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Quote: Yes, it could. But, hopefully it's a real EE and not an Ameraucana.

There are lots of chickens in S. America that you would think to call an "Araucana" but they have single combs (contamination from commercial/production genetics). It's just as SteveH is saying - single comb does not absolutely negate blue eggs. There are a few examples in the Olive Egger...

those are beautiful, Ron. Where did you get them?

Quote: Yup, the Dremel with a sanding drum is the tool of choice. Works great for dogs' nails too.

I just really couldn't recommend keeping them in tight confinement, they're more intelligent than regular chickens and will go crazy.

Quote: Those are some nice looking birds. I really like Ideal's EEs, what I've seen of them. I'll be curious to see what colors they lay. Topaz is my favorite - most original color/pattern from her ancestry. They do like being high, they're more capable and savvy than regular chickens.

this would be a great question for Which Came First. with photos.

Quote: Kassaundra, this issue seems to run rampant in EEs/NAQ. Res states the blue egg layers have higher nutritional requirements than regular chickens. My EEs were doing this for a while, whereas my "regular chickens" looked amazing. I tinkered with my recipe, found all sorts of flaws in...

So who's the brave soul that's gonna start the NAQ thread? I don't know if I have the guts.

Fiesta is beautiful.

Quote: Jo, based on the angle of the photo I can't see that this is a crossed beak - it looks to me like just an overgrown upper beak, like an overbite. I had one EE with that and fixed it with my Dremel and a sanding drum.* Just a quick little bzzzz bzzzz and it's all fixed. *because this...

Quote: are you sure they aren't feather-picking? it happens a lot with the EEs, particularly starting with the beerd.

This is why there ought to be a distinction between "North American Quechua", "Easter Egger" and "APA Ameraucana" <---bleh! to that one. But I digress...it's a never-ending and pointless discussion on BYC. The more science-oriented community of chicken folks understands it.

Quote: I intend to officially call mine "North American Quechua", as that is (scientifically and culturally speaking) the most proper name for those that make the grade. The sad thing is that if it wasn't for the blue egg gene being dominant, then they would not be bred so haphazardly...

Quote: I intend to officially call mine "North American Quechua", as that is (scientifically and culturally speaking) the most proper name for those that make the grade. The sad thing is that if it wasn't for the blue egg gene being dominant, then they would not be bred so haphazardly...

Wow, Amber is lovely.

Wull, one reason I asked is because your first couple/few hatches you can expect to totally flail. Also, blue may or may not be an SAQ color, but an NAQ is in the eye of the beholder. (my Opal has Blue and I would totally consider her an NAQ) (the S. American dudes' chickens are waaay more...

Quote: Oh it's no big deal, just some pics of me flexin' in a Speedo in a local bodybuilding competition. So hay you mentioned not wanting to be hatching your own eggs until maybe next year and I wanted to bring up a few points that may or may not be of interest to you... Do you have an...

thnx ladies. the top row eggs are BCM pullet eggs and you can get some but they're not fertile nor are they that dark anymore.