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Good Morning All... Do these Lavender Ameraucana feather out very slowly? These 4 chicks I have are 2 weeks old, and one of them barely has any feathers, and still has his little fuzzy down new hatch look all over. The other 3 chicks are farther along, but some of the feather shoots they...

So pretty! Love your run there! MB

Welcome to the thread,, Emily88, and WELCOME TO BYC!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was told that within the same breed, females will get pin tail feathers before males. Same as for wings. I'm skeptical because there seems to be a clear cut difference between the three with feather growth and the one who still basically looks the same as when it hatched. I tried to get some...

Hello everyone... My chicks are a week old and thriving. I was wondering if Lavender Ameraucanas can be sexed by looking at pin and wing feathers. Of my four chicks, 3 of them have pronounced pin tail feathers and wing feathers. The 1 remaining chick has only one tiny little wing feather...

Interesting! Where are you based out of?

wow... love this picture

All excellent points, bookmarked and saved for the future! I understand the last line of your post.. we work with thoroughbred racehorses, and the standards for which horses should be bred have been grossly distorted over the years. Thank you again, MB

Thank you for this very informative post. I have learned so much in just a few short days from the sharing of information to a newbie like myself. It is very helpful to learn as one goes along. I didn't realize how new the formation of this color is, and how few experts there are with them. I...

Thank you for responding Caitlin VT! I know absolutely nothing of chickens, and learning as I go along. I appreciate all the information I can get my hands on. Do any resulting hens from these egg lay the same color egg? The woman told me that I bought my roo from that he hatched from a...

I just hatched out 4 little lavender chicks from shipped eggs that had the wonkiest air cells. I went against my better judgment and set them anyway. I ordered these from a lavender breeder who is reputable. The eggs came shipped fairly well, but I was quite disappointed with their size, egg...