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Make sure, make sure, make sure your coops are properly ventilated. I had a few drop dead because I got this coop from my neighbor and it has no vents/windows. Normally that hadn't been an issue but the one day I forgot to open the run door in the morning. I came home and two were baked and the...

As far as shank feathers are concerned I don't think that will cause too many issues in the next gen. if you plan on keeping the progeny clean legged. To e it seems like a bad idea to cross her to your AM's as she has other things that will cause you to need to cull a lot. Such as the extra toe...

Yes it is dominant.

Are all of your birds from a hatchery? Hatchery birds don't place well in the first place. If you go to the brahma thread I could give you my opinions on the light brahma hen if you'd like.

You are very correct. My fair has like three parts to it. The actual show, skillathon, and showmanship. The show obviously judges how close your bird is to APA standard. This bird won't do well. In the skillathon it tests how much you know about chicken things. Such as how to read a medication...

My eggs arrived! 3 more weeks and I will have my own wheaten ameraucanas.

Well that means they aren't a whole ton quicker at maturing then my brahmas. I suppose that isn't a huge issue, I just wanted to be able to show them later this year.

Since I'm getting eggs early next week( wheaten/blue wheaten ) I wanted to know If someone could answer my questions I have. When can Ameraucanas be sexed? When will I be able to tell the wheaten from the blue wheaten? What is the earliest one can be shown? What is the general time they begin to...