Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Rorporp23]

When they crow or lay eggs

not an easy task with pure Ameraucanas.

Thank you so much for the eggs! Today 2 Lavenders and a Wheaten are hatching!

Not exactly perfect...But it's always a risk with shipped eggs! Thank's again!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

When they crow or lay eggs

not an easy task with pure Ameraucanas.

you are so correct. I had 2 black and a blue ameraucana. 1 rooster was apparent quickly. I thought I was lucky but the other black one showed the manly side after he was a few months old.

 

[DMRippy]

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[ChickNmamma]

Quote: Um.. I usually go with the lay eggs one - I have heard of crowing hens.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: Um.. I usually go with the lay eggs one - I have heard of crowing hens.

 

[sandiklaws]

Quote:I was just talking to a breeder (produces 1000+ a year) that said you can sex them as day olds by feather and combs; boys have no feathers on the outer portion of the wing and 3 rows of "peas" on their combs vs. just a single for girls. He told me he has nearly 90% accuracy doing this. This is a good friend who has been raising them for a long time (as well as Turkens) and I do trust what he says. He said he will send pictures upon hatch to show me, which I will share here.... oh and his birds are from Smith lines.


http://paradisepoultryandwaterfowl.com/

 

[mabhera]

I had been changing sexes between some ameraucanas I have. First i was sure they were roosters.....a month ago they seemed like girls. Now I'm starting to think they are males again. If they are male I need one of them to be a lavender split....


Here is the blue rooster I thought I lost yesterday to a dog attack. That photo was taken yesterday before the attack. Now he lost many of his feathers and hes former glory but it's alive and seems well. Please tell me what you think about him. He is young. 7-8 months.

I think his comb is too big.

 

[magaha8]

Does anyone have any roosters they are trying to sell?? And will be able to ship to maryland

 

[jerryse]

My chicks are 4 wks old. How can u tell the males from the females?

The tail feather method should worh at 4 weeks.Hens should have longer tailfeathers.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote:I was just talking to a breeder (produces 1000+ a year) that said you can sex them as day olds by feather and combs; boys have no feathers on the outer portion of the wing and 3 rows of "peas" on their combs vs. just a single for girls. He told me he has nearly 90% accuracy doing this. This is a good friend who has been raising them for a long time (as well as Turkens) and I do trust what he says. He said he will send pictures upon hatch to show me, which I will share here.... oh and his birds are from Smith lines.


http://paradisepoultryandwaterfowl.com/
Yes that can be used IF and ONLY IF you breed for it. If you are breeding for that I THINK you would use a Slow feathering Rooster over fast feathering hens/pullets. The slow feathering is passed down to the cockerels from the rooster and that would give you the feather sexing.

I would think most good breeders breed AWAY from that trait. I do in my Ameraucanas and my Marans. Some breeds need to be slow feathering like my GSBR and SLW. Both of those REQUIRE the Slow feathering gene to create the nice lacing and barring.

Oh yeah.... feather sexing only will work the first few days after that you can't use it.