Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[scflock]

I just never thought of it that way. It is a numbers game I hope they all stay healthy & I don't lose any of them...! I hope the birds are all happily laying in Princeton Texas or soon to be!

Any time I've bought straight run chicks, I've always bought twice as many as I needed to get as many girls as possible without much thought given to the rooster. With these breeder quality birds it's actually nice to have several roosters to choose from, and the ones I chose not to keep sold quickly

 

[marchick]

Any time I've bought straight run chicks, I've always bought twice as many as I needed to get as many girls as possible without much thought given to the rooster. With these breeder quality birds it's actually nice to have several roosters to choose from, and the ones I chose not to keep sold quickly

This is going to be very difficult! Maybe having less will be a little easyer to deciede on keepers. I will keep reading and studying. I am going to need a lot of HELP!!!!!!! I hope you all wont get tired of me posting pictures and asking....What do you think of these?

 

[scflock]

This is going to be very difficult! Maybe having less will be a little easyer to deciede on keepers. I will keep reading and studying. I am going to need a lot of HELP!!!!!!! I hope you all wont get tired of me posting pictures and asking....What do you think of these?

Yeah, like I never post pictures

 

[FowlStuff]

Any time I've bought straight run chicks, I've always bought twice as many as I needed to get as many girls as possible without much thought given to the rooster. With these breeder quality birds it's actually nice to have several roosters to choose from, and the ones I chose not to keep sold quickly

Good advice. Each year a customer will say they want fewer than 25 chicks and won't know what to do with the extras. Best Farm Buys, Craig's List and other sites are helpful.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Any time I've bought straight run chicks, I've always bought twice as many as I needed to get as many girls as possible without much thought given to the rooster. With these breeder quality birds it's actually nice to have several roosters to choose from, and the ones I chose not to keep sold quickly

Heck, even with sexed birds it's a good approach because you can let the birds mature and develop a little and be choosy about what you keep and the extras are never that hard to sell off, especially pullets.

 

[scflock]

Heck, even with sexed birds it's a good approach because you can let the birds mature and develop a little and be choosy about what you keep and the extras are never that hard to sell off, especially pullets.

I never have enough pullets, I could sell them year round, and even run of the mill roosters sell pretty good if you advertise them 4 for $20

 

[marchick]

I never have enough pullets, I could sell them year round, and even run of the mill roosters sell pretty good if you advertise them 4 for $20

I need to decided What to do with the Ameraucanas I have! I am collecting hatching eggs for a lady.Just mixed.I Will probably start my whole flock over again!

 

[scflock]

I need to decided What to do with the Ameraucanas I have! I am collecting hatching eggs for a lady.Just mixed.I Will probably start my whole flock over again!

Yours look good enough to keep. I'd see if you can integrate the new ones when they are big enough, and that would give you some different blood to breed with

 

[marchick]

Yeah, like I never post pictures

If I post 5 at a time! That would take 7 times posting! By then you guys will be like........

 

[marchick]

Yours look good enough to keep. I'd see if you can integrate the new ones when they are big enough, and that would give you some different blood to breed with

I only have the two black hens that have a good chance of being split for lavender and one lavender hen. I could put them in with my lavender pen I guess! My two blue hens are culls! The one had good color but lacked beard. The other has good beard but too light. All the rest are roosters! Three blacks,one splash and two lavenders. I like the one big black roo and the lavender roo but think I will want to keep the roos from Paul. I am not good at chosing which to keep! So I keep holding on to them but need to make my mind up on what I am going to do!!!!