One of our porcelain D’uccle chicks is starting to develop scissor beak, and although it’s not too big of a problem... we were Winding if there’s anything we can do to prevent further development? Thank you 😊
I’m letting one of my bantam Cochins snatch 13 bantam eggs for me, she’s been sitting on them for about 3 weeks and I keep waiting for them to pipp but they haven’t. When I candled them, at least 10 were fertile, but whenever I check on her and her eggs the other birds have laid eggs under her...
We have a nasty EE rooster at the moment, and are going to hatch a bantam ameracauna dozen this late spring. I’m wondering how sweet your ameraucauna roosters are? I’m hoping to keep The rooster we hatch cuddly or at least tame... does anyone have any advice on how to keep them that way through...
It’s really just too young to tell... but you could guess by how they hold themselves (high rooster, bending over hen) or the wing growth rate (hens feathers can sometimes grow faster...
That sounds like a good plan! I’m not sure weather 2 or 3 is better (because we’ve never got just two) but you can integrate them with the other birds when they are the same size. There will be some curfluffles, but as long as they don’t really hurt each they’ll be ok. 😊
We have a rooster and 8 hens, and plan on keeping one of the babies we hatch this summer and one porcelain D’uccle from our friend so we can sell our current rooster and two of our (not so nice) birds. Is two enough if we hand raise them and introduce them into our flock when they’re older? My...
that is so cool! we wanted a bantam roo Ameraucana, but we think ours is an EE becauase he has green feet. he is becoming angrier because he can see the hens but cant get to them. he has started to become aggressive and afraid of us, we just hope he'll calm down after his quarantine - otherwise...
while it is true that ameraucaunas are different from EE as they are a true breed, americaunas are misspelled on purpose so that hatcheries and places like Rural king and TSC can sell them as a true breed and for more money without the buyers realising.
I read that experiment... it’s very interesting... but I have a question - is the tuft gene dominant. For instance if a bird only had one copy of the gene would they still get muffs?
Criteria for ameraucauna:
*blue or slate feet (not green)
*Muffs (not tufts)
*Pea comb
*Blue eggs
*Full tail
So most likely you have an Easter egger unless all of these apply...
Your flock is so cute and diverse!😃 and are you sure that your ameraucauna isn’t actually an EE? I have always wanted faverolles, but we already have too many others 😆! Who is your favorite?