Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[dstokely]

Also on striped chicks there is a difference on the stripes for male and female . If I remember correctly the female has a more defined brown stripe that runs from the top of the head down through the neck without any breaks (gaps) . The males stripe is broader irregular and has a gap in the neck area .

Alright, now I gotta make a list. My first thought was that I don't want any striped chicks in my hatch, then I remembered my test hatch is going to primarily be EEs. Always something else to learn, but that makes chickens even more exciting!

 

[dstokely]

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

Pretty. I wish I had a black roo, but only have blue. I think they are beautiful. I hope someone answers the thickness question. One of my black hens is a little thicker looking than the other.

 

[MrsBachbach]

On blacks watch toe color . When based on birchen (ER) on gender has light tips . I forget which gender . Not sure if it is er or ER either . Anyway Mike Gilbert made this observation and posted on the Ameraucana Breeders Club website last year I believe . Anyway the birchen based are all black at hatch . Extended blacks (E) have white wing tips .

Does that hold true for blues also? If based on ER what do they look like at hatch? Because I've never seen a solid blue chick.

 

[SnackHouse]

This is my ameraucana Mata Hari. I like to call her my little chicken muffin!

 

[jerryse]

Does that hold true for blues also? If based on ER what do they look like at hatch? Because I've never seen a solid blue chick.

Yes anything in the black lines . Blue and lavender are dilutions of black . I mostly get extended in blacks but my lavenders seem to produce both types .

 

[birdman55]

so cute....cant wait for my chickies to hatch

 

[MrsBachbach]

Yes anything in the black lines . Blue and lavender are dilutions of black . I mostly get extended in blacks but my lavenders seem to produce both types .

So, if I hatch blue chicks that are displaying the cream chest, belly and muffs, it is likely based on E? I honestly thought that description is what they were supposed to look like. I know many blue chicks pheno does fit that description, it's even shown as the pheno at ABC. Sure would like to see a blue chick pheno based on ER. I know some breeders believe blue should be based on ER.

 

[jerryse]

So, if I hatch blue chicks that are displaying the cream chest, belly and muffs, it is likely based on E? I honestly thought that description is what they were supposed to look like. I know many blue chicks pheno does fit that description, it's even shown as the pheno at ABC. Sure would like to see a blue chick pheno based on ER. I know some breeders believe blue should be based on ER.

Yes and the wing tips are cream also . Black extends into these areas as they mature . Not sure what my blues are . I should have some chick pictures later . Blues have only started to lay a little .

 

[jerryse]

Here is my black/lavender breeders .

 

[jerryse]

Here are some ER black chicks . Could not find any blue chicks in my files .