Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

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i eat all my extra roosters... tastes like chicken

smaller than some but it works out...

After butchering and cleaning we got 7+ lbs of meat from 1, and 8lb of meat from another. What are you butchering? Bantams?

 

[BuffyGRL]

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You are probably right. The hens are all Pure Blue Ameraucana, The rooster has all the correct type except his legs are willow and his color isn't Standard. I thought what the heck? I will have some great looking Easter Egger Chicks that I can sell at an affordable price to local people looking for a Blue Egg Layer. I am definately keeping these to see how they turn out, just for fun and curiousity. The Rooster is blue but looks like he has Silver lineage also as he has fully silver hackles, and silver lacing on his chest so...time will tell. Thanks for your expertise

Here are some pics

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/58064_cho1.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/58064_cho2.jpg

To reiterate what Illia said, here are some chocolate-appearing chicks and what they became as adults, obviously not carrying a chocolate gene, in spite of appearance as chicks:


Here is an EE rooster from McMurray owned by a friend:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/ClutchHutch/Miscellaneous Pics/EEroochick.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/ClutchHutch/Miscellaneous Pics/EERooKates.jpg


Here is another that was the exact same way as a chick, but turned out this way-in fact she was the above rooster's daughter:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h49/ClutchHutch/The New Batch/DCP_7401.jpg

And another:

This chick:
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv95/Mtnviewpoultry/Flock Progeny/chick2a-1.jpg

Became this:
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv95/Mtnviewpoultry/Flock Progeny/Lilly6.jpg

Wow, that is definately different..Thanks for your info!

 

[Goose and Fig]

I had a brown EE chick that feathered out silver lpencilled too. It was the last thing I expected to see from that chick.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Is your humidity high enough? Fingers crossed for ya!

I have it varying between 60 and 70... it's not wanting to stay stable but is somewhat at around 65%.... oh and guess what?!!?












I have pips I have pips!!!!!

 

[Goose and Fig]

Woo hoo! Those little buggers were just messing with ya!

 

[sewandgrow]

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Is your humidity high enough? Fingers crossed for ya!

I have it varying between 60 and 70... it's not wanting to stay stable but is somewhat at around 65%.... oh and guess what?!!?


Congratulations. Isn't it exciting????????????? I just love it...Now what to do with all these chicks that I want to hatch???? LOL

Kidding aside.I was concerned because I couldn't get the humidity as high as I wanted for lockdown but once the chicks started hatching the humidity shot up quick. Now I see what someone on a previous most on one of these threads (I think it was Geebs) meant about sacrifical chicks. Those first chicks don't die but they sure bring the humidity up fast.











I have pips I have pips!!!!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

OMG OMG I hear cheeping I hear cheeping!!!

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

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We're all pulling for ya! Lots of pullets Lots of Pullets Lots of Pul......

 

[SunnyDawn]

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[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I have 2 baby Ameraucana chicks and 2 SLW hatched so far!!!

Fat strong and healthy!!!