Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[samouw]

I take lots of photos of my chickens too.

Muffs and beard look good, eye color looks correct, feather quality looks good. I can't tell much about either hens type from the photos. Taking photos from
the side is helpful when assessing type. Looks like she has a little ticking in her hackles (the specks in her neckline). I see ticking in wheatens occasionally but not very often in blue wheatens. It is always a balancing act, trying to get good color in the wing tips/tails without too much color. Lol! IMO, overall I think she is a pretty gal.

Here are some more pics ,hows her quality ?












I got a little to carried away with the pics

,the two hens in the picture are both mine,wich has better quality (from the picture with two hens ) ?
Please lett me know thanks

The only thing I really don't care for is her tail. It is fan-shaped, which is not correct for an Ameraucana. Looks like she could have some other breed in her genetic background. That is why I asked if she was a bantam - that type of tail is often seen in bantams, but I rarely see it in large fowl.

I can't compare the two birds, given the pictures provided.

What will be the defining moment(s) with her and her flock mate is what she produces.

 

[OnceInaBlueMoon]

Here are some more pics ,hows her quality ?

I got a little to carried away with the pics ,the two hens in the picture are both mine,wich has better quality (from the picture with two hens ) ?
Please lett me know thanks

The only thing I really don't care for is her tail. It is fan-shaped, which is not correct for an Ameraucana.  Looks like she could have some other breed in her genetic background.  That is why I asked if she was a bantam - that type of tail is often seen in bantams, but I rarely see it in large fowl.

I can't compare the two birds, given the pictures provided.

What will be the defining moment(s) with her and her flock mate is what she produces.

Thank you , i plan to show one of my blue wheaten,and a jersey giant or a slash marans

The only thing I really don't care for is her tail. It is fan-shaped, which is not correct for an Ameraucana.  Looks like she could have some other breed in her genetic background.  That is why I asked if she was a bantam - that type of tail is often seen in bantams, but I rarely see it in large fowl.

I can't compare the two birds, given the pictures provided.

What will be the defining moment(s) with her and her flock mate is what she produces.

Interesting! I didn't pay much attention to the shape of the tail when I looked at the photos initially. I thought maybe it looked that way from how the bird was standing in the photos. I see what you are talking about @samouw. Do you know much about the background of your birds @backyardmarana? If you are unsure about their background, bloodline, etc a great place to start with birds is via the breeders list on the Ameraucana Breeders Club website. There may be someone in your state that has some available. It's the off season for a lot of people right now, but some people may still be hatching right now or may have started birds for sale. I am over in Tn and will not be hatching again until the Spring.

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/docs/breedersdirectory_2015_state.pdf

 

[EastNashChick]

Yep, that's the plan!

Want to see how it all goes and meet up with some friends! Would love to see you there too!

Are you entering any of your Am's???

Y'all take lots of pictures! I was hoping to go, but just got my December schedule and I work all weekend! Boy I wish they were having it Friday too!

 

[bruceha2000]

Haha. I have several that are molting as well. A lot of people hatch and raise chicks in Feb/March to carry to shows in the Fall and Winter.

(People also carry older birds that are in good shape)

Doh! Hadn't thought of that. I guess you can tell I don't show chickens.

Of course one would want to show 8/9 month old pullets! In my very limited experience (1 set of chicks in 2012 and 1 in 2015), the ones that haven't gone through winter look much better than those that have. My White Rocks haven't been white since last December. And somehow while my adult birds do look much better after they moult than before, they never seem to be quite as "fresh" as they were when the moulted into their first adult feathers.

 

[OnceInaBlueMoon]

Doh! Hadn't thought of that. I guess you can tell I don't show chickens.

Of course one would want to show 8/9 month old pullets! In my very limited experience (1 set of chicks in 2012 and 1 in 2015), the ones that haven't gone through winter look much better than those that have. My White Rocks haven't been white since last December. And somehow while my adult birds do look much better after they moult than before, they never seem to be quite as "fresh" as they were when the moulted into their first adult feathers. 

Lol! I know what you mean. I have white Ameraucanas and some of them look like they have been eating Oreos right now. If you ever decide to show white chickens, it is good to keep the ones that you want to show in the shade or in a barn, as they are suspectible to sun bleaching if out in the sun. Same goes for lavenders/self blue. I also keep pullets and cockerels penned separately, so the cockerels don't do any damage to the pullets that I am considering showing. Conditioning them in a conditioning pen for at least 4-6 weeks before a show is helpful (that way hopefully they aren't as nervous being caged at the time of the show). Anyway, there is a lot of useful info out there on showing!

 

[BackyardMarana]

Interesting! I didn't pay much attention to the shape of the tail when I looked at the photos initially. I thought maybe it looked that way from how the bird was standing in the photos. I see what you are talking about @samouw. Do you know much about the background of your birds @backyardmarana? If you are unsure about their background, bloodline, etc a great place to start with birds is via the breeders list on the Ameraucana Breeders Club website. There may be someone in your state that has some available. It's the off season for a lot of people right now, but some people may still be hatching right now or may have started birds for sale. I am over in Tn and will not be hatching again until the Spring.

http://www.ameraucanabreedersclub.org/docs/breedersdirectory_2015_state.pdf

I don't really know where they came from but I do know they are not hatchery,i will post more pictures of her she doesn't always have the tail Like that ,thank you for your help

 

[BackyardMarana]

Here are more shots of her

 

[bruceha2000]

Lol! I know what you mean. I have white Ameraucanas and some of them look like they have been eating Oreos right now.

If you ever decide to show white chickens, it is good to keep the ones that you want to show in the shade or in a barn, as they are suseptible to sun bleaching if out in the sun.

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I don't think mine would sun bleach, it couldn't get through the dirt

Seems the BEST time and place for a dust bath is in the barn alley (dirt and shavings) right after coming in out of the rain.

Not showing chickens, my girls are just hatchery birds.

 

[OnceInaBlueMoon]

I don't think mine would sun bleach, it couldn't get through the dirt   Seems the BEST time and place for a dust bath is in the barn alley (dirt and shavings) right after coming in out of the rain.

Not showing chickens, my girls are just hatchery birds.

Haha. Well, you never know when the itch to start showing may hit you.

Don't count yourself out just yet. It's never too late to start working with some show quality potential birds.

 

[BackyardMarana]

Hi ,does anyone sell baby chicks ?
Please let me know .thanks