Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[ChocolateMouse]

I suppose another problem is that right now, thanks to the raccoon and some trouble with the person I bought these birds from (I bought 10 but she shipped them during a snowstorm), I only have 5 birds in total right now. Not really enough genetic diversity to really open up my breeding pen options.

 

[Alaskan]

5 is plenty to start with.


I started with three.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Doesn't that lead to a lot of inbreeding and bad traits cropping up? It strikes me as it would... I know chickens are more resistant to that than many animals, but still.

 

[Alaskan]

Inbreeding can be both good and bad..

It will make it very clear what recessive genes are hiding in there... which is excellent because then you KNOW what you have..... and then hopefully you can weed out the bad genes.

Good recessive genes of course get to be more spread about.

Inbreeding is only good if you are happy to eat the bad ones.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I don't think I want to pluck that many skinny ameraucanas! Haha!

But I think I will be breeding both the wheatens and the BBS under my wheaten roos and see what happens. If I get something pretty from the EE eggs I may consider that too and just see what comes out. Worst that happens is I have a bunch of easter eggers to sell to all the suburbs around here that are starting to allow chickens.

 

[Alaskan]

Yes, mine love to eat off their muffs

But look what good color and form she has! (Yeah, wings a bit low... but the rest of her)

Bantam Wheaten hen:

 

[ChocolateMouse]

That tail is lovely - mine don't have that kind of tail color. It's a bit muddier, but they're also blue so it's harder to tell.

 

[Alaskan]

That tail is lovely - mine don't have that kind of tail color. It's a bit muddier, but they're also blue so it's harder to tell.

Thank you! It is a great angle etc. And yes, the color is clear without any muddying.. But not as wide at the base as I would like.

 

[tanyabee]

Hello all-I hope I have the right thread. This chicken has been a mystery to myself and the breeder since we got her/him. She acts very roo-ish, does a lot of chasing and is very bold. I posted quite a few pics on a different forum here wondering if she was pullet or cockerel because our ordinance only allows 4 hens so I need to know asap. As of last week, all on here said pullet. But she has changed since then and now the breeder is thinking roo, possibly. Here are updated pics of her from today. Please lmk what you think! ETA: She is about 14 weeks.

 

[bruceha2000]

I would agree with roo.