Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[OnceInaBlueMoon]

Thank you, This is my first time having Wheatens. I can't wait to see how they turn out! Susan has beautiful Ameraucanas!

Yay! I think you will really enjoy having wheatens. They are one of my favorites!

 

[Saris]

Yes, they can be hard to tell apart at first. Wheaten boys always seem to be the easiest to decipher. They go black so quickly! The blue wheaten boys seem to be the next easiest to decipher as they will turn grayish blue fairly quickly. The pullets will all be golden brown and will show their color variety in their wing tips and tails. The splash males will seem similar to the pullets at first, but as they grow you will notice that they are lighter (from the white coloring) and also larger than pullets.

Hope that helps!

My for sure wheaten boy is who I spotted first. I think I have an even 5/5 when it comes to boys and girls. What do you think? Girls up top, boys on bottom?

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Sweet babies!

What are the darker chicks that are in with the wheatens? They are cute too!

There are my Chocolate Ameraucana chicks and some Barnevelders for a friend of mine.

 

[marchick]

One of my 17 week old lavender roosters has white feathers. Has anyone seen this before?

 

[Saris]

One of my 17 week old lavender roosters has white feathers. Has anyone seen this before?

Pics!?

 

[marchick]

Pics!?

I tried to get pictures but not very good! This pen is in the shade most of the day.

 

[Saris]

I tried to get pictures but not very good! This pen is in the shade most of the day.

It looks like leakage. Is it like a blonde straw color, or actually white?

 

[marchick]

It looks like leakage. Is it like a blonde straw color, or actually white?

More white light cream/ silver color!

 

[junebuggena]

More white light cream/ silver color!

That is the Lavender gene diluting red leakage.

 

[marchick]

That is the Lavender gene diluting red leakage.

So does that mean cull everything from that pen?

 

[marchick]

I only have the 4 hens. I have several roosters to pick from. Paul toe punches them but not sure I can keep from using ones from that pen.