Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[FowlStuff]

Could you do the same with silver Sebright?

Yes. You could use any silver (S) based female and look for those that lay white or tinted eggs to produce blue-eggers. Some breeds should be better than others to use. I don't know if Sebrights are good layers to start with or the size of their eggs, but I do know they are a smaller bantam compared to Ameraucanas and others. Bantam white Leghorns would be a good cross and the two breeds I plan to use are medium sized bantams with eggs almost as large as the bantam buff Ameraucanas. The larger size of the birds should make them hardier in colder climates and the pea combs and muffs from the Ameraucana side should produce small pea or cushion combs with very small wattles.

 

[PoultryQueen101]

I only have one bird left from Clif Redden thanks to cocci this spring. However. We worked it out and he said he would send us some more this next spring if we pay shipping. <3

Meanwhile, I added a trio of birds from Jerry deSmidt at the Ohio National and a pair of birds from some other people that said they trade with him sometimes (got confirmation)

All blacks. Jerry's cockerel I got has a rather large pea comb, but nice wing carriage, and will help add size to my birds.
The cockerel from the other peeope is very nice.
Neither lines have as much muffs as the bird from Clif. And my Clif bird also got youth RB at the Ohio National

 

[jerryse]

Yes. You could use any silver (S) based female and look for those that lay white or tinted eggs to produce blue-eggers. Some breeds should be better than others to use. I don't know if Sebrights are good layers to start with or the size of their eggs, but I do know they are a smaller bantam compared to Ameraucanas and others. Bantam white Leghorns would be a good cross and the two breeds I plan to use are medium sized bantams with eggs almost as large as the bantam buff Ameraucanas. The larger size of the birds should make them hardier in colder climates and the pea combs and muffs from the Ameraucana side should produce small pea or cushion combs with very small wattles.

I have used the cuckoo project hens to produce sex links in Ameraucana . I can get black or lavender/self blue pullets . Males are cuckoo with a head spot at hatch .

 

[Chicken5555]

My Kara Ferri BBS Ameraucana chicks are getting bigger. They are nine and a half weeks now. My first Ameraucanas were fully feathered when I got them, so this is my first experience with raising Ameraucana chicks from eggs. Are their beards and muffs supposed to get sparse like this? A few of them don't even look like they're bearded.

Also, the one and only splash has red leakage.

Thank you for your thoughts.

 

[chickenmomma16]

I need some help deciding which of these 2 cockerels to cull. I keep going back and forth. I know they are a little young but someone was interested in a cockerel for a backyard pet flock. It's my first time culling to a standard so I would love some more experienced breeders to make sure I'm on the right track I have 3brothers from one pen and I already decided to let one of them grow more. I would love to let one of these 2 go.

Cockerel #1

Cockerel #2

#1 farther back with more body showing #2 in front with more bum showing

 

[bullets]

I need some help deciding which of these 2 cockerels to cull. I keep going back and forth. I know they are a little young but someone was interested in a cockerel for a backyard pet flock. It's my first time culling to a standard so I would love some more experienced breeders to make sure I'm on the right track I have 3brothers from one pen and I already decided to let one of them grow more. I would love to let one of these 2 go.

Cockerel #1

Cockerel #2

#1 farther back with more body showing #2 in front with more bum showing

First of all, sorry to say but these are not Ameraucanas. These are Easter Eggers. So please do not sell these to someone as true Ameraucanas. There's already many many people confused and misled when they think they are buying Ameraucanas. This confusion started and is perpetuated by hatcheries selling Easter Eggers to feed stores and directly to customers under the name of Ameraucanas.

Myself, I like the muffs and brighter color of #1 even though #2s tail is nice.

 

[chickenmomma16]

These are Wheaten Ameraucana cockerels 5.5 months old.

I'm curious, why you would say these are not Ameraucanas?

I need some help deciding which of these 2 cockerels to cull. I keep going back and forth. I know they are a little young but someone was interested in a cockerel for a backyard pet flock. It's my first time culling to a standard so I would love some more experienced breeders to make sure I'm on the right track I have 3brothers from one pen and I already decided to let one of them grow more. I would love to let one of these 2 go.

Cockerel #1

Cockerel #2

#1 farther back with more body showing #2 in front with more bum showing

First of all, sorry to say but these are not Ameraucanas. These are Easter Eggers. So please do not sell these to someone as true Ameraucanas. There's already many many people confused and misled when they think they are buying Ameraucanas. This confusion started and is perpetuated by hatcheries selling Easter Eggers to feed stores and directly to customers under the name of Ameraucanas.

Myself, I like the muffs and brighter color of #1 even though #2s tail is nice.

 

[bullets]

These are Wheaten Ameraucana cockerels 5.5 months old.


I'm curious, why you would say these are not Ameraucanas?

Oh shoot yeah you're right. Your little guys look just like my EE BCM/Ameraucana mix.

 

[FowlStuff]

I have used the cuckoo project hens to produce sex links in Ameraucana . I can get black or lavender/self blue pullets . Males are cuckoo with a head spot at hatch .

Sex-linked black laying hens are produced using the Barring gene (B) like Jerry has done.
Sex-linked red laying hens are produced using the Silver gene (S) as I'm doing with my bantam blue-eggers.

 

[cree57i]

Silver-Blue AM Cockerel desperately seeking a silver-blue female for companionship! He is just too pretty to spend his life alone.