Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[marchick]

I think you have a pullet there

If thats a pullet! Then I might have 5-6 pullets!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Here are my boys around 3 weeks old

 

[marchick]

Here are my boys around 3 weeks old

Are those Wheatens or Blue Wheatens?

 

[OnceInaBlueMoon]

How old is the one in your picture? Do you have any pictures of him younger? Mine are 3 weeks and a couple days old.

The one in the picture is 7 weeks old. I'll look around and see if I have a few pictures of younger cockerels. Around 3-4 weeks of age, wheaten boys will begin to feather in black (they are the easiest to decipher in groups of chicks), blue wheaten males will begin to feather in grayish blue, and splash males (if you are breeding for that color) will be white. The girls will feather in a golden brown color like you are seeing and you will be able to see their color variety in their wing tips and tails. Wheaten and blue wheaten males will start to look dark quickly. Hope that helps.

 

[marchick]

The one in the picture is 7 weeks old. I'll look around and see if I have a few pictures of younger cockerels. Around 3-4 weeks of age, wheaten boys will begin to feather in black (they are the easiest to decipher in groups of chicks), blue wheaten males will begin to feather in grayish blue, and splash males (if you are breeding for that color) will be white. The girls will feather in a golden brown color like you are seeing and you will be able to see their color variety in their wing tips and tails. Wheaten and blue wheaten males will start to look dark quickly.

Hope that helps.

Yes, Thank you! I could see the cream color but there is the gray spots and I was wondering.

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Is my blue wheaten the right color guys? He looks different than the beauty posted a little bit ago. Is he not supposed to have the red brown in him?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7428495/width/200/height/400[/
[IMG]https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/7428502/width/200/height/400

 

[marchick]

Is my blue wheaten the right color guys? He looks different than the beauty posted a little bit ago. Is he not supposed to have the red brown in him?

I like the red brown! He is a cutie!

 

[junebuggena]

Is my blue wheaten the right color guys? He looks different than the beauty posted a little bit ago. Is he not supposed to have the red brown in him?

He is properly colored. The other chick looks different because it's younger.

 

[marchick]

Here are my boys around 3 weeks old

Wow those are only about 3 weeks old!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

He is properly colored. The other chick looks different because it's younger.

Oh! Huge sigh! Thank you!!!!

Wow those are only about 3 weeks old!

I think so! When I loaded my pics I lost my dates! I'm way too blonde today! I'll double check