gives your K-9 an Cherry tint. The Cherry trait came with the 2.0 Dog Update.

The tint trait CAN be passed on!  So get your K-9 ready for a new look and add one of these awesome tints! For a closer look check them out on the wiki  https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=Other_K-9_Traits

Until next time this is Snookie hoping you have a great weekend and a fun & safe July 4th!

Happy Breeding!!!

Today we will talk about Chihuahuas, one of my favorite breeds. The chihuahua dog has a long history, dating back to the ancient Aztecs and Mayas, possibly as far as the 9th century in Mexico.
The earlier ancestors probably had been present before the Mayas as dogs approximating the Chihuahua are found in materials from the Great Pyramid of Cholula, antedating 1530 and in the ruins of Chichen Itza on the Yucatán Peninsula. However, a genetic study indicated that there was less than 2 percent pre-European mitochondrial DNA in modern Chihuahuas due to admixture with the European dogs.
In a 1520 letter, Hernan Cortés wrote that the Aztecs raised and sold the little dogs as food. Colonial records refer to small, nearly hairless dogs at the beginning of the 19th century, one of which claims 16th-century Conquistadores found them plentiful in the region later known as Chihuahua. Small dogs such as Chihuahuas were also used as living heating pads during illness or injury. Chihuahuas as we know them today remained a rarity until the early 20th century; the American Kennel Club (AKC) did not register a Chihuahua until 1904.

Breed standards for the Chihuahua do not specify a height, only a weigh and conformation, with weights ranging from tiny teacups at 1.5 pounds to 6 or 8 pound dogs. Chihuahuas occur in virtually any color combination, from solid to marked or splashed, allowing for colors from solid black to solid white, spotted, sabled, or a variety of other colors and patterns. Colors and patterns can combine and affect each other, resulting in a very high degree of variation. Common colors are fawn, red, cream, chocolate, brown, mixed, white, and black.

On April 23, 2012 Amaretto released K-9 Update Version 1.4 and these Non-Starter Coats were added!
The Chihuahua is one set of many exciting possible Non-Starter coats that can come from breeding “Starter Coats”.
You can have a chance at one of these exciting Non-Starter coated Chihuahuas by breeding any K-9 with a starter K-9 or by breeding together two starter K-9s.
These coats CAN be passed on.

Since that release, Amaretto has used the Chihuahua for lots of Special Editions and other coats, including the 2012 Fresh Baked Gingerbread Chihuahua, the 2014 Valentine Chihuahuas, the 2015 Spring Edition Chihuahuas, the 2015 Halloween Chihuahua, the 2017 Cinco De Mayo, and the 2nd Anniversary Fireworks and Confetti dogs. We also have a Chihuahua Mutt and Blanco, a Chihuahua Best in Show, the Zodiac Libra Chihuahua, the Elemental Heart Chihuahua.They’ve used it for the Chorkie and Staffhuahua Twist dogs, a combination of breeding 2 different coats, and the Crazed Coat Chihuahua.

You can see all these coats on the Amaretto K9 Wiki here.

https://k9.amaretto.wiki/index.php?title=K-9_Coats

As you can see, the tiny but mighty Chihuahua is a versatile coat. What is your favorite one?