Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[pips&peeps]

This is a bantam, butthis is what they should look like.

 

[Saris]

This is a bantam, butthis is what they should look like.

I think I got 1 4th from the right?! The others are very dark but not quite black per se. Probably the others are males and splits.

 

[Saris]

Sounds like you had a good hatch! Awsome! Very cute!

I had a good hatch for my Ams, not so good for my Bieles....

 

[marchick]

I had a good hatch for my Ams, not so good for my Bieles....

Oh Sorry! Maybe the bunny dance only works on Ams! We need a belly dance for the Bieles!!! That should work next time!!!

 

[pamperedamber]

Here is a breeding question. I have a Splash Roo and a Blue Hen that are from the same rooster but different hens. Can i breed them together or will cause inbreeding issues?

 

[junebuggena]

Here is a breeding question. I have a Splash Roo and a Blue Hen that are from the same rooster but different hens. Can i breed them together or will cause inbreeding issues?

You can breed them. The chicks should be fine. It takes several generations of very close line breeding for problems to really be an issue.

 

[pamperedamber]

You can breed them. The chicks should be fine. It takes several generations of very close line breeding for problems to really be an issue.

Yeah!! Thank you!!

 

[samouw]

cross-posted from Facebook, Real Ameraucana Group

"There have been quite a few discussions recently about "which club do I join?" and I thought I'd throw my few thoughts out there.

Of course, anyone that knows me knows where my loyalty is, but, putting that aside, how do you answer that question?

My thought would be - why not join both? Both have something to offer, both have long time breeders of top winning Ameraucanas, both have forums for asking, and getting answers to, the questions we all face from time to time.

If, however, you don't want to join both, for whatever reasons, then here are the questions I'd ask myself.

If you're interested in showing - which club has the most Meets, and has meets where you live? Which club offers points and awards for recognition of your wins?

If you're interested in gathering lots of information and history - which club has the most historical information and which club makes that history available for research?

If you're interested in being part of a fast-growing club, then ask which club is growing - not necessarily which has the most members, but which is adding new members regularly?

Again, I can't hide my bias towards the ABC, but these are the questions I'd ask if I were looking for a breeder's club and I could only choose one. The best answer still might be to join both - then re-evaluate at the end of the year and decide which one to move forward with."

 

[Saris]

Cocoa Puff, my only Choc Ameraucana chick.


Her with her hatch mates.


I like this one!


My Lav/Splits


Here's Speedy McSpeederton, it went from pipped to hatched in 45 minutes.

 

[marchick]

Cocoa Puff, my only Choc Ameraucana chick.


Her with her hatch mates.


I like this one!


My Lav/Splits


Here's Speedy McSpeederton, it went from pipped to hatched in 45 minutes.

They are so cute! I love the name Cocoa Puff!!!