Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[pips&peeps]

You need to get him some b complex vitamins, he has a deficiency.

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

These are NOT my photos and I'm sorry, I don't know who to give credit for these, so if you own them claim them so we can give proper credit, but I've always liked these photos, too. I keep them for reference because with these lavs sometimes I forget what blue is.

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

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You only got three lavs??? I was hoping since you had 14 developing you'd get more....

 

[Reyvaughn]

You guys are killing me. I can't wait to get my Lav project going.

So... Who's selling hatching eggs this spring (CrystalCreek, Happy Mt, Jean...)? Hahaha!

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

you just think hair pulling frustration ....wait til you actually get the durn things.....

 

[SD_Paulo]

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You only got three lavs???

No, no, no! We ended with 7 chicks. Out of those 7, 5 are Lavs and 2 are black(splits). We are happy with the ratio of lavs and are excited to see them develope.

Thank you for the eggs.

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

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Ok good; you're welcome! Get some blacks! Look at them at day 12 and tell me if you have any with about 1inch of tail feather growth. If you do, mark it!!!

 

[Reyvaughn]

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What's one more project? I have the Mille Fleur bantam Cochins, I am trying to improve on the BW/W Ameraucanas (egg production, mainly), I have Lav Orps and sure... May as well add Lav Ameraucanas. Oh, and the other special project I am not mentioning until I get the birds... I decided back in August I am clearing out my hatchery birds (bought for egg production) this spring and specializing in Orps, Cochins and Ameraucanas (with a side of Australorps and EEs). I went from egg eater to chicken breeder. Darn BYC. Bad influences, the lot of you!

 

[SD_Paulo]

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Ok good; you're welcome! Get some blacks! Look at them at day 12 and tell me if you have any with about 1inch of tail feather growth. If you do, mark it!!!

I remember you saying that. I will wait to see the sexes and then decide what blacks to acquire.

Can you send me reference of breeders with nice blacks?

 

[RedBugPoultry]

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Beautiful birds! I do love the barred bird which I guess is a rooster? Is it the only barred one you have right now? Are you finding the hens lay a nice blue eggs? This is probably a dumb question but why can you not get slate colored legs on a barred colored chicken? Do you or would you sell hatching eggs?

I would say you have done a nice job on your yard candy. I like the one you are showing in the picture!

Yep- the roo is the barred one, and he's split for lavender. Egg color is good- but I won't know what the cuckoo chicks are laying for some time. I expect it to be about the same as these:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/28521_daphneorps_011.jpg

The blue-er ones are from the lavenders, the one black split is laying the big green ones. I'm just happy to be getting bigger eggs this generation

Very nice!

You have done a good job. I like the nice blues that the lavenders are producing.