Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[jajeanpierre]

Here are my 11 W/BW babies from Lark Rise. I am not too familiar with this coloring. Are the darker ones the Blue Wheatens? Any guesses as to gender? The pics are not great as they are so fast moving as they are so terrified of the camera, LOL! I do have one of the lighter colored ones that will not be bred as it has developed a severe cross beak and rolled up foot. It was fine at birth and developed this a few weeks after birth - almost like it had a stroke or something. I decided as long as it seemed to be able to eat and drink and get around I would give it a chance to join the breakfast flock at least.

I see a lot of cockerels! The dark feathered ones are cockerels. The ones that are pale, the color of wheat, are the pullets.

 

[familypendragon]

I see a lot of cockerels!  The dark feathered ones are cockerels.  The ones that are pale, the color of wheat, are the pullets.

Ah, so the feather coloring has to do with gender not Wheaten versus Blue Wheaten? Interesting - I wondered since they are always the first out of the cage and like to be held while the lighter ones run and hide, LOL! I don't mind the roos - I think I have about half and half then. The extras will get to go play with my dark egg layers and make olive eggers

 

[jajeanpierre]

Ah, so the feather coloring has to do with gender not Wheaten versus Blue Wheaten? Interesting - I wondered since they are always the first out of the cage and like to be held while the lighter ones run and hide, LOL! I don't mind the roos - I think I have about half and half then. The extras will get to go play with my dark egg layers and make olive eggers

I have only had a few Ameraucanas so I'm no expert. The Wheaten cockerels are really obviously boys by their color. We called them the eagles.

 

[Angelicisi]

I too see a lot of roos. Both the ones in the pic with the hands holding them are roos. As are I think all in the 1st pic and all but 2 in the 2nd pic.
Out of my last batch all the Dark feathers, , combs with a higher center ridge and the dark feather ring around the necks were roos.

Here are my 11 W/BW babies from Lark Rise. I am not too familiar with this coloring. Are the darker ones the Blue Wheatens? Any guesses as to gender? The pics are not great as they are so fast moving as they are so terrified of the camera, LOL! I do have one of the lighter colored ones that will not be bred as it has developed a severe cross beak and rolled up foot. It was fine at birth and developed this a few weeks after birth - almost like it had a stroke or something. I decided as long as it seemed to be able to eat and drink and get around I would give it a chance to join the breakfast flock at least.

 

[sbucciarel]

Nice looking chicks! If I had to guess based on chicks that I have had, I would guess 4 cockerels and one pullet based on their colors. I have found that the lightest ones tend to be females and the darkest ones tend to be males. I was at the recent Virginia Poultry Breeders Association show in which my blue wheaten cockerel was best variety. I just love the blue wheaten colors. Here is a younger picture of him.. He has since filled out and his muff and beard is now blue. BTW - where in Virginia are you?

Oh noooooo ..,. say it isn't so. lol. Oh well, glad I have the 15 P Smith chicks coming in February. Beautiful Ameraucana you've got there. I'm in Barboursville, VA.

 

[HaplessRunner]

Here are my 11 W/BW babies from Lark Rise. I am not too familiar with this coloring. Are the darker ones the Blue Wheatens? Any guesses as to gender? The pics are not great as they are so fast moving as they are so terrified of the camera, LOL! I do have one of the lighter colored ones that will not be bred as it has developed a severe cross beak and rolled up foot. It was fine at birth and developed this a few weeks after birth - almost like it had a stroke or something. I decided as long as it seemed to be able to eat and drink and get around I would give it a chance to join the breakfast flock at least.

Three wheaten cockerels

Four wheaten cockerels, top right chick appears to be a blue wheaten pullet. Not sure about very bottom chick - appears to be a blue wheaten cockerel.

From Noon: pullet, pullet, blue wheaten cockerel, pullet, wheaten cockerel

Wheaten cockerel

Wheaten cockerel

Four cockerels? Blue wheaten, wheaten, two blue wheaten cockerels? (not sure on last two)

Five cockerels: far left one wheaten the rest blue wheaten

I have wheaten and blue wheaten ameraucanas, as well. The dark, brown looking feathered chicks in your pictures will be wheaten cockerels. The chicks that are getting darker neck feathers and blue body, wing, and tail feathers will be blue wheaten cockerels. The light colored chicks are pullets. I could not see enough of the tail feathers in the pullets to really tell except in the last picture. In this last picture, the light pullet appears to be a blue wheaten pullet.

FWIW, my guesses are above the pictures. Nice looking chicks

 

[carriebain]

I have a white ameraucana roo who is 8 weeks, he has a few black feathers coming in, what color would he be considered?

 

[carriebain]

Here are two more pictures

 

[carriebain]

I'm guessing a poorly bred white? I didn't know if the coloring would have a name? What are the rules for the splash coloring?

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Have you tried Little Ameraucana Mom.  I'm not sure what colors she has, but I think she only has bantams.  

i have bought from her. Unless she has addef more colors she has BBS, Lavendar, and a project she was working on but dont remember what she called it