Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[chrissyr]

That's a male, but congratulations on your successful crop surgery! 

really?? Ugh. Well that's how it goes sometimes

 

[sssharon]

Mrs. B, The girl that sold me the hatching eggs put several in there and she marked what they were OE's and A's. I thought she was legit and I was excited to be getting some nice eggs.it's a real letdown actually, I am anxious to see what the two chicks I have are going to actually look like. I knew they couldn't be pure if they had green legs I have EE's. Thanks for the information. My EEs are laying me some real pretty eggs green and then I have a leghorn EE that lays a real pretty blue egg and sometimes it's so light you think it's white which is typically the leghorn bar so anyway I'm not unhappy with my birds I have, I just like variety.thanks again

 

[scflock]

Mrs. B, The girl that sold me the hatching eggs put several in there and she marked what they were OE's and A's. I thought she was legit and I was excited to be getting some nice eggs.it's a real letdown actually, I am anxious to see what the two chicks I have are going to actually look like. I knew they couldn't be pure if they had green legs I have EE's. Thanks for the information. My EEs are laying me some real pretty eggs green and then I have a leghorn EE that lays a real pretty blue egg and sometimes it's so light you think it's white which is typically the leghorn bar so anyway I'm not unhappy with my birds I have, I just like variety.thanks again

I'm like a lot of people, I bought my first EEs thinking they were Ameraucanas. I even called them Ameraucana until I joined BYC. I still have many EEs, and love them. It's always interesting to see what color combinations they will throw, and they lay a lot of large, beautiful eggs.
I just got my first batch of pure Ameraucana, and I am very excited about them, but my EEs will always have a place in my flock

 

[desertrocks]

Hi everyone.
Is Jimmy Crackcorn an Ameracauna??
I was told he was and have no reason to doubt it but being new to chickens, I would like to be certain before I find him some ladies.
If you look closely, you can see he is getting his first nubs of spurs.

 

[scflock]

Hi everyone.
Is Jimmy Crackcorn an Ameracauna??
I was told he was and have no reason to doubt it but being new to chickens, I would like to be certain before I find him some ladies.
If you look closely, you can see he is getting his first nubs of spurs.

Sorry, green legs mean EE, but he is a pretty bird. You will get some colorful eggs, but not a pure Ameraucana

 

[desertrocks]

Thanks for the clarification.
My next question is, Does this mean that I will get colored eggs from the offspring of whatever hens he mates with?
I have 16 Black Sexlinks hybrids.

 

[junebuggena]

Thanks for the clarification.
My next question is, Does this mean that I will get colored eggs from whatever hens he mates with?
I have 16 Black Sexlinks hybrids.

The answer is maybe. It depends entirely on what genes are inherited. If he mates white egg hens, then you could get blue or green eggs depending on his genes. If he mates brown egg hens, they would most likely lay green or plain brown, again depending on his genes. You never know until you try it.

 

[desertrocks]

Wow, thanks again for the quick answer. If we decide to go that route we will let everyone know what happens.
This helps a lot as we have a new grandson and want to raise a variety of layers with a sprinkling of roosters so he can learn about chickens.

 

[DevilsDenHen]

Our Paul Smith Wheaten Ameraucana Cockerel

 

[JulesChicks]

Our Paul Smith Wheaten Ameraucana Cockerel

Handsome boy! And look at those beefy legs!