Posts by Lesler5

Hi. I had a hen go broody so I let her sit on a few eggs in the spring. Two hatched, and both chicks were yellow at hatching. Now at about 10-11 weeks old they are white, one has a spek of black on a wing. But, here's the confusing...

I love my mixed flock too, and maybe some of the Ameracaunas are EE's (no green legs though) and I have thw two mysteriously white home breds, but they do lok nice roaming the back yard

Well, I think my chickens are all what they claim to be. I am still confused however how I have two white chicks that I hatched here from a black australorp hen and a barred rock rooster. They were yellow when newly hatched and...

I had two barred rocks who I was sure were hens until henrietta crowed one morning...and penny shortly after that! They both had hen tails and no hackles or saddle feathers until much later on than my definite roo. So I am definitely...

Quote: Originally Posted by stephanie1992  if the mom is a "americana" and not an EE than id expect the chicks to be black to, but if she is actully an EE than the chicks could be white since the mother is a...

I am not an expert but this is what I have gatthered from my research as an "Ameracauna" owner:  Sometimes if feed stores mispell the breed intntionally as Americauna instead of Ameracauna, then it could be that they are selling...

I should also note that the chicks are only about 2 weeks old in the picture when the pale grey was just starting in their wings. Now they are like that all over.

Quote: Originally Posted by rcking  i've run a few hatches with an australorp roo and the ladies being white rocks and buff orps. had a variety of interesting colors with gray barring and penciling, and variations on...

Quote: Originally Posted by farmerChef  can you post a picture of the chicks? what breeds of hens to you have? do you have any blue or splash hens? Just posted the pic. One chick is about 5 days older than...

I had a hen (Ameracauna) go broody and gave her a few eggs to set on. Two of the three hatched. I was sure the hen that laid the eggs was the BA and I only have the one rooster (BR) in with the flock. Since both the mom and dad had...