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rmickelson44 said:
I hope so too. Thanks for the info. Its my first EE.... when i bought my chicks she was not called an Easter Egger
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Glad to help... but sorry for the mislabeling... :/

Unfortunately, feed stores and most hatcheries sell them but they aren't true Ameraucanas... and a lot of people have bought them and bred them as Am's as well... it's a continual vicious cycle of misinformation...
 
jerryse said:
I just recently did a unplanned test on this . I saved eggs after the rooster was removed . Candled eggs and fertility dropped dramatically after the first week . Since I removed the rooster mid week I had day 4 through day 10 . 19 infertile and 13 fertile . I will not waste 8 weeks in hatching season . I often use the same hens in different projects . I save eggs for 1 week after removing a rooster then add the new rooster . Wait a week and start saving eggs . No problems encountered . John has said the daddy is the rooster that bred her the day before . Stored semen in a hen is used as last in first out .
So any residue dies due to being old as long as new breedings take place . Run your own test and make informed decisions . With my method I consider the odds like winning the lottery . Yes it can happen .
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That's great if it works for you. If the bold is true, and I assume it is, then I can see the advantages in not waiting it out. I only expressed what I have found, that hens can store semen a long time. How viable it is over time, well that's the question, and may have much to do with individual birds.
 
dstokely said:
I had 18 eggs in the 'bator. Twelve were from the black roo, 1 black hen and 2 splash hens. Six were from the Blue roo, black hen, two blue hens and 1 splash hen. Eleven of the twelve eggs hatched from pen 1. Only 1 hatched from the pen with the blue roo. I know an assumption is a leap, but I am going to assume that the light chicken came from group 2, if it is a splash. If it is white, well, who knows.
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Unless you saw otherwise, it's quite possible your splash hen did not let the black rooster mate her. I've had hold outs for two weeks or more when it comes to matings. If there are easier hens in the pen, the rooster sometimes won't push it. Girls can be picky sometimes.
 
MrsBachbach said:
Unless you saw otherwise, it's quite possible your splash hen did not let the black rooster mate her. I've had hold outs for two weeks or more when it comes to matings. If there are easier hens in the pen, the rooster sometimes won't push it. Girls can be picky sometimes.
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I thought the answer was that he was the one egg that hatched out of the blue pen, but then my memory kicked in. He was the first to hatch and he was on the pen 1 side (black roo). I am positive of that since he was on his back and could not move because of the crowded 'bator (Brinsea). I took half the egg shell out quickly, then when he still could not get up, I took him out. Notice the male pronoun cause if it is a splash, I want it to be a he. Then, I could have lotsa splash babies.
 
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speckledhen said:
Just got back from town and one of the local feed stores has "Ameraucanas" from Privett Hatchery. Of course, they are most definitely EEs.

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I know we all have this conversation over and over, but I don't know why it would be so hard for the hatcheries to call them EEs. They would sell just as well, maybe even better at the feed stores. Most people buying there just want pullets, anyway, and don't really care if they lay blue, green, or pink eggs. I still hatch my EEs, and they sell almost as quickly as the AMs
 
scflock said:
I know we all have this conversation over and over, but I don't know why it would be so hard for the hatcheries to call them EEs. They would sell just as well, maybe even better at the feed stores. Most people buying there just want pullets, anyway, and don't really care if they lay blue, green, or pink eggs. I still hatch my EEs, and they sell almost as quickly as the AMs
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I believe you are preaching to the choir.
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