Not sure if I posted a picture of Sue here. He's a nice boy. I don't think he always holds his wings this high, he was getting ready to jump away from me. (I can't get this close to him usually.)
So sorry to hear that. :hugs so many decisions to make now as you move forward.
I had two last year that got sick while I was on vacation. I separated them out and treated for a while, then made the tough decision to cull. Treated everyone else twice with Deneguard just in case...
Although now, tons of people are using Ameraucana, Araucana, and even Cream Legbars to make mixed breeds that are also called Easter Eggers.
I know around here they are just as plentiful as the ones form hatcheries, It also wouldn't surprise me if some hatcheries haven't mixed their breeds...
Like it was said before, many, many people got started in Ameraucsnas by buying what are actually Easter Eggers. The only way to find out the difference and learn more is to post pictures and ask questions.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Good luck with your flock Memeymaker!
That chicken is nothing like an Orloff. :gig
Two of my girls:
And my young cockerel:
And just so I'm not too off topic, that is my Blue Wheaten Ameraucana cockerel in the background.
I can't either, no shooting in the village and I live a few blocks from the police department. SSS doesn't work for everyone. (But the crossbow is a really good idea.)
If you breed Wheaten with blue your chicks will be considered EEs since they will have unrecognized color patterns and won't breed true.
Keep blue, black and splash together, and separate from the Wheatens. ( Wheaten, blue wheaten and splash wheaten). They are two different color families and...
Actually I purchased them years ago. They're the old ladies that rule the coop these days,
My Orloff/Legbars were obvious pretty early, since the boys got the barring and the girls are brown with a few random spangles. Sill waiting on eggs from them, it should be soon! If they lay green...