Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Hennypen]

Look close to the base of the feathers. What colors are they and what are the intensity of colors? If dark brown/copper/black then boy. If lighter "pastelish", then girl.

 

[Hennypen]

Question about what the "IDEAL" Blue Wheaten rooster should look like.

I have three Blue Wheaten roos that came from Wayne in Wisconsin. All three have different intensity copper/blue ratios. They're only about 3 months old so hard to tell what they'll look like mature. But I need to try and cull some roos the best I can.

Can someone post a picture of a good Blue Wheaten roo?

 

[Goose and Fig]

Not crazy about his tail angle, but I like his color.

 

[Hennypen]

What's wrong with his tail?


How old was he before you knew he was a keeper?

 

[pips&peeps]

I would like to take this opportunity to ask the new people on the thread to please buy a Standard of Perfection from the APA..........

There is lots of good information in it!!!!!

 

[ChestnutRidge]

Thank you, HappyMtn and Hennypen.

 

[Hennypen]

pips&peeps :

I would like to take this opportunity to ask the new people on the thread to please buy a Standard of Perfection from the APA..........

There is lots of good information in it!!!!!

I have one and it didn't answer my question.

I'm trying to figure out who to cull at 3-4 months old. lol​

 

[pips&peeps]

The wheaten and blue wheaten variety changes so much, that I really wouldn't cull for " pattern" that early. I almost always wait to start culling my line until they are around 20+ weeks. You could cull for obvious body type things though, like crooked toes, wry tail, very light legs that aren't making any improvement, etc.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

pips&peeps :

The wheaten and blue wheaten variety changes so much, that I really wouldn't cull for " pattern" that early. I almost always wait to start culling my line until they are around 20+ weeks. You could cull for obvious body type things though, like crooked toes, wry tail, very light legs that aren't making any improvement, etc.

What about a clean faced cockerel?

I'm going to start cutting my "male" numbers down too.​

 

[pips&peeps]

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What about a clean faced cockerel?

I'm going to start cutting my "male" numbers down too.

Yep, that too.