Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds - Page 1580

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Originally Posted by DMRippy 

 

 

CHICKEN MATH!  She is not a lavender and my guess is she is an EE.... did you get her from the same place you got the EE chick? (I saw that on the EE thread) I have lots of EE and almost ALL lay a nice blue egg... I could not tell by the eggs if it was an EE or a pure Ameraucana.   I breed my EE for a blue/blue green.... I don't really care for the green, but the OLIVE that is another story...

Yeah, I got both of them from a breeder, her lavender ameraucanas are gorgeous!

Was the chick hatched and they told you it was a lavender or did they sell you a hatching egg?

If it was the latter, maybe they got the eggs mixed up.  If you were sold the chick, then I would say you should call the breeder and ask for a refund or for another chick that is in fact lavender.

I got it as a chick but the chick was still all fuzz and no feathers, and the fuzz was silvery gray, is that not what lavender chicks look like?

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Originally Posted by rvroman 

I got it as a chick but the chick was still all fuzz and no feathers, and the fuzz was silvery gray, is that not what lavender chicks look like?

 

She should have know if that was a lavender or not.  I KNOW when I get a lavender... they look different AND I keep up with my eggs by pens.  If she sold that to you as a lavender then you SHOULD get another chick. 

This is a lavender chick:

I think you need a refund or a lavender chick......

I think right now my husband would kill me if I tried to bring another fuzzybutt into the house, I am not really that worried about it, I still got a super friendly cute chick out of the deal, we will see, if she becomes a he then I might try again this year! If not I will probably wait until I know what all I have pullet wise

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Originally Posted by Toxic Chicken 

I recently received Ameraucana eggs. (wheaten / blue wheaten)
4 are pretty dark blue
3 are almost white
What are the chances the 3 light egg chicks
will lay blue eggs? Should I bother incubating them ?

TC, if you do a search on this thread for my handle and "white eggs", you should come across some previous posts I've made where you will read about me taking my breeding program back to a white egg layer and a very light blue egg layer - and why I did it.  The short answer is YES.  You can get back to blue fairly easily.  In fact, I have one pullet laying an egg now that may very well be the bluest egg I've ever had.

God Bless,

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Originally Posted by Tailfeathers 

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Originally Posted by Toxic Chicken 

I recently received Ameraucana eggs. (wheaten / blue wheaten)
4 are pretty dark blue
3 are almost white
What are the chances the 3 light egg chicks
will lay blue eggs? Should I bother incubating them ?

 

TC, if you do a search on this thread for my handle and "white eggs", you should come across some previous posts I've made where you will read about me taking my breeding program back to a white egg layer and a very light blue egg layer - and why I did it.  The short answer is YES.  You can get back to blue fairly easily.  In fact, I have one pullet laying an egg now that may very well be the bluest egg I've ever had.

 

God Bless,

X2! . 

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Originally Posted by fowlsessed 

Are there any hatcheries (or anywhere else online) where I can get some real ameraucana bantams? I had actually found a place once, but now can't find it anywhere. thanks

I may be able to supply chicks.Contact  jerrysegler@yahoo.com     I do a few custom hatches each year.Silver,wfite,blue black splash and lavender.

I just hatched 2 out of 6 ameracauna eggs I bought.  The eggs were due Monday, and one hatched yesterday and one today.  I hope I get another, to increase my odds of a pair. 

I have no idea what color they will be, I guess I should have asked!  Any guesses?

Oh, the tiny one in the corner is a solo baby button quail, a couple of days old.  The three cuddle up, its so cute!