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  1. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Thanks but I'm afraid I can't take credit for it! It's the cover of a book called Home to Roost by Bob Sheasly...great chicken-related read if you ever get the chance :)
  2. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    You know those "10" wheaten eggs I won? well they sent 19! I don't think my two broody bantams can fit all of those AND a dozen serama eggs!
  3. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Just won 10 wheaten/blue wheaten eggs from Tom Kernan's strain on ebay!
  4. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Thank you, tailfeathers! So, are there any characteristics can I look for in the hens I pair him up with to help with his wing and tail color or will I have to just wait and see?
  5. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    reyvaughn, you beat me to it!
  6. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Hi fowlsessed! If you breed black to lavender (of any breed, not just ameraucanas) you'll get what's called a lavender split. This is a black bird carrying the recessive gene for lavender. It follows that a split bred to a lav will result in 50% lav and 50% lav splits. A split to another split...
  7. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Thanks for your reply. I was wondering about that edging on his sickles... good to know. Here's an updated pic now that he's finished molting... see? No fluff! And here's my upcoming star (hopefully!) He's also from John Blehm's strain and you can see he has a nice full beard. He somehow...
  8. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Hi DMRippy, thanks for your feedback! I'll see about getting a closer pic of his earlobes tomorrow. His beard will turn black as he ages. You can see it is partially black in the first picture. By the time his molt is finished it should be all black now that he is about a year old!
  9. tinychicky

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Hi everyone. I am considering purchasing a couple of blue wheaten hens from RKR Poultry Farms but I'd like to hear about some other people's experiences with them first. Their birds seem quite nice from the pictures and are from Wayne Meridith's lines. Has anyone bought birds from this breeder...
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