Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[DnDFarm]

Now you all need to stop with all the Beautiful chick pics!!!

Here's a picture of Oz's chicks when they came out of the incubator. The one at the far right is one of the few blacks I have hatched. Very little difference from the blues

 

[marchick]

Here's a picture of Oz's chicks when they came out of the incubator. The one at the far right is one of the few blacks I have hatched. Very little difference from the blues

Very nice! Mine where no where near that dark!

 

[samouw]

I'm in no hurry. That pen will be ready when you are. How hard is it to remember Sammy, samouw?
ETA: I read it Sammoo

Oh! ok, that should be easy. lol

 

[samouw]

Here's a picture of Oz's chicks when they came out of the incubator. The one at the far right is one of the few blacks I have hatched. Very little difference from the blues

I have two that are that dark, but I just assumed they were black...they might just surprise me yet!

 

[DnDFarm]

I have two that are that dark, but I just assumed they were black...they might just surprise me yet!

I'm really glad you have the lighter blues to compare. I'm so new to this, I just don't know exactly what direction I should be heading. I'm going to do some blue/blue breedings with these dark blues next year. I suspect that, like you said, the colors may be all over the map. That's why I want a good blue cockerel. I want to see what it takes to get some consistency in my colors, and what I can use in those offspring to improve other traits. That's why I'm so excited to be getting one of your cockerels. I think that new blood is going to be very beneficial since I'm breeding on such a small scale

 

[marchick]

I want that one and that one and that one!

 

[DnDFarm]

I want that one and that one and that one!

I just want to see Oz show them this fall. I'm dying to see my birds beside others

 

[marchick]

I just want to see Oz show them this fall. I'm dying to see my birds beside others

How is your last batch of eggs from your black roo doing? When do you candle?

 

[DnDFarm]

How is your last batch of eggs from your black roo doing? When do you candle?

Just set them last night. I should be able to tell something by Saturday or Sunday

 

[DnDFarm]

I have two that are that dark, but I just assumed they were black...they might just surprise me yet!

I just looked back at the pictures of your blacks. The longer I have these birds, the more I'm noticing things I didn't before. That feathering is so tight! Really nice looking birds. My AMs have good feathering, but my new BCM are disappointing me a little. A few are good, most are decent, but a few are downright loose and sloppy looking. I'm so glad I'm doing Ameraucanas, because I'm starting to believe the 90% cull rate on BCM