Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[cgmaster]

I will try to get a good picture this weekend

 

[chicken farmer2]

Pictures, pictures!  Please.

Here are my chicks! I think I hatch 1 splash 2 blues and 3 blacks

 

[chicken farmer2]

 

[buddy phoenix]

That ain't fair now that's just teasing. Lol congratulations chicken farmer2

 

[chicken farmer2]

Haha thank you

 

[dstokely]

Here are my chicks! I think I hatch 1 splash 2 blues and 3 blacks

How many eggs did you set to get the six? I think I am going to set some Thursday, but it will be a trial run with EEs and my one blue wheaten hen. They will all still be EEs because of my off colored BW roo.

 

[dstokely]

Also, when they are a week old let's do a tail feather check to see which ones have little tail feathers and which do not. My theory so far, is that the girls get their tail feathers first. You can see them at a week old and the little roos have no tail feathers. I did that with my AMs last year and I thought I had 6 males and 9 hens. Turned out I had 5 roos and 10 hens.

 

[chicken farmer2]

How many eggs did you set to get the six?  I think I am going to set some Thursday, but it will be a trial run with EEs and my one blue wheaten hen.  They will all still be EEs because of my off colored BW roo.

I set 11 and I got 6. This is my second time hatching chickens. I only have a foam incubator and I turned by hand. I think I have it down now hoping for better hatch rates now haha

 

[chicken farmer2]

Also, when they are a week old let's do a tail feather check to see which ones have little tail feathers and which do not.  My theory so far, is that the girls get their tail feathers first.  You can see them at a week old and the little roos have no tail feathers.  I did that with my AMs last year and I thought I had 6 males and 9 hens.  Turned out I had 5 roos and 10 hens. 

I will try this. It seems interesting

 

[DonumDei]

Hey guys,

Would y'all mind giving me some feedback on these guys? I have about a dozen of their eggs in the incubator and another dozen from my blues.


Horatio


Ed T. (Blackbeard)


Horatio


Horatio


ET


I know these pics are a little too shady, but they have pretty decent sheen. Horatio seems to be a lot "Thicker" than Ed Teach.

Also I haven't thought of a name for the girls since I can't 100% tell them apart

Enjoy!

Pat