Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Northie]

Yes, it can happen. The trick to getting rid of it is first identify the females throwing the leakage, which means you have to grow out some males from them. Also, don't breed the males showing the leakage as they can pass that to their female offspring. Get rid of the females carrying it and don't breed the males showing it.

Thanks for answering that question, this thread moves along so quickly stuff gets burried pretty fast!

 

[Divannah]

Hi,
I am raising Ameraucanas for the first time and naturally hatched some roosters, however, a couple I am not certain about. I need to sell them, but don't want to accidentally sell a pullet! Please give me your best opinion of their sex, please.

They are all 13 weeks old. None have crowed yet.

The White one: Pretty sure it is a rooster because of the long legs, but he has a small comb and doesn't act very rooster-ish. Kind of a gentle, quiet guy.

Black with flat comb: I am really hoping is a pullet based on the comb, but "she " is pretty large, so I just don't know.

Another question. I have a Black, and Black Split Lavender, that I think are both Roos due to triple comb bumps, but for selling purposes I need to know which is which. One has a white dot on the end of each wing and he is the bigger of the two. I read somewhere that the white tip goes away but I don't remember which variety it is, the black or black split. Help? And can females have triple bump combs? Should I wait to sell until it crows?

Last, I have a Wheaten, (I know he is a roo) and I am including his pic just for comment so I can learn more from the experts. I have a lavender too but I am keeping that pretty fellow.

I am sorry the pics probably won't upload in the order I described them in.

Thank you so very much for any advice.

 

[MrsBachbach]

Hi,
I am raising Ameraucanas for the first time and naturally hatched some roosters, however, a couple I am not certain about. I need to sell them, but don't want to accidentally sell a pullet! Please give me your best opinion of their sex, please.

They are all 13 weeks old. None have crowed yet.

The White one: Pretty sure it is a rooster because of the long legs, but he has a small comb and doesn't act very rooster-ish. Kind of a gentle, quiet guy.

Black with flat comb: I am really hoping is a pullet based on the comb, but "she " is pretty large, so I just don't know.

Another question. I have a Black, and Black Split Lavender, that I think are both Roos due to triple comb bumps, but for selling purposes I need to know which is which. One has a white dot on the end of each wing and he is the bigger of the two. I read somewhere that the white tip goes away but I don't remember which variety it is, the black or black split. Help? And can females have triple bump combs? Should I wait to sell until it crows?

Last, I have a Wheaten, (I know he is a roo) and I am including his pic just for comment so I can learn more from the experts. I have a lavender too but I am keeping that pretty fellow.

I am sorry the pics probably won't upload in the order I described them in.

Thank you so very much for any advice.

Can't see the comb on the white one but just looking at those thick legs and the tail, I think it's a boy. I think you may have one black girl and one black boy, but I can only see the comb well on one. I don't think there is anyway you can tell which one is split and which one isn't unless you test breed them. I'm not an expert on splits, so someone else will have to answer that question.

 

[dstokely]

Hi,
I am raising Ameraucanas for the first time and naturally hatched some roosters, however, a couple I am not certain about. I need to sell them, but don't want to accidentally sell a pullet! Please give me your best opinion of their sex, please.

They are all 13 weeks old. None have crowed yet.

The White one: Pretty sure it is a rooster because of the long legs, but he has a small comb and doesn't act very rooster-ish. Kind of a gentle, quiet guy.

Black with flat comb: I am really hoping is a pullet based on the comb, but "she " is pretty large, so I just don't know.

Another question. I have a Black, and Black Split Lavender, that I think are both Roos due to triple comb bumps, but for selling purposes I need to know which is which. One has a white dot on the end of each wing and he is the bigger of the two. I read somewhere that the white tip goes away but I don't remember which variety it is, the black or black split. Help? And can females have triple bump combs? Should I wait to sell until it crows?

Last, I have a Wheaten, (I know he is a roo) and I am including his pic just for comment so I can learn more from the experts. I have a lavender too but I am keeping that pretty fellow.

I am sorry the pics probably won't upload in the order I described them in.

Thank you so very much for any advice.

I think I see a lady or two in there, but I am still questioning mine. I have a lavender that has a single comb, but it is pink...not dark, and I am hoping it is a girl but I am still not sure. How does this line up with your tail/no tail experiment. My original sorting with tails/no tails indicated that I would have six roos. I am pretty positive about 5 and depending upon the day, I can go up to 7.
Mine will be 13 wks Monday. I do not know what I will do with that many roos, especially since I will have 3 blue ones, 1 or 2 lavenders and a blue wheaten. Then there is the splash with questionable single row comb.

 

[Nofowlplay]

Wish I could have a rooster where I live....Id scoop one of those AM roos and have blue and green eggs and lovely chicks!
Unfortunately no rooster ordinance here. Although I know people that have them anyway.

 

[dstokely]

Wish I could have a rooster where I live....Id scoop one of those AM roos and have blue and green eggs and lovely chicks!
Unfortunately no rooster ordinance here. Although I know people that have them anyway.

These are Paul Smith chicks, so I expect they will be pretty special. I can't wait to see how they turn out as adults. The Blue Wheaten roo really stands out and I am not sure which would be my second favorite. I don't think I have a splash roo, but as long as I have a Blue, I can have splash babies.

 

[chickee]

These are Paul Smith chicks, so I expect they will be pretty special. I can't wait to see how they turn out as adults. The Blue Wheaten roo really stands out and I am not sure which would be my second favorite. I don't think I have a splash roo, but as long as I have a Blue, I can have splash babies.

Love my W/BW girls from Paul Smith. Bred to Pips&Peeps lines I have gotten some awesome chicks! Then I added in a pure "Cree" line (also in Pips&Peeps lines so they are blending well) last summer and so far I am real happy with the results. lualshannon's beautiful pictures are of my chicks.

This is my favorite Paul Smith hen. She is a splash and has produced my best babies.

 

[dstokely]

Love my W/BW girls from Paul Smith. Bred to Pips&Peeps lines I have gotten some awesome chicks! Then I added in a pure "Cree" line (also in Pips&Peeps lines so they are blending well) last summer and so far I am real happy with the results. lualshannon's beautiful pictures are of my chicks.

This is my favorite Paul Smith hen. She is a splash and has produced my best babies.

A splash wheaten? How do they differ from a blue wheaten or a wheaten? She is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

 

[chickee]

A splash wheaten? How do they differ from a blue wheaten or a wheaten? She is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

Thanks

Wheaten has black in their tails and wing bows, blue wheaten have blue in their tails and wing bows and splash has white in their tails and wing bows.

 

[MrsBachbach]

Love my W/BW girls from Paul Smith. Bred to Pips&Peeps lines I have gotten some awesome chicks! Then I added in a pure "Cree" line (also in Pips&Peeps lines so they are blending well) last summer and so far I am real happy with the results. lualshannon's beautiful pictures are of my chicks. This is my favorite Paul Smith hen. She is a splash and has produced my best babies.

How can you tell she is a splash? Lack of color in tail and wings or what?