Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[waddles99]

Can anyone judge this black ameraucana pullet? She is 8 months old. Thanks.

 

[Red Banks]

Is there anyone around Los Angeles or SFV who has true Ameraucana chicks for pick up?

I remember someone saying there was a breeder in Norco. I will see what I can find. I always buy local but I have three great places to buy chickens, GFF, Feels Right Farm and Sawmill Chicken Farm. Two months ago I bought chicks from Sand Castles in South Carolina. It is the first time I have ever had chicks mailed. They were lost for days and when I opened the box they were beautiful, Active and rearing to go. I am not afraid of shipping chicks anymore. For all the horror stories you aren't hearing about ALL the success'. When I was picking up my chicks at the post office so was Tractor Supply. I was at TSC when they took them out of the box. Very healthy. You might want to think about finding a really good breeder and having the chicks shipped.

 

[jeannetteshari]

If it looks like a rooster and acts like a rooster is it a rooster

? Lol

 

[pamperedamber]

Question about breeding. How old are Ameracauna Roos when they start mating? Is it possible for my 13-15 weeker to be mating with my older (22-23 week) hens? I have fertile eggs and have no idea how the hens are being mated.

 

[EastNashChick]

Boy? Girl? Maybe they need the coffee more than I do.

OMG adorable

 

[Red Banks]

Question about breeding. How old are Ameracauna Roos when they start mating? Is it possible for my 13-15 weeker to be mating with my older (22-23 week) hens? I have fertile eggs and have no idea how the hens are being mated.

I borrowed these pics from the Chicken Chick.

 

[FowlStuff]

Can anyone judge this black ameraucana pullet? She is 8 months old. Thanks.

It would be very hard to do a good critique from just the two photos. Her "type" looks off at first glance, with a very long back and I suspect some recent crossbreeding.

 

[jerryse]

Question about breeding. How old are Ameracauna Roos when they start mating? Is it possible for my 13-15 weeker to be mating with my older (22-23 week) hens? I have fertile eggs and have no idea how the hens are being mated.

I have used cockerels as young as 16 weeks and had fertility . So yes it is possible . Never tried any younger than that .

 

[junebuggena]

If it looks like a rooster and acts like a rooster is it a rooster




? Lol

Very pretty Easter Egger cockerel.

 

[NewHen]

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Thanks. I called and emailed the Norco person for hatching eggs but he didn't return my voicemails. Norco is a 4-6 hour round trip for us with traffic so it wasn't worth driving out there unless I could confirm what he had. I got day olds shipped before but since ours hatched on Wednesday/Thursday, I was trying to find some local ones of similar to add to the brooder now. I just went back to return the two Light Brahma chicks (which had severe pasty butt too) and they tried to give me Araucanas--saying they were Ameraucanas. Chicken sagas are only less dramatic than horse sagas.