Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I suspect that if it is a girl it could be in the layer flock - but if it is a boy....

Yep. Well if it was boy I would try to keep it, but when you get an overflow of boys and a good looking overeall healthy roo verses a crossbeak roo that I wouldnt use for breeding, I would probably keep the one without the crossbeak. At least from it I would get some good offspring. The only way I would keep the crossbeak over the other is if I got really attached to it.

I never go off of behaviour, but this crossbeak chick quite a bit of attitude. It has a crossbeak and the runt, and still bosses and pushes the others around! It is sweet to me. Hopefully just a pushy pullet!

 

[CibolaChooks]

MY only black male . hatched on 4/2 his adult feathers are starting to come in. yay

 

[Schroeder]

Kaybee: Here are some of my BW males at similar age to the one in your photo. Not a great photo to judge them individually, but thought you might like to see the comparison.

 

[jajeanpierre]

The black stripe in the hackle feathers are not wanted.It is a little early to tell much but at this point but that is all I see.

Is that black stripe undesirable in all Wheatens?

When do you judge the quality of their colors and patterns? I've decided I want to breed blues and blue splashes. I have one blue cockerel and want to know if I should keep him or wait until I order a new batch next spring.

 

[wlrabbitry]

i have a question about silver ameraucana roos. Mine are still young and some have a reddish and brown on backs will this molt out and are just jr feathers?

 

[jerryse]

i have a question about silver ameraucana roos. Mine are still young and some have a reddish and brown on backs will this molt out and are just jr feathers?

It may go away.Red shoulders are a common problem is silver in any breed.Yours came from mine and some will have red shoulders but some clean shoulders as well.This is a result of new blood to improve size.

Is that black stripe undesirable in all Wheatens?

When do you judge the quality of their colors and patterns? I've decided I want to breed blues and blue splashes. I have one blue cockerel and want to know if I should keep him or wait until I order a new batch next spring.

Yes.It is a common problem.The wheaten family males take awhile to finish their color changes.

 

[kaybee123]

Kaybee: Here are some of my BW males at similar age to the one in your photo. Not a great photo to judge them individually, but thought you might like to see the comparison.

Thanks! I see triplets or quads to my boy. I appreciate the feedback from jerry. The funny thing is, I think that black looks cool but I understand for breeding and show that's not standard. . I'm learning a lot.

 

[Deb B]

Looking for input for the sex of this 5 week old Blue Wheaten Ameraucana.

I bought two Wheaten/Blue Wheatan Ameraucana chics in early June. The one is definitely a Wheatan cockerel, as his black and dark rust feathers started coming in at two weeks. The other had much lighter coloring, including the "blue" feathers, but in the last couple of days "her" comb has started developing and is actually a bit more red than the one I'm sure is a cockerel. So I"m hoping somebody with experience can tell me if the one I though was a pullet might actually be a Blue Wheaten cockerel.

Here they both are, with the one in question in the foreground
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Here "she" is, to get a better look at the comb.


Here is a comb shot for the Wheaten cockerel


Thanks in advance for your input!

 

[Angelicisi]

I think those are two lil boys. :/ darker chest feathers red coming in on the combs. That eagle look I LOVE tends to be all males so far tho but I'm a newb still, just crammed full of research and old wives tales because of my own . I have no idea on color yet. I have 4 of my own that are 6 weeks old. I'm tracking in pics best I can lol I want more! But can't keep boys here (think I have 2 boys myself)

Looking for input for the sex of this 5 week old Blue Wheaten Americauna. I bought two Wheaten/Blue Wheatan Americauna chics in early June. The one is definitely a Wheatan cockerel, as his black and dark rust feathers started coming in at two weeks. The other had much lighter coloring, including the "blue" feathers, but in the last couple of days "her" comb has started developing and is actually a bit more red than the one I'm sure is a cockerel. So I"m hoping somebody with experience can tell me if the one I though was a pullet might actually be a Blue Wheaten cockerel. Here they both are, with the one in question in the foreground . Here "she" is, to get a better look at the comb. Here is a comb shot for the Wheaten cockerel Thanks in advance for your input!

 

[pips&peeps]

One is wheaten and the other is a blue wheaten. Both are cockerels.