Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[TherryChicken]

Even if they are over a year, it might be somewhat in the normal range.  As I said, my Cochins are just starting to lay at a year.  I have read/heard that some of the really early commercial production chickens might lay early, but do not lay for long.

ohh..

 

[jajeanpierre]

Does anyone have an extra egg color chart they would be willing to sell?

You can buy one from the Ameraucana Breeders Club.

http://www.ameraucana.org/

 

[tatinatimom]

I am new to raising chickens and BYC. I just came across this thread and thought I would share a couple of pics of my girls. 2 are of Lila Grace (one at 2 wks the next at almost 5 wks) and the other is Zoe her sister at almost 5 wks. It was love at first site when I saw these ameraucanas!!

 

[FVRM]

I am new to raising chickens and BYC. I just came across this thread and thought I would share a couple of pics of my girls. 2 are of Lila Grace (one at 2 wks the next at almost 5 wks) and the other is Zoe her sister at almost 5 wks. It was love at first site when I saw these ameraucanas!!

I really hate saying this but they are Easter eggers. An ameracauna hybrid. Most farm stores sell them as ameraucanas.

 

[MrsBachbach]

they dont have an actual housing. Its just a run with a shelf in a way.they are fed purina layena layer feed. My chickens here do well with it, but the chickens at my bfs never lay.. they just stopped and nothing we do is getting them to lay. I even brou ghh t my creme legbars home and they havent laid and ive tried everything as well

I know in my experience that chickens will stop laying if you move them to another coop or another flock. They generally will not start up again until they are entirely comfortable with their new surroundings. So, a move will stress them.
Also, their nest box is another consideration. They tend to like darker, private areas to nest in. Not in direct sunlight.
Were they on any artificial light? If you reduce or take away their lighting, they will also stop and not start up again until lighting is returned or increased. Natural light will start decreasing soon and they will start slowing down, then molting and then likely will not lay until after winter solstice when daylight starts increasing again. Putting them on artificial light (must be warm spectrum) after they finish molt can get them back to laying during winter months. Usually takes 14 or 15 hours of light a day to get them started. Downside is they usually will not lay as much as they grow older.

 

[tatinatimom]

So I guess this will be my last post here.
What a monstrosity! False advertisement!
Where's the best place to research to know the difference visibly?

 

[tatinatimom]

OK I lied. Are any of these Ameraucanas?

 

[TherryChicken]

I know in my experience that chickens will stop laying if you move them to another coop or another flock. They generally will not start up again until they are entirely comfortable with their new surroundings. So, a move will stress them.
Also, their nest box is another consideration. They tend to like darker, private areas to nest in. Not in direct sunlight.
Were they on any artificial light? If you reduce or take away their lighting, they will also stop and not start up again until lighting is returned or increased. Natural light will start decreasing soon and they will start slowing down, then molting and then likely will not lay until after winter solstice when daylight starts increasing again. Putting them on artificial light (must be warm spectrum) after they finish molt can get them back to laying during winter months. Usually takes 14 or 15 hours of light a day to get them started. Downside is they usually will not lay as much as they grow older.

I know moving will stress them, but they wernt laying anyway. My point is why?? Finally got an egg from my creme legbars, but still nothing from my ameraucanas

 

[MrsBachbach]

I know moving will stress them, but they wernt laying anyway. My point is why?? Finally got an egg from my creme legbars, but still nothing from my ameraucanas

I thought they went from your place to your BF's place? My mistake then.
Well, it could be anything others have said. Egg eating, heat, stress, protein or just plain not old enough yet. If it was one bird, I would wonder if it was an internal layer, but that's not likely with several birds. I'd ask the breeder you bought them from what was the average age his hens started laying. Mine generally start laying at seven to eight months.

 

[MrsBachbach]

OK I lied. Are any of these Ameraucanas?

The reddish brown one I would say is EE. Can't tell from the picture about the others. I see people advertise purebred ameraucanas all the time. I click on their pictures and I see EE's. People honestly don't know and don't care to find out. Many people will get real ameraucanas and then breed them to their other chickens and call them ameraucanas. Best place to read about the breed and see photos of standard breed ameraucanas is the Ameraucana Breeders Club website. http://ameraucana.org/