Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Illia]

Honest opinion and feedback on the white hen -

She's pretty, however the big thing that sticks out in the photo is her pinched tail. An Ameraucana must have a fully spread tail, looking like a nice tall wedge from the side view.

 

[chickee]

Thank-you Illia

I thought the same thing about her tail. Love her face and gorgeous blue eggs though!
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[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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yes just where on the wheaten cockerel you would see black you will see blue instead.

I have 11 little Ameraucana babies, most of them have tan feathers coming in on their chests and necks, a couple have the calico look. Is it safe to say the tan feathered ones are females? They are two weeks and 5 days (19 days) old.

 

[Illia]

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yes just where on the wheaten cockerel you would see black you will see blue instead.

I have 11 little Ameraucana babies, most of them have tan feathers coming in on their chests and necks, a couple have the calico look. Is it safe to say the tan feathered ones are females? They are two weeks and 5 days (19 days) old.

Yes. Pics can help, but yes. If the chests especially are a lighter color, nearly white.


Define Calico ?

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Calico= Darker bluish or blackish and tan mixed feathers. I will go get pics now.

 

[jeremy]

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Those would be your boys.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

There are some that are obviously tan, and some that are obviously "calico" but I can't tell about the ones half-way in-between!


Here is one of the darker "calico" ones;

And here is one of the tan ones;

 

[jeremy]

The top chick is a Wheaten cockerel. The Blue Wheatens will look the same, but replace the black feathers with gray.

The bottom chick looks like a Blue Wheaten pullet. The pullets will be a creamy light brown color all over.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Yay! Can you tell the color of any of the other ones in the bottom pic?

 

[Birch Run Farm]

I've got a nice cockerel listed in the classifieds.