Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[DMRippy]

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They do have favorites.

 

[ChickNmamma]

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Keep an eye on him, mine got his really bad leakage at about that age and by 9 months he was half gold (the top half)

 

[Hinotori]

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They do have favorites.
And some hens are hussies and will squat if they even think they see a rooster. I have a couple like that and you can tell by looking at them.

 

[Angelicisi]

Lol! How to spot a hussie hen Hahahaha

I have one that squats for mealies heh

And some hens are hussies and will squat if they even think they see a rooster. I have a couple like that and you can tell by looking at them. 

 

[Angel16]

Keep an eye on him, mine got his really bad leakage at about that age and by 9 months he was half gold (the top half)

Thanks for the input! Fingers crossed that his doesn't get much worse!!

I was hoping to breed him with my black Ameraucana hen this spring and hatch the eggs. Is that a good idea if he has gold leakage? ( I'm not really wanting to show them i would like to have something close to show quality is posable. I also love looking at them and i love the blue eggs!

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[ChickNmamma]

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it doesn't get worse.

If it gets really bad I would not use him. I culled my one boy with bad gold leakage (and curled toes too) and the Lavender boy with Silver leakage is not going to be used in breeding. I think leakage is a DQ and hard to get rid of once introduced and those chicks would be going away from show quality if that's what you want. Hopefully its just a few feathers and you can choose a son without the leakage for future generations. I am not sure if the leakage shows up in the girls if they carry it...

 

[Hinotori]

Does this pullet have a decent look to her? Her legs are slate. I know it kind of looks yellowish in the pictures. I think that's the phone and the fact she'd been digging in the dirt. I can't get the actual camera close enough for a good picture. Even using the phone she wasn't happy with the black thing taking pictures of her.

 

[pips&peeps]

Yes, looks very nice. She has shafting which is common in the silver variety.

 

[Hinotori]

I just don't know what it is with her and cameras. She eats out of my hand but if the phone comes out she's off.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Yes, looks very nice. She has shafting which is common in the silver variety.

If you don't mind me asking, what is shafting? I have never heard the term