Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[teal29080]

Has anyone breed a chocolate cuckoo Orpington to black ameraucana?

 

[dreamwallaby]

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Definitely... sorry...

I guess it's not terrible, now I have a pair. Just need to see how they turn out. Blue X blue should give me blacks, blues and splash ? so I'd be happy with that. I want to be sure they're quality is worth breeding though so I'll check back as they mature. I need to check the legs on the darker one in better light to see if they're really black or not. Today they looked slate. Hard to tell in the stall lighting while they're on quarantine.

 

[Saris]

Broody Mama and her 6 little babies!!!

 

[LaPoulet]

Super cute!

 

[LaPoulet]

My Ameraucanas are 3 months old now and I am still waiting for my roosters to crow. What age do they start? Thanks, Mary

 

[KernH]

My Ameraucanas are 3 months old now and I am still waiting for my roosters to crow. What age do they start? Thanks, Mary

Tomorrow morning! Kern

 

[Chicken5555]

My Ameraucanas are 3 months old now and I am still waiting for my roosters to crow. What age do they start? Thanks, Mary

Any day, really. I had one start at seven weeks, two more at about 10 week, and three more yet to crow. They are all brothers hatched at the same time. It depends on the individual too.

 

[junebuggena]

My Ameraucanas are 3 months old now and I am still waiting for my roosters to crow. What age do they start? Thanks, Mary

Some start to crow as young as just a few weeks old. Others don't crow until over 8 months old. Both extremes are completely normal, but most will start by about 4 to 6 months.

 

[sharon1955]

Mine just started trying to crow this morning and he is about 14 weeks old.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I guess it's not terrible, now I have a pair. Just need to see how they turn out. Blue X blue should give me blacks, blues and splash ? so I'd be happy with that. I want to be sure they're quality is worth breeding though so I'll check back as they mature. I need to check the legs on the darker one in better light to see if they're really black or not. Today they looked slate. Hard to tell in the stall lighting while they're on quarantine.

Yes, that will give you blues, blacks and splashes... good luck!

My Ameraucanas are 3 months old now and I am still waiting for my roosters to crow. What age do they start? Thanks, Mary

Any day, really. I had one start at seven weeks, two more at about 10 week, and three more yet to crow. They are all brothers hatched at the same time. It depends on the individual too.

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Pretty much whenever they dang well feel like it, lol... I just experienced a 6 day old crowing...