Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[MrsBachbach]

Here is the mama of most of my girls, the blue wheaten. Also one of her babies, the wheaten pullet. Anxious to see what kind of babies I get from her. Aiming for a nice size wheaten cockeral.

 

[MrsBachbach]

I would have never thought about doing that.  I would love to see a picture.  That means I could do wheaten/EE as well.  I could have all kinds of babies and my husband would really kill me then.

Here's the pics. I fold the bottom of the wire fence and then use bread ties to anchor it in place. Get the fence as high as you can without touching the heating element or other components above it and extend it all the way on both sides so the chicks can't squeeze through. This will divide your incubator in half and you can even add shorter fences to further divide it into three or four compartments. I use turners in my incubator so my bottom wire is not needed while incubating. I have my fence and wire all ready to go and anchored down when it comes time to switch the eggs from the turner to laying on the wire for the lockdown. That way the eggs aren't cooling off too much while I'm setting it up. If you don't have a turner, you can still do it. Just get your fence all cut and fitted before you start incubating because your going to have to see if the lid fits, etc., and may have to make some adjustments. When it's time to lockdown, just put the eggs in a foam egg carton and it only takes a few minutes to anchor the fence down.

 

[dstokely]

Thank you for the picture of this. I better start working on it so I will be ready. Looking at previous posts, do you sell eggs?
Here's the pics. I fold the bottom of the wire fence and then use bread ties to anchor it in place. Get the fence as high as you can without touching the heating element or other components above it and extend it all the way on both sides so the chicks can't squeeze through. This will divide your incubator in half and you can even add shorter fences to further divide it into three or four compartments. I use turners in my incubator so my bottom wire is not needed while incubating. I have my fence and wire all ready to go and anchored down when it comes time to switch the eggs from the turner to laying on the wire for the lockdown. That way the eggs aren't cooling off too much while I'm setting it up. If you don't have a turner, you can still do it. Just get your fence all cut and fitted before you start incubating because your going to have to see if the lid fits, etc., and may have to make some adjustments. When it's time to lockdown, just put the eggs in a foam egg carton and it only takes a few minutes to anchor the fence down.

 

[FVRM]

They are. I love mine. They lay well, aren't very spooky and the blue wheaten male I have is the most beautiful gentle male bird I've owned as far as Ameraucanas go.

if you sell eggs let me know! i have a hen and a cockerel but the darn cockerel has bantam in his background and I really don't like banties. I would really like to infuse more LF into them.

 

[Olive Oil]

Pretty good with the exception of one. She started out with good color but after a couple of months of steady laying it has faded.

These were taken back in November when they first started laying.

 

[Olive Oil]

My blue pullet? I was convinced she was a he, but now I'm not so sure. Opinions? Heshe is 10
weeks old. Very happy with my birds. Got them from Indigo Ridge Farm. The wheaten eggs were a stunning bright blue. Thanks for any input!!
Next to a blue wheaten rooster the same age. This is what made me think he's a she! But comb color is not a solid way to tell, right? I know that V shaped saddle feathers mean roo, but even the saddle feathers on the blue wheaten are not V shaped yet, so I can't tell by that.

 

[FVRM]

it looks like a she to me

 

[dstokely]

Mr. Hawk came visiting today. I lost a beautiful black hen. Now, I have 2 black hens left, two blues and 2 splash along with two beautiful blue roos to begin my breeding program. I know that is enough for my needs, but it kills me when I lose one. I also had intended to use two of the blacks with my lavender roo, but looks like he will only have the lavender hen and one black. I despise hawks, period.

 

[dstokely]

My blue pullet? I was convinced she was a he, but now I'm not so sure. Opinions? Heshe is 10
weeks old. Very happy with my birds. Got them from Indigo Ridge Farm. The wheaten eggs were a stunning bright blue. Thanks for any input!!
Next tblue wheaten rooster the same age. This is what made me think he's a she! But comb color is not a solid way to tell, right? I know that V shaped saddle feathers mean roo, but even the saddle feathers on the blue wheaten are not V shaped yet, so I can't tell by that.









Looks like a hen to me as well.

 

[birdman55]

lovely looking birds everyone....getting ready to put 70 chicken eggs in the bators