Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[junebuggena]

He will throw some gorgeous colored chicks that can be guaranteed to produce colored eggs. Someone will want him.

 

[mother of many]

Thats the first new baby named Fluffy Muffy. About a week old dont know what color?? Maybe someone can help to shed some light.

This is the second named Fuzzy Wuzzy. Also dont know what color same age as Muffy. And I know that it is difficult to tell gender as with many breeds but if anybody has an idea it wouldn't be unwelcomed.

 

[junebuggena]

Those don't look like standard colored chicks. Where did you get them?

 

[lizzychick]

Any idea what this purebred BBS Ameraucana chick will look like? Doesn't look like my blacks at all and not really like my blues. Dark blue? Splash? This is only my 2nd round of Ameraucanas so not sure what to expect.

My chick looked a lot like that a few weeks ago, now she is black.

 

[mother of many]

We got them from a breeder in Conway, SC. The first one is an orangish color and the second is a kind of partridge color with a "v" shape on its head. They didnt say what color they were just that they are Ameraucanas.

 

[junebuggena]

A good breeder should always let you know exactly what you are getting. A lot of people buy Easter Eggers, thinking they are Ameraucana, breed them, and call the resulting chicks Ameraucana as well. Pure Ameraucanas are a rare breed. Breeders are extremely proud of their stock and work hard to make sure their birds meet the standard. Ameraucana only come in a few colors. Each color different down color and pattern the others. Your chicks don't match with any of the standard colors. This page shows examples of each standard color and what they look like as chicks. http://ameraucana.org/gallery.html

 

[saltandpepper2]

So, yesterday I sold my splash EE at auction, and went pretty quickly. However, I couldn't bring myself to do the same with the splash ameraucana. Anyone want him? I would feel better giving him directly to a person instead of simply to the highest bidder

 

[ChickenFox]

So, yesterday I sold my splash EE at auction, and went pretty quickly. However, I couldn't bring myself to do the same with the splash ameraucana. Anyone want him? I would feel better giving him directly to a person instead of simply to the highest bidder

I would in a heartbeat if I lived within driving distance. :/ Hope you find a good home for him!

On another note I have a question for you all. Between a black, blue, splash or wheaton which color Roo would give me the most diverse colored chicks over a mixed flock? Right now I have a black and blue and all I am getting is black chicks. Lol I'm actually selling the roos I have as I do not like their temperament so I'm trying to figure out what color ams I need to order to get a new boy.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I would in a heartbeat if I lived within driving distance. :/ Hope you find a good home for him!

On another note I have a question for you all. Between a black, blue, splash or wheaton which color Roo would give me the most diverse colored chicks over a mixed flock? Right now I have a black and blue and all I am getting is black chicks. Lol I'm actually selling the roos I have as I do not like their temperament so I'm trying to figure out what color ams I need to order to get a new boy.

If you put Wheaten or Wheaten Splash over BBS colors they will be EE's... Wheatens should always be bred separate from BBS's...

Here's a chart for BBS breeding though...

Edited to add, so blue over blue will give the most diverse colors...

 

[ChickenFox]

I would in a heartbeat if I lived within driving distance. :/ Hope you find a good home for him!

On another note I have a question for you all. Between a black, blue, splash or wheaton which color Roo would give me the most diverse colored chicks over a mixed flock? Right now I have a black and blue and all I am getting is black chicks. Lol I'm actually selling the roos I have as I do not like their temperament so I'm trying to figure out what color ams I need to order to get a new boy.

If you put Wheaten or Wheaten Splash over BBS colors they will be EE's... Wheatens should always be bred separate from BBS's...

Here's a chart for BBS breeding though...

Edited to add, so blue over blue will give the most diverse colors...

Thanks for the chart! I am actually breeding for EE'S so separating out colors isn't a worry. I would have a couple Am hens of the same color as the roo so I could have a few pures but my main focus would be diverse EE chicks. My flock currently contains gl polish, light brahma, dark cornish, blue cochin, W leghorn, BCM, EE and a light blue Am hens.