Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Illia]

I don't have an example of what I call a perfect tail, because I've yet to learn what, in shows, is actually a "perfect" tail, looking at both back, front, and side view of it.

But, I do consider this pullet of mine to have a very nice one. It has a decent cushion, but doesn't span out so side when viewing from the top, and it doesn't pinch in so narrowly to squeeze the tail together. The tail feathers them self span out well, and are of course at a nice 45 degree angle.

Best of all, her legs are set apart well, which still allows some nicely tucked in fluff, but without a rear that looks so narrow.


I need to get some photos of my other pullets. . . They've got the type of legs, rear, and tail (basically entire back end) I'm really not going to purchase again.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

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Thanks! That would be very educational.

 

[riverman]

I've got 3 Americauna(so i think) ladies, Can everyone help me determine if they're EE's or americaunas.. I've got a white one, a brown one, and a brown/gold/black one.

Heres the white

The Browny

The Rasta girl

Im starting to sway towards them being EE's, thanks all for the help.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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They're very pretty EEs

I love, love, love my EEs!

 

[Illia]

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Number one rule is that if you have any doubt/question in them being Ameraucanas or EE's, they're EE's.

The first white one can actually pass as an Ameraucana, being a recognized color (unless that second picture is the same bird) and having slate legs (from the look of things. . .) but the rest are typical Easter Egger colors.

 

[jeremy]

riverman, where in Central Texas are you located?

 

[pips&peeps]

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I used to not breed for splash, but people really like the splash birds. I set up a seperate splash breeding pen last year.

For my blue and blacks, I do not use any blue birds that are the result of blue to blue breedings. I find their color to be wildly different from one bird to the next; so they are all wasters..

Here is a picture of one of my blue hens. I like them dark.

 

[Illia]

My goodness there is a bird being squashed in your photo!

 

[pips&peeps]

He just got "done" with her and she didn't move out of the way when I sat down to take the picture.

 

[jeremy]

I just noticed that too.