Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[sgtmom52]

I hatched 7 Ameraucanas I bought from CottageGarden. I ended up with 2 black, 3 blue and 2 splash. They are now 5 weeks old and I am still not sure of their genders. If (

) if have more than 1 cockerel which color would be the best to keep for breeding. Would it be the blue if it is a good quality? These are my first Ameraucanas.

These are the 2 splash ~ I am hoping they are both pullets. I am still working on getting good pictures of the blacks & blues.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Very nice! I kept a splash roo (with my LF cochins) so most of the offsping are blue or splash. I have plenty of black birds already. If you want a bit of everything, I'd keep a blue roo.

 

[NellaBean]

Here is my blue wheaten boy as of yesterday. I moved him and his lady, plus 4 of their bantam roommates out to the big baby pen out back.

He was a bit baffled by the tall grass and angry roommates.

 

[lceh]

My 7 year old DD is just starting her show flock with 10 John Blehm chicks. We now have 2 roos and are trying to decide which one to keep. One roo is a wheaten, with what looks like a nice tail carriage, and he's friendly, but he's clean-faced -- no beard or muffs at all, and I assume if he doesn't have them now at 6 weeks he won't get them at all. Roo #2 is blue wheaten, has muffs and a beard, but is VERY shy and standoffish and carries his tail lower. Which should we keep? Is it possible to start with a clean-faced roo and muffed hens and weed out the clean-faces until we get a well-furnished roo, or is this such an awful fault that we shouldn't use him at all?

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

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I have noticed this also. A quote from Genetics of Chicken Colours by Dort & Hancox, "The little stripes of pigment are a characteristic of lav."

 

[pips&peeps]

I think it is called "fretting" or something like that. Maybe post the question in the genetics forum and one of the gurus will explain it in detail and we will all know the answer.

I do know that it is not a desired trait.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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OMG!!! Look at the huge muffs and beards on them already!!! They are extra, extra cute, cutie pies!!!

 

[Kansaseq]

Thank you! I'm busting with excitement over them

 

[pips&peeps]

I'm so proud of my grandbabies.....

We all need to get a excellent camera like the one Kansaseq has. Look at the details and how clear the picture is!

 

[Kansaseq]

Thanks, Jean. I used a Nikon D50 (floor model so lots less $$$ on Ebay several years back) LOVE my camera.