Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Illia]

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All the things I highlighted are signs they're Easter Eggers. To get true Ameraucanas you'd need to search for them in particular and weed out all the Easter Egger "breeders" out there.

Signs of an Easter Egger are green legs, green, brown, or white eggs, a comb other than a pea comb, and an unrecognized plumage coloring. Having a beard and muffs doesn't mean anything though.

If your birds don't look EXACTLY or just a smidgen away from the following colors, they're Easter Eggers.

Silver, White, Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Wheaten, Buff, Splash, Lavender, Brown-Red.

Silver is silver duckwing, you can look it up. Buff is SOLID golden color, no white or black. Brown-Red is solid black with red neck.

Also to add, your avatar is of an Easter Egger. He's an unrecognized color. (he's a cross of white and gold duckwing. Ameraucanas do not come in that color, but Easter Eggers commonly have the color your rooster has)

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

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You got yourself something to be proud off! I am jealous!! Good luck with them.

Ditto! They are SOOOOO beautiful they look like artwork!

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

Ameraucana Experts:
I have been blessed with 2 eggs so far from I am assuming 1 of my 27 week old hens. They are turqouis. Will they get bluer? From the same hen as she gets older? By season?

 

[Illia]

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In some cases, yes, they will get bluer. In most cases, if they have not changed in 3 days they won't change at all. As the season continues, they will get paler, but not bluer.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I finally got my first egg from one of Jean's wheaten hens (she's not really so pale)

Next to a wellie egg:

Can you believe she's ONLY 9 months old?!?!?!

 

[Illia]

Congrats! But, wow, none of my Ameraucanas laid so late. Oh I take that back - My buff pullet from Pips&peeps STILL hasn't laid anything. Jean, how old IS she?

Otherwise, all my others have began anywhere from 5-6 months.

 

[HBuehler]

Yeah Amy got an egg

that means there is hope for mine still

I knew I picked out the wrong ONE... darn bunch of free loading eye candy all the other ladies even the younger one's are all laying.Only my halo lady is laying but she's a lot older for the wheatens..I can't get Levi chicks without some help from them.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I know! The wheaten girl that Janelle got out of that batch has yet to lay too. I have 5 month olds cranking out the eggs though. Need to get rid of these black roos so I can hatch some wheaties!!!!

 

[pips&peeps]

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I would say she is 7-9 months old. My buff gals are starting to lay again, most of them are pullet eggs though. Let me know if you want some of those......

 

[chicken stalker]

pips&peeps :

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I would say she is 7-9 months old. My buff gals are starting to lay again, most of them are pullet eggs though. Let me know if you want some of those......

Jean, were did you original stock for you buffs and silvers come from?​