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  1. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    Th Thanks again! Off to read that article. :)
  2. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    Thank you!! I apologize if it seems like I'm asking simple/stupid questions. I need to sit down and catch up on my reading. I have things bookmarked and saved all over the place.
  3. DrFarmersDrWife

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    I'm really happy with the size and feathering of this chick so far. It's lav over black and I'm wondering if you ever see differences in the down of your splits? There are so many spots of yellow around the face. Normal or problem? I know it will end up black. Just wondering if it means...
  4. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    So I decided to stop hoarding my lavs that I don't need for breeding and sold this girl yesterday. I keep looking at this pic and thinking she's going to be really nice and wishing I had kept her. 3 months old what do you guys think? What can you tell about breed conformation etc at this age...
  5. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    Thanks so much!! I knew I had seen your crosses before I just couldn't find them. Quick question. Looks like my black AM rooster is starting to mate now. If he breeds the barred rocks can I still sex the chicks? Or is it only lav color that allows sex linked to show up? Can you explain how the...
  6. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    Morning! I have my lav program starting but in the mean time I've hatched some Lav AM/barred rock eggs. These should come out sex linked correct? What is the accuracy on this? I'm planning to sell these and would like to garantee sex. Does anyone have pictures of the resulting chicks and...
  7. DrFarmersDrWife

    Over 24hrs internal pip - help or not?!?

    Still no progress but I've moved it to my incubator so I can watch out for trouble. Gosling seems healthy and moving so we wait. Thanks it's nice to hear advice so I stop second guessing myself.
  8. DrFarmersDrWife

    Over 24hrs internal pip - help or not?!?

    hello all! My goose is doing a great job sitting her eggs however we lost 2 of the 3. The last one has internally pipped about 24hrs ago but no external pip. Should I pull it and start an emergency air hole and place it in my incubator? If this were chicken eggs I wouldn't hesitate but this is...
  9. DrFarmersDrWife

    Goose egg - To intervene or Not?!? Over 24hrs internal pip

    hello all! My goose is doing a great job sitting her eggs however we lost 2 of the 3. The last one has internally pipped about 24hrs ago but no external pip. Should I pull it and start an emergency air hole and place it in my incubator? If this were chicken eggs I wouldn't hesitate but this...
  10. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    If blacks are gold based, how did you add silver to your lavs originally? As I understand it, you could cross with other lines of lavs to breed away from gold but then you would need to do this every time you decided to cross with black again? Is that correct?
  11. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    Thanks so much guys! I was so disapointed to see the gold, but I was planning to breed him to my black hen anyway as my only lav hen is soo tiny and she has very light blue eggs. The black hen's eggs are so dark and beautiful. I have hatched some chicks from my lav pair and for the most part...
  12. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    I saw someone reference this at some point but I can't find it now: Where is the gold color coming from in the lavs? My rooster was great feather quality, no fretting, then all the sudden his saddle and hackle feathers turned gold-ish. Can I breed away from this or should he be culled? My...
  13. DrFarmersDrWife

    Broody Hen Thread!

    How do you guys set up your broody hens? Are they in a box, secluded, etc? This is my first experience. I have her in a shallow box with hay, and in a private brooder with fresh food and water. She was doing fine until the second chick hatched. We found it outside the box/nest not even dry and...
  14. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    I just had my first hatch ever and got four new lav chicks and a black split. (We only set 7 eggs and got five not too bad). Please excuse the dirty paper towels. I had two more chicks hatch than expected so they'll be getting a bigger brooder soon and didn't want to wake them up to...
  15. DrFarmersDrWife

    Silkie chicks exhibiting odd head twitch - tilting -Neurological problem?

    Thanks guys!!! Picked up vitamin pack and treats today!!
  16. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    I caught my boy posing yesterday and snapped a few pics. I posted him a month or two ago and think he was too young to evaluate very well. He's about 10 months now. He's my head rooster and has just recently become very protective of his ladies (one black and one lav AM). In fact I caught him...
  17. DrFarmersDrWife

    Silkie chicks exhibiting odd head twitch - tilting -Neurological problem?

    I have seven Silkie chicks, they are 7 weeks old and were broody hatched. I picked them up locally at 1 week old. They have been on Dumor and Purina (medicated) Chick starter since I got them, with an occasional hard boiled egg treat. But nothing else besides fresh water. They are secluded in...
  18. DrFarmersDrWife

    First Incubation and No hatches - Trouble shooting questions

    Okay so here is the background info: - homemade incubator that holds temp very well and humidity well until trying to keep at 65. Still air so kept at 100-102 and around 54-57 humidity for 18 days. - set 8 eggs from a small lavender ameraucana who started laying about two weeks prior - eggs...
  19. DrFarmersDrWife

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    I have a breeding/hatching question: I have lavs, blacks and blues from P. Smith. One black hen and one lav. The rest were Roos. One of the hens started laying about 6 weeks ago. They were great looking from day one but very small. I assumed they were from the lav b/c she is very petite and I...
  20. DrFarmersDrWife

    Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

    I have a breeding/hatching question: I have lavs, blacks and blues from P. Smith. One black hen and one lav. The rest were Roos. One of the hens started laying about 6 weeks ago. They were great looking from day one but very small. I assumed they were from the lav b/c she is very petite and I...
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