Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[minihorse927]

I like this bird
She has very feminine curves. I love her top line to just where her tail starts. It is a little too sharp of a curve..love her facial expression. She looks to have a nice beard and muffs. Nice front on her. She looks small. How much does she weigh? Love her wings. She has Ok lacing. I would use this bird in my breeding program and even show her if she is large enough.

I'm not sure which blue the picture was of since I have 2. It's dark out there and hard to tell. One weighs 3.75pounds and then other is 3.94lbs.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Has anyone ever tested the theory that round eggs hatch out girls and pointy egg hatch out boys?

Yes, I have - doesn't work. I ONLY set round eggs - and I got half girls and half boys. However, since the MOTHER determines the sex I do have one hen that gave me 4 girls out of 4 eggs - but one of hers was pointy so it doesn't work the other way either (broody set, not planned, I would not have set that egg).

 

[jajeanpierre]

Yes, I have - doesn't work. I ONLY set round eggs - and I got half girls and half boys.

Why do you only hatch round eggs?

 

[jajeanpierre]

My first blue egg!!!! It weighed 44 grams. The brown eggs are from my bantams--seven Silkies, one Cochin and one Plymouth Rock. The bantam crew gave me seven eggs yesterday. The Ameraucana pullet is 6.5 months old. I think it is the lavender pullet--she is the one who has squatted for the cockerels and has the reddest face.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Quote: Because I was testing the theory mentioned above - that round eggs only hatch girls. It didn't work.... no matter WHAT my mother said!

My first blue egg!!!! It weighed 44 grams. The brown eggs are from my bantams--seven Silkies, one Cochin and one Plymouth Rock. The bantam crew gave me seven eggs yesterday. The Ameraucana pullet is 6.5 months old. I think it is the lavender pullet--she is the one who has squatted for the cockerels and has the reddest face.

Very pretty egg!

 

[DMRippy]

Has anyone ever tested the theory that round eggs hatch out girls and pointy egg hatch out boys?

Yes, I have - doesn't work.  I ONLY set round eggs - and I got half girls and half boys.   However, since the MOTHER determines the sex I do have one hen that gave me 4 girls out of 4 eggs - but one of hers was pointy so it doesn't work the other way either (broody set, not planned, I would not have set that egg).

if that worked I would need to cull some hens. I have some that ONLY lay LONG pointy eggs so that would mean I would only get roos from her.

 

[allevto1985]

Alrighty, I got Joe weighed in at 5.1lb and took this head shot (on my phone) since I had hold of him

 

[pips&peeps]

He's a tiny bit underweight. Do you free range him? If you do, you might consider cooping him up to put weight on him so he can grow to his potential easier.

 

[jerryse]

Alrighty, I got Joe weighed in at 5.1lb and took this head shot (on my phone) since I had hold of him

He is close.Standard calls for 5 1/2 pounds on a cockerel.I would not worry about it.

 

[allevto1985]

He free ranges about 30mins a day, supervised. Way too many foxes around here :-( maybe ill buy him some mealworms or something. He actually did feel a touch under where he should be (not by the standard but by his breastbone)