Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[FVRM]

I think the heat can also affect how often they lay. In the summer my egg count goes down a bit. Also, check for snakes so don't leave eggs overnight.

 

[TherryChicken]

Ok was just told nothing goes near the coops. Only every blue moon. We usually give them cool treats and ice in their water to help keep them cool

 

[jajeanpierre]

I got 9 eggs today from my group and I normally only get 6 or 7. And my maran laid today, but my her and my legbars are spoken for and the legbars still havent laid. Neither with my ameraucanas. They are so beautiful and want to keep them, but we need eggs.

My young bantam Cochins are just starting to lay. Two are a year, one is about ten months. I'm not worried about them. Maybe your birds just aren't mature enough yet. Or maybe it is too hot--my temps are in the mid 90s every day now. That kind of stress takes a toll.

 

[FLF]

The "blue wheaten" is not true wheaten coloring, and the grey columbian looking one is not an accepted color. The blue and black pictures are not clear enough to decipher one way or the other, but if they came from the same place, they are probably EE.

There are a couple people breeding that sort of almost blue wheaten color and selling them as blue wheatens to the unsuspecting.

I see black, blue, and blue Wheaton. These are not common as just EE. I would say if the legs don't turn a bit greenish. Most of them could be Ameraucana's. I'm not to up on the Wheaton's though. That ones throwing me off.

 

[FVRM]

Ameracaunas are not known for the amount of eggs they lay but the color. I've read stories where the hens didn't lay until they were 10 months old and up to a year and 2 months!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Ameracaunas are not known for the amount of eggs they lay but the color. I've read stories where the hens didn't lay until they were 10 months old and up to a year and 2 months!

I had some that layed at 1 year and 1 month. They are actually pretty decent layers now. Better than I expected

 

[Hinotori]

The "blue wheaten" is not true wheaten coloring, and the grey columbian looking one is not an accepted color. The blue and black pictures are not clear enough to decipher one way or the other, but if they came from the same place, they are probably EE.

There are a couple people breeding that sort of almost blue wheaten color and selling them as blue wheatens to the unsuspecting.
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Yes, those two are definitely EEs. I'd guess the other two are as well coming from the same place. That one isn't blue wheaten. Looks like a hatchery EE I had.

This is one of my two blue wheaten hens for color comparison

 

[TherryChicken]

My young bantam Cochins are just starting to lay.  Two are a year, one is about ten months. I'm not worried about them.  Maybe your birds just aren't mature enough yet.  Or maybe it is too hot--my temps are in the mid 90s every day now.  That kind of stress takes a toll.

t heyre over a year

 

[jajeanpierre]

t heyre over a year

maybe 10 months? They aren't even a year yet and started laying a couple months ago

Even if they are over a year, it might be somewhat in the normal range. As I said, my Cochins are just starting to lay at a year. I have read/heard that some of the really early commercial production chickens might lay early, but do not lay for long.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

Does anyone have an extra egg color chart they would be willing to sell?