Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Goose and Fig]

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Maybe you need Blue Wheatens! My little girl started laying about a month ago and has laid an egg almost every day since she started!

Actually- she IS a blue wheaten. They're all the same thing. The whole flipping flock is moulting and probably won't start back up til December now. Yet, the OEs, wellies and orps in the coop just keep on chugging along!

 

[PetRock]

The only one I have moulting right now is a Barred Rock. Her backend has about 3 feathers left on it and she has one tail feather sticking straight up. Last year our other Barred Rock was the only one who molted and the others kept right on laying through most of the winter. I am hoping that our young ones start before the days get too short and that they continue laying all winter. I do not want to have to buy eggs!

 

[Goose and Fig]

We had one old cochin laying last November. (probably becuase she was broody all summer) I was hoping a few of my early spring hatch girls would start by this month, but might have to wait til the solstice again. At least I have some eggs put away this time, just in case. We don't eat that many, but I give them away to alot of people and use some for baking. Store eggs taste like soap

This is what I wish they'd all do- moult while they are broody! (the ones that DO go broody anyway) Black Cochin on right with some lav Am babies she hatched.

 

[fifelakelooper]

What a wonderful picture of your beautiful flock and babies! I have had 2 hens go broody and hatch chicks. I always kept them separate from the flock because I thought they would kill the chicks. Not true?

 

[chickendales]

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Here's a pic of my little Silver pullet from John Blehm. This was taken about 2 months ago. She is now around 30 weeks old and still not laying.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55754_aug9amelia.jpg

And this is Amelia with my Olive Egger who lays a very dark brown egg.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55754_ameliaepinenesept5.jpg

mine dont start laying till ther 10months old

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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I have to keep my broody mama seperate from the rest of the flock because she attempts to kill all of them!!!!

(Just at night, in the coop. She is fine when they are free-ranging - I assume because the others can get away from her.)

 

[fifelakelooper]

The MAMA tries to kill the rest of the flock?!!! Whoaaaa....that is one protective mama!!

 

[Chickenwhispere]

I have just gotten two Ameraucan chickens, i think they are both pullets (50 days old) and they just seem so aggressive over food. Every time I stick my hand into the brooder with food in it they peck sooooo hard, and sometimes they draw blood! Is there a way I can, teach them to be more, gentle?

 

[Goose and Fig]

I can only do that in my cochin pen. I use the cochin house as a "stepping stone" for juveniles as well- the adults are so easy going they don't get harrassed as bad as if I put them straight into the marans or ameraucana pens.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Maybe they need a dose of wormer. And give them "busy food" if you can- greens, black oil sunflower, popcorn, something you can throw down that they'll have to collect while
you fill the feeders.