The Ameraucana Thread: Where everything and anything about the breed can be discussed (APA, Non-Stan

[Outrun Acres]

Tried that, they have been in the same pen for over a month an were fine, moved them to their permanent pen, and she decides they are her enemy! Would waiting for the rooster to get bigger help? Right now he's 4 lbs, I could wait till he's 6+ lbs

Sounds like you have a mean hen! I don't know if waiting for the rooster to get bigger would help at all. My roosters don't do anything to protect hens from other hens. As long as they have enough space to get away from one another they should be fine.

 

[salt and pepper]

Sounds like you have a mean hen! I don't know if waiting for the rooster to get bigger would help at all. My roosters don't do anything to protect hens from other hens. As long as they have enough space to get away from one another they should be fine.

Well, the rooster and his favorite hen are getting the worst of it, and yes, she's evil

If she wasn't such good quality, she would be gone! My son named her sweety, and the name is extremely unfitting of her character.

 

[delisha]

Quote: crate the hen for a few days..if she is really mean it might take a week of crating to help her. Isolation is hard on a chicken and she might just welcome the company after the isolation period. They really are social creatures.

 

[salt and pepper]

crate the hen for a few days..if she is really mean it might take a week of crating to help her. Isolation is hard on a chicken and she might just welcome the company after the isolation period. They really are social creatures.

I'll try that, thanks!

 

[salt and pepper]

Here are some of the pics of my birds

 

[salt and pepper]

How old do ameraucanas usually become mature enough to mate? Never really payed attention to that, but now I have one that is trying ( or it looks like it ) to mate all the pullets! He is only 14 weeks, and thought that he was way too young.

 

[jerryse]

How old do ameraucanas usually become mature enough to mate? Never really payed attention to that, but now I have one that is trying ( or it looks like it ) to mate all the pullets! He is only 14 weeks, and thought that he was way too young.

He is old enough and most likely fertile.Think teenager.

 

[salt and pepper]

He is old enough and most likely fertile.Think teenager.

Thank you!

 

[maryhysong]

He is old enough and most likely fertile.Think teenager.

aren't we glad that chickens do not reproduce like cats & dogs? I mean if it always meant a litter, we'd be overrun with them. At least we can control the number of offspring that are hatched.

 

[salt and pepper]

Not if they free range! lol I think that It's quite easy to keep two dogs/cats from mating and having offspring.