Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[vanalpaca]

Hello all, I've been lurking on this thread for a week or so and I think I love Ameraucanas! I've never had chickens before, but I'm planning to get some soon. How do I go about finding some actual Ameraucanas? I see them listed in Craigslist, but after reading this thread I just don't believe that they are the real deal. I want to raise five chicks, and I'm not sure I'm up to hatching eggs on my first chicken experiment.

You might ask Pips and Peeps (Jean) as I believe she lives in your area and if she doesn't have birds she would know who does. You could also ask Tailfeathers (Royce) as he has Ameraucanas as well. Both are club members and experienced breeders.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Just my luck! So much for adding new blood!

Going to try again...

 

[Cynthia12]

Question on color for showing. Wondering if the Lavenders are a color accepted in shows? Blues are right? Lavenders??

 

[Goose and Fig]

Quote:

There is a directory on the ameraucana breeders club site- just updated to be listed by state:
http://www.ameraucana.org/DnLd/BreedersDirectory.pdf

Jean- do you know you aren't on there?

 

[Goose and Fig]

Question on color for showing. Wondering if the Lavenders are a color accepted in shows? Blues are right? Lavenders??

Lavenders are not YET. You can still show them though.
As long as you get stock form a responsible BREEDER (and not a chicken mill) you'll be off to a good start. The more people breeding and IMPROVING good birds, the sooner they will be accepted- we hope. Beware- there are opportunists claiming "great bloodlines" when there really is not such thing at this time.

 

[Cynthia12]

Thank you for that fast reply..had someone asking me in my e-mail!

 

[pips&peeps]

I asked my name to be taken off the breeders list because I am not selling to the public this year. I may have some auctions now and then, but pretty much done taking orders for chicks and eggs.

I am still getting lots of e-mails and phone calls though.....

 

[Goose and Fig]

I am glad they changed it to state by state. I was getting too many calls because of the alphabetical order.

 

[GA_in_GA]

Just my luck! So much for adding new blood!

Going to try again...

All boys, Amy? I thought I was the only one who could manage that!

BTW, beautiful egg color! And I have a note in snail mail heading your way.

 

[Goose and Fig]

There is one girl there- the rest are all wheaten and 1 BW roo.

I got those eggs from Debbie Whaley. They look just like my Ribbeck girl's eggs, but they are still on strike. Time to break out the cayenne pepper!