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

[Aronia]

chocolate cukoo pullet.

Cool!

 

[jerryse]

Cool!

X2 . I knew someone would make chocolate cuckoo .

 

[elorraine52]

Are americuanas good in the cold

very good for cold climates as they have a pea comb and little/no wattles to frostbite!

 

[rbaker0345]

I actually ended up having to bag balm my boys this winter, but this was a super cold winter.

 

[unkadan]

I actually ended up having to bag balm my boys this winter, but this was a super cold winter.

-30F many mornings last winter here, nobody got their bags balmed and no one was the worse for wear

 

[Alaskan]

 
I actually ended up having to bag balm my boys this winter, but this was a super cold winter.

-30F many mornings last winter here, nobody got their bags balmed and no one was the worse for wear

How do you do at -30? Do you heat at all? I never heat, but I don't usually get below -15. I have lots of vents so the coops aren't much warmer than outside. I think all that air (but no blasting wind) is good for them.

 

[unkadan]

How do you do at -30? Do you heat at all? I never heat, but I don't usually get below -15. I have lots of vents so the coops aren't much warmer than outside. I think all that air (but no blasting wind) is good for them.

no heat here, just for the water
venting is key, and keeping the right number of birds per sq ft for "body heat"

 

[RoosterLew]

How do you do at -30? Do you heat at all? I never heat, but I don't usually get below -15. I have lots of vents so the coops aren't much warmer than outside. I think all that air (but no blasting wind) is good for them.

no heat here, just for the water
venting is key, and keeping the right number of birds per sq ft for "body heat"

What that magic number? I have pretty big coops, maybe I need to buy more birds just for heaters?

 

[jerryse]

New photos of the lavender cuckoo project . Look at those dark legs .

 

[Alaskan]

I really like that color, pretty!