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Spelling is not my strong suit. Oops. Thanks for the input. I know they are young and I know those that breed for show cull pretty hard and often cull early. I’m sure there are tons of enthusiastic newbies who demand immediate knowledge from those who are experienced (and worked for years to...

I hope this is the right forum. I have a batch of straight run Ameraucanas (equal parts Black, Blue, and Splash). One of my kids has expressed interest in showing them in the future whereas I'm more of a "friendly pets that lay eggs" type. Knowing that Splash is not an official color, we...

I need to thin down the flock and am trying to rehome some likely boys. These are 2 month old BBS Ameraucanas that I am 95% sure are all cocks and need to find a new home. Their combs are all three rows, much bigger than their siblings, and their tail feathers are much longer and starting to...

A little bit of a drive, but Deer Run Farms has Delawares. They are on the MD/PA border. http://www.deerrunfarmmd.com/store/buy-chicks-on-farm-delaware-pick-up

I remembered. Deer Run bought their stock from Whitmore Farms.

I have some known females of another breed or two, enough for two males to share. I’m just trying to figure out what to do with my extras and which ones to pick...

I’m sure this is a dilemma that most flock owners face at one time or another: how to choose which young roosters from a straight run batch should be rehomed or “refrigerated”? I have a flock of a dozen Ameraucanas, equal numbers of black, blue, and splash. I’ve got roughly 4-5 females and 7-8...

http://www.deerrunfarmmd.com/ I bought my Ameraucanas from Deer Run Farms in Emmitsburg, Maryland. They took over from another local breeder whose name escapes me who was well thought of here. They sell Ameraucanas, Delawares, FCB Marans, and Welsummers. There are actually quite a few small...

It’s about half the height of a standard box spring. Chickens in there about a month. Run is about 500-600ft2. They are only 2mo old. The area they hang in under some bushes is denuded. And the grassy areas look “mowed”. It will all be gone by the end of summer I’m sure...

So we made our double decker nestbox. The roll away plans were a bit too complicated, so we went with a traditional style. Our oldest is only 2mo, so we don’t have shavings in yet. I am considering leaving it open or putting in dividers. Will likely add a “perch” to assist in accessing the upper...

You can see in the sunnier parts that the grass is much shorter. I have not had any issues with toes or feet catching in the chicken wire. We used it because we’d put wire there years ago when our cats decided sleeping in the box spring was a good idea. In the first pic you can see the PT wood...

In the interest of recycling, we built one of these from a broken down queen size box spring. The wooden frame is held up by some 4” tall PT 2x4 legs and there is 1” chicken wire on the top (supported by the wooden slats). No sagging. The untreated pine will rot a some point, but the PT legs...

I'm 95% sure that Black D is also female. The "up for grabs" are Black B&C and Blue A (though I'm pretty sure Blue A is a female). The males are 99.999% for sure given comb size and color. Anyone in the DC area looking for some Ameraucana roosters?? :)

Hi all - I posted about a month ago pics of my twelve Ameraucanas asking for gender guesses. A link is here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/is-there-a-significant-size-difference-between-ameraucana-sexes.1251778/#post-20082227 JedJackson was very kind and gave his opinion of their...

If you are thinking about Deer Run, they’ve just opened up their preorders for fall chicks. Ameraucanas, Delawares, Copper Marans, and Welsummers. They are local for me, so I could pick them up. http://www.deerrunfarmmd.com/store/buy-chicks-on-farm