Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[FridayYet]

Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten all start out blonde.

 

[scflock]

That IS stunning. But I was talking about the chicks. I meant, will the chicks always present as that yellow-gray color if they're splash?

This is my first year breeding, and all of my splash are mostly yellow with just a hint of blue. Some a little more blue than others, but all predominantly yellow

 

[dstokely]

That IS stunning. But I was talking about the chicks. I meant, will the chicks always present as that yellow-gray color if they're splash?

These are my babies that I got from P&A Smith back in 2014. The one in the corner of both pictures are splash. The three bright yellow are Blue Wheaten. The sorta scruffy one in the middle is a lavender (oops-self blue) but she is an absolutely gorgeous hen now.

 

[dstokely]

Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten all start out blonde.

Something I did not know at first. There is Wheaten, Blue Wheaten and Splash Wheaten. Then there is Blue, Black & Splash(BBS) where the hen is an off white or white with blue splashes. I love that color.

 

[dstokely]

This is @scflock blue splash AM rooster:

I hate to admit this because of the size of Mr. Flock's ego, but this indeed is a gorgeous roo! Note: This is said with love.

Chicken Love.

 

[ChuskaMtns]

Well, I've been gone all day, but coming back I see my post from last night offended some, and for that I apologize.  It was not meant as a political statement, I think I stated more than once what both breeders have contributed to the breed.  I do get my feathers ruffled when someone makes broad categorizations ( all pit bulls are dangerous, all members of a political party, or religious belief, or gender are "fill in the blank").

One day, maybe when I'm 70 or so (I'm 63 now, so not so far in the future ), I'll learn to take my hands away from the keyboard and stay off the soapbox --- especially when I'm particularly tired.

I believe it was my statement that was upsetting to some. Admittedly, I don't offer much here so will remain quiet. FWIW, I only am a member of the APA and do receive their yearbooks, have ordered the new SoP and am not aware of any political discord there.

 

[FreedomFarm13]

These are my babies that I got from P&A Smith back in 2014. The one in the corner of both pictures are splash. The three bright yellow are Blue Wheaten. The sorta scruffy one in the middle is a lavender (oops-self blue) but she is an absolutely gorgeous hen now.

Wow! Thanks so much!! That REALLY helps to see them side-by-side like that. It's my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong), that the blue wheatens will tend to have a slightly bluish tint to them as compared to the wheatens. Is this correct? Does anyone have a pic of a wheaten and blue wheaten chick side-by-side?
Thanks again, everyone! This is really helping a lot. I appreciate it!

 

[Percheron chick]

So, I was wondering if you all could give me some help for when I go to pick out my babies. I've seen lots of pics of the adults, obviously, but I'm not sure how good I would be at picking out the babies of each color. I know the blacks are black (duh), and the blues are pretty easy to spot, too, but I don't think I've ever seen a splash chick or blue wheaten/splash wheaten. I know the wheatens are a buff color, but what do the other wheaten types look like? If you guys have any pics you could show me so I'll know what color I'm getting, that'd be great. I don't really trust a google search to show me actual Ameraucanas if I search for pics. I just want to be able to tell the difference in colors of chicks. Thanks in advance, everyone!!

If you go to the ABC or AA website, there are great pictures of the different colors of chicks. Use that as your guide.
Before you go pick up the chicks, have a plan. Do you want a colorful flock or do you want to breed and sell chicks, maybe show? Are the BBS adults better quality than the wheatens or vice versa? Often you are better off thinking small to start. You can always go back and add a color later.

 

[dstokely]

Wow! Thanks so much!! That REALLY helps to see them side-by-side like that. It's my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong), that the blue wheatens will tend to have a slightly bluish tint to them as compared to the wheatens. Is this correct? Does anyone have a pic of a wheaten and blue wheaten chick side-by-side?
Thanks again, everyone! This is really helping a lot. I appreciate it!

I was told that there is no way to tell them apart as day old chicks and that you might get any of the three.

If you go to the ABC or AA website, there are great pictures of the different colors of chicks. Use that as your guide.
Before you go pick up the chicks, have a plan. Do you want a colorful flock or do you want to breed and sell chicks, maybe show? Are the BBS adults better quality than the wheatens or vice versa? Often you are better off thinking small to start. You can always go back and add a color later.

However, when I went to the ABC site, they showed different chick pictures for the Blue Wheaten, Wheaten, and Splash Wheaten. Any one care to elaborate? ABC site is Ameraucana.org. Alliance is AmeraucanaAlliance.org.

 

[dstokely]

If you go to the ABC or AA website, there are great pictures of the different colors of chicks. Use that as your guide.
Before you go pick up the chicks, have a plan. Do you want a colorful flock or do you want to breed and sell chicks, maybe show? Are the BBS adults better quality than the wheatens or vice versa? Often you are better off thinking small to start. You can always go back and add a color later.

When I ordered my first chicks, I just wanted the ones that I thought I liked the best as far as coloring. So, I ordered 5 blue, 3 black, 2 splash, 3 Blue Wheaten and 2 Lavender. I did not consider that I needed to keep the varieties separate or I would wind up with EEs. Unfortunately, I would up with 3 blue roos, 1 Lav roo and 1 Blue Wheaten that turned out to be off color. So, I could make BBS babies, I could make Lav babies, but certainly not many and my BWs would probably turn out to be EEs because of the roo. Oh, and I needed at least three breeding cages and I had two extra Blue roos, two of which had gold bleeding that I had to do something with. Hawk took care of one of them, and the other is with the off color BW roo taking care of my brown egg flock. I probably would have been better to start off with just the BBS.