Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[saltandpepper2]

Some day, it would be nice if projects and mixed color Ameraucanas were called something other than EE, since EE also covers those birds that are mixed from many different breeds, one of which somewhere down the line was a blue egg laying bird with muffs, beard, and pea comb. I think the fact that EE is a term that serves two completely separate definitions (non-standard Ameraucana and mixed breed + Ameraucana) causes more confusion than anything else. I don't think you all are being overly picky, but anytime you expect one term to cover two unlike definitions you run into trouble. Kind of like insisting that anything not apples be called oranges...even though there are also lemons, peaches, plums, pears, etc. People get confused, and wonder why you have to call a pear "orange", when it's clearly not like an orange at all.

I've only had Ameraucanas for less than half a year, but in that time I've already gotten myself into trouble. I've bred a beautiful splash Am rooster to my white Am hens and hatched out 7 blue Am chicks...I mean EE chicks...one of which actually looks like he's feathering in cuckoo. I'm going to breed them back to white Am hens and to my white Am cockerel, and poof...I've got pure about half pure white Ameraucanas hatching out. The others, from the same dams and sires, will apparently still be EEs... Now I can wrap my head around all this, but it gets a bit ridiculous when you think about it.

I agree with this. I understand (now) the reason for not calling mixed color ameraucanas... ameraucanas. BUT, i don't like how they're called the same thing as hatchery, mutt chickens who can lay any colored egg, and can be any mix! I'm just here waiting for my robin blue eggs

 

[LaurieNew]

My big blue roo Horatio, hatched from eggs from the Gardners-

My black roo, Hamlet, hatched from eggs from the Gardners-

My black hen Beatrice, hatched in May from Cree Farms eggs-

I don't have a really good picture of my blue hen or of the three BBS babies.  They are all too zippy to get a good picture! 


Your blacks look nice, hcammack!  Don't you just love the irridescence of the feathers?  They look like walking stained glass windows!  /img/smilies/smile.png

I just hatched time eggs, never saw the parents but was told they're americana (sp?). I have am lavender A roo and was hoping to raise a hen for him. I'm confused about one chick... It goes off from the rest and says, "Chico-chico-chico-cheep! I've only heard chicks say peep! Is this normal?

 

[LaurieNew]

My phone switched some words!
I just hatched some eggs, never saw the parents but was told they're americauna (sp?). I have a lavender AM roo and was hoping to raise a hen for him. I'm confused about one chick... It goes off from the rest and says, "Chico-chico-chico-cheep! I've only heard chicks say peep! Is this normal?

 

[MisfitMarie]

I'd like to share some pictures of my feather-babies that I took yesterday!

Two Wheaten Ameraucana pullets, Gin & Tonic:






I adore them.

When they're old enough, I'll integrate them into my adult flock of EE's which is lead by my wonderful Blue Wheaten Ameraucana cockerel, Lannister:








He hates his No Crow Collar. I wish I didn't have neighbors, so I could just let him crow...
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[Silo]

Beautiful chickens!

 

[PapaChaz]

wow, some awesome pics!

I hope one of my blue roosters turns out to look like Horatio, he's awesome! Although I do like the coloring on this 12 week old


Gin and Tonic are beautiful! I had wheaten's before, sure makes me miss them

 

[FVRM]

My only surviving wheaten roo

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

I just got my Paul Smith Lavenders settled in. I can't wait to see how they fill out. They are so sweet, and mild compared to the Lavs I already have. Big fluffy muffs and beards. They are two weeks old and one of them is already looking and acting rooish! I am hoping for 2/3 numbers so I have two roos to choose from.

 

[MrsBachbach]

I'd like to share some pictures of my feather-babies that I took yesterday! Two Wheaten Ameraucana pullets, Gin & Tonic: I adore them. When they're old enough, I'll integrate them into my adult flock of EE's which is lead by my wonderful Blue Wheaten Ameraucana cockerel, Lannister: He hates his No Crow Collar. I wish I didn't have neighbors, so I could just let him crow... '

Pretty girls! Love the names!

 

[MrsBachbach]

My only surviving wheaten roo

He looks promising!