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Chase is my little black silkie roo. My son named him after Paw Patrol 🤣

Bo Bo Frank the Tank Vito Phil Chase Roy

I’m in MT, kinda far but I’m willing to try it!

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Sounds like a bobcat, it’s a sound you never forget. Like a young girl being murdered type scream.

Hahaha. I have some random breeds as well. I think most of them will make a nice meal in a few months 🤣

Aww, I’m sorry! How many Ameraucana’s do you have now? Is the blue boy in the pic your only cockerel?

I’d love to breed some next year as well. I had a predator kill off half my flock and I’m desperately trying to play catch up so I can have a decent stock for next year.

I’ve found that usually by 4-5 weeks I can tell which are going to be boys. Some of the more recent ones I’ve hatched I’ve been able to suspect the Roos by 2 weeks. I’m new to raising Ameraucana’s but I’ve hatched about 10 batches so far this year and have another 2 incubating 🤣

You are correct. The boys have the distinct 3 rows in their comb early on and girls will only have one.

I know you said no herding dogs, but my blue Heeler is excellent with my birds. He doesn’t try and herd them.

I appreciate your opinion! Looks like both these boys are going to be stew

I need advice as to which blue copper cockerel to keep. Any advice is appreciated! The one without many tail feathers is a lot more muscular with a broader chest but I’m unsure about his coloring, excessive leg/feet feathering and lack of tail feathers at 5 months old. Both have successfully...

I just had a skunk get into my coop and kill 20 of my young birds. All were about 4-8 weeks. It didn’t touch the full grown birds. I’m shocked a skunk could do that. It bit the heads off of some, tore the organs out of others and either carried off or devoured the rest of the bodies whole! You...

Good luck! Thanks for the update! I also ordered from a breeder in Florida. I only ordered 6 Isabel though, 2 hatched. Not that terrible. I plan to order more next spring.