Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[OurFirstLadies]

I took a gamble on two straight run lavenders that were born on May 19th. Is it looking like I have two little cockerells? They seem to spend a lot of time chest bumping and chasing each other around!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I took a gamble on two straight run lavenders that were born on May 19th. Is it looking like I have two little cockerells? They seem to spend a lot of time chest bumping and chasing each other around!

Way too early to tell... in a few weeks you can try posting new pics... Am's are harder to tell than a lot of breeds...

 

[marchick]

edited!

 

[OurFirstLadies]

Way too early to tell... in a few weeks you can try posting new pics... Am's are harder to tell than a lot of breeds...

One is relentlessly chasing and pecking the other. No sign of injury at all but should I separate them or let them worknow it out? I have 2 Favacaunas, 2 Ameraucanas and 2 Jubilee Orpingtons in a large pen together and they've been together since 2 days old. The smallest of ALL of them is the one who has started this behavior all of the sudden. They roost in a 2x4 pen inside of the 8x8 coop with my bigger flock and I let them "free range" during the day in a 6x6 little outdoors pen. So I don't think space is an issue.

 

[Ravynscroft]

One is relentlessly chasing and pecking the other. No sign of injury at all but should I separate them or let them worknow it out? I have 2 Favacaunas, 2 Ameraucanas and 2 Jubilee Orpingtons in a large pen together and they've been together since 2 days old. The smallest of ALL of them is the one who has started this behavior all of the sudden. They roost in a 2x4 pen inside of the 8x8 coop with my bigger flock and I let them "free range" during the day in a 6x6 little outdoors pen. So I don't think space is an issue.

If they aren't causing injury, just let them work it out...

 

[MrsBachbach]

I took a gamble on two straight run lavenders that were born on May 19th. Is it looking like I have two little cockerells? They seem to spend a lot of time chest bumping and chasing each other around!

I'm going to take a stab here at this young age and say the one in the forefront of the picture is a male. Those legs are just too huge for a female! Can't see very well the one by the fence, but it looks smaller, leg wise too, so maybe that's the female?

 

[daxigait]

Would you guys tell me if any of these four is a cockerel? I keep hoping I have at least one out of the four chicks. They hatched 4/3. Three blue and one black. I think maybe the third blue one? I wish they were as easy as the HRIR.

 

[OurFirstLadies]

I'm going to take a stab here at this young age and say the one in the forefront of the picture is a male.  Those legs are just too huge for a female!  Can't see very well the one by the fence, but it looks smaller, leg wise too, so maybe that's the female?

I will check the legs out tomorrow! The little one is the meany! She/he relentlessly picks on the other lavender but leaves the other birds in with her completely alone!!

 

[sharette]

I need some help figuring out if I have true blue wheaten ameraucanas. I am gonna try and post the parents pics and then the babies I got from them.

This is a pic of mom and dad that I was told were blue wheaten and they looked it to me but I'm new at this

These are their babies. The ones with the darker spots are concerning me if they are true blue wheaten ameraucanas, thanks for any help.

 

[jerryse]

I need some help figuring out if I have true blue wheaten ameraucanas. I am gonna try and post the parents pics and then the babies I got from them.
This is a pic of mom and dad that I was told were blue wheaten and they looked it to me but I'm new at this

These are their babies. The ones with the darker spots are concerning me if they are true blue wheaten ameraucanas, thanks for any help.

I see a couple of splash wheaten cockerels . You get those because both parent are blue wheaten . You can also get Wheaten from that mating . It is basic blue genetics .