Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[donrae]

So if it has a head dot it is definitely barred? Or can head dots show up without having the barring genes?

Can you post pics of the chicks?

 

[Saris]

Can you post pics of the chicks?

Head dot.

White wing tips and cream belly.

Muffs and beard.

 

[LizCar]

Hi, I am looking for bantam Wheaton and blue Wheaton Ameraucanas and LF of the same with outstanding colored eggs. Please let me know if you have either of these and when they may be available. Prefer live birds as I have never had much luck with shipped eggs...

 

[MrsBachbach]

The Silver Ams are striking indeed. However, after losing 2 out of 3 Amers (2 Blue Wheaten and 1 Blue Am) from different breeders I'm not impressed with Ams in general -- either for hardiness or for egg production. I changed breeders and the variety of Amer's in case one color was hardier than another but to no avail. These birds should be classified as ornamentals because they are way too iffy as production layers. Friends and we have found they are so darn sensitive to climate or flock changes, have extraordinary diet requirements, and everything seems to spook them - but that's at least a favourable predator-savvy alert temperament. Sweetest chickens as flockmates or pets but that's where the utility ended for us. Our friends got good greenish eggs from their EEs and pretty blue from their Amer but production was below average compared to Leghorns, Javas, Marans, Hybrids, Sexlinks, and even Silkies! Maybe the Ams/EEs were stressed by the more aggressive dual-purpose breeds in the flock - we all gave up on coming up with reasons for all our blue-egg birds' sporadic molts and halted laying cycles.

I have found the Wheaten/Blue wheaten variety to be exceptional layers. Better than the BBS that I have had for years and they are not bad layers. The wheaten/blue wheatens layed well into the early winter (and they even started earlier than the BBS) and I even had a few laying while they molted. It must be the line you had. Some lines are too inbred and that will slow or even halt egg production I believe.

 

[Saris]

Can you post pics of the chicks?

I think I figured it out. She had a "speckled Sussex" in the pen with her EEs, she sent me a pic and it is a barred rock looking boy. So I think he and the EE that looks red and splash made this little blue chick.

 

[ChuskaMtns]

The Silver Ams are striking indeed.  However, after losing 2 out of 3 Amers (2 Blue Wheaten and 1 Blue Am) from different breeders I'm not impressed with Ams in general -- either for hardiness or for egg production.  I changed breeders and the variety of Amer's in case one color was hardier than another but to no avail.  These birds should be classified as ornamentals because they are way too iffy as production layers.  Friends and we have found they are so darn sensitive to climate or flock changes, have extraordinary diet requirements, and everything seems to spook them - but that's at least a favourable predator-savvy alert temperament.  Sweetest chickens as flockmates or pets but that's where the utility ended for us.  Our friends got good greenish eggs from their EEs and pretty blue from their Amer but production was below average compared to Leghorns, Javas, Marans, Hybrids, Sexlinks, and even Silkies!  Maybe the Ams/EEs were stressed by the more aggressive dual-purpose breeds in the flock - we all gave up on coming up with reasons for all our blue-egg birds' sporadic molts and halted laying cycles.

I used to have a nice sized (30+) flock of White AMs and those girls were exceptional producers - rarely missed a day without laying. My BBS girls also lay well, not as prolific as my Whites were but I can't complain and they do much better than my English Orpingtons. I didn't get my birds to sell eating eggs though, is that your goal?

 

[scflock]

I just thought this was a cool shot of my rooster mid crow

 

[Saris]

I just thought this was a cool shot of my rooster mid crow

What a beauty!

 

[scflock]

What a beauty!

Thanks. I can't wait to see his babies

 

[BBQJOE]

Here's my Americauna roo.