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Good Luck!!
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Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds
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I didnt' check the link but I have seen many shades of blue so not all can be easily distinguished, although if you can get your hands on the birds I have noticed the lav's feathers are softer, not sure how that has been coming along?
I didnt' check the link but I have seen many shades of blue so not all can be easily distinguished, although if you can get your hands on the birds I have noticed the lav's feathers are softer, not sure how that has been coming along?
My first choice is to work on my Blues across the boards. And then Blacks, seeing I only have 2 Blacks Ameraucana chicks from my Blue breeders outta 20 some chicks so far. And they have to grow out. One is a girl. Other is too young. If I had one who could see I would put my Black male on all my splashes. To get more Blues. I too would not whack a girft horse in the mouth. IF pops out I would TRY to use it.
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I got three eggs from my friend tonight. 1 green egg - a silver Ameraucana. 1 cream egg - a Cochin X Ameraucana cross. 1 brown egg - a Cochin or Brahma X Ameraucana cross. Can't wait to see what hatches from the mixed eggs.
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I'm almost certain that Chick 1 is a Wheaten roo, and guessing that Chick 2 is a BW pullet.
I'm almost certain that Chick 1 is a Wheaten roo, and guessing that Chick 2 is a BW pullet.
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But I think that is the whole point; if you are breeding BBS, how will you know if you have lavender? I have light blues in my blue rocks that look a lot like lavender; Im not sure I would know the difference if one showed up. And if it did, I sure wouldnt want to incorporate it into my BBS.
But I think that is the whole point; if you are breeding BBS, how will you know if you have lavender? I have light blues in my blue rocks that look a lot like lavender; Im not sure I would know the difference if one showed up. And if it did, I sure wouldnt want to incorporate it into my BBS.
Halo-easy way to fix that would be mail me those Blue Rocks
prettiest blue chickens around here are our Blue's from you.You can tell a very light blue from lavender when they are near each other..we have some very light blue Andy's and lavender bantam cochin's there is a difference in color but it will be as messed up as the Ameraucana EE thing
Amy has my lavender and split Ameraucana's now I can't take on any thing else this Year...I can't ask my dh to go expand my chickens living quarters when he's working 6-7 days a week..our 2 oldest kiddo's had their Birthday party at 10pm so he could be there
I didn't ship muddy eggs but I will jump in on the living conditions of the chickens...I will be the first to say my chickens have lived with mud past their heads this year..literally.The runs had mud running over the logs that are on the ground to attach the dividing wire..not inch's of mud people but FEET my chickens normally have very nice living conditions..things happen that we have no control over.Now,I didn't ship eggs by luck but if I had been in a situation where I had to ship eggs for a deadline etc they would have been wiped off but would be able to tell by all the stains they were mud covered..short of mud boots and coats the chickens could take off before entering the nest boxes.We are not the only ones having these problems this year so if your lucky enough not to be having rain and mud that you have never seen before then please remember not everyone lives in your backyard.
Amy has my lavender and split Ameraucana's now I can't take on any thing else this Year...I can't ask my dh to go expand my chickens living quarters when he's working 6-7 days a week..our 2 oldest kiddo's had their Birthday party at 10pm so he could be there
I didn't ship muddy eggs but I will jump in on the living conditions of the chickens...I will be the first to say my chickens have lived with mud past their heads this year..literally.The runs had mud running over the logs that are on the ground to attach the dividing wire..not inch's of mud people but FEET my chickens normally have very nice living conditions..things happen that we have no control over.Now,I didn't ship eggs by luck but if I had been in a situation where I had to ship eggs for a deadline etc they would have been wiped off but would be able to tell by all the stains they were mud covered..short of mud boots and coats the chickens could take off before entering the nest boxes.We are not the only ones having these problems this year so if your lucky enough not to be having rain and mud that you have never seen before then please remember not everyone lives in your backyard.
I agree that some of the light blues do appear almost lavender. I have one myself, my Alice. I thought at first that she was splash, she was such a light color. I also agree that my blue Rocks from halo are just gorgeous. They are even more so as they approach 16 weeks.
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But I think that is the whole point; if you are breeding BBS, how will you know if you have lavender? I have light blues in my blue rocks that look a lot like lavender; Im not sure I would know the difference if one showed up. And if it did, I sure wouldnt want to incorporate it into my BBS.
I have 18 pens. 8 are self contained and portable. Nothing can get into or out of. In ALL I have 92 LF PUREbred birds in them. ONLY one jerk mutt. And he is the one who fathered the self blue chick
Well, I have one bird with the self Blue gene (Doug Akers told me this), I will do it ALL with that one bird. I have 15 BBS girls. The ONLY blue in with him is a Splash from my Black breeder's line. I talked to her back in sept about that splash. She HATED her. Told me to whack her. That is when I thought cool, I'll use her to see what the BUS throws. Since then I have ONLY had two other Black PUREbred Black Orpington girls in with him. Hatched about a dozen and a half chicks from them. And seem to be lucky enough to get a chick with this look. And in addition to that chick, I get one who is turnin blue who has muffs or tufts, I can tell where that chick is going. BUT, what ever it turns out to be, it will be BLue, huge and from the BUS.
I find ALOT of joy seeing what comes out of him. And Harry told me that he would test hatch the sh~t out of him, and use other colors and varieties. And I will see every color under the rainbow with this boy. So, for everyone who fears I am a typical back yard chicken guy, and lets ALL my 92 birds run a muck. I don't. I collect each egg from each pen, and in pencil write where and when collected, before I step out of the pens. Two weeks ago during a down pour of rain, I did not have the pencil. And I ate those eggs.
This is my approach, & I have great confidence in that I will make a bird or two that will be worth playing around with.
Just curious, how does everyone else keep from letting their project birds ruin their flocks?
But I think that is the whole point; if you are breeding BBS, how will you know if you have lavender? I have light blues in my blue rocks that look a lot like lavender; Im not sure I would know the difference if one showed up. And if it did, I sure wouldnt want to incorporate it into my BBS.
I have 18 pens. 8 are self contained and portable. Nothing can get into or out of. In ALL I have 92 LF PUREbred birds in them. ONLY one jerk mutt. And he is the one who fathered the self blue chick
Well, I have one bird with the self Blue gene (Doug Akers told me this), I will do it ALL with that one bird. I have 15 BBS girls. The ONLY blue in with him is a Splash from my Black breeder's line. I talked to her back in sept about that splash. She HATED her. Told me to whack her. That is when I thought cool, I'll use her to see what the BUS throws. Since then I have ONLY had two other Black PUREbred Black Orpington girls in with him. Hatched about a dozen and a half chicks from them. And seem to be lucky enough to get a chick with this look. And in addition to that chick, I get one who is turnin blue who has muffs or tufts, I can tell where that chick is going. BUT, what ever it turns out to be, it will be BLue, huge and from the BUS.
I find ALOT of joy seeing what comes out of him. And Harry told me that he would test hatch the sh~t out of him, and use other colors and varieties. And I will see every color under the rainbow with this boy. So, for everyone who fears I am a typical back yard chicken guy, and lets ALL my 92 birds run a muck. I don't. I collect each egg from each pen, and in pencil write where and when collected, before I step out of the pens. Two weeks ago during a down pour of rain, I did not have the pencil. And I ate those eggs.
This is my approach, & I have great confidence in that I will make a bird or two that will be worth playing around with.
Just curious, how does everyone else keep from letting their project birds ruin their flocks?
I wasnt particularly posting to you (tho it looked that way) but in general.
If you (the generic you) end up playing with lavender with blues, and in doing so, end up with a flock of lavenders, they will produce true and the problem is over, and you have a nice flock of lavender to play with. What concerns me is the blues, or blacks, the end up being produced with the lavender gene, that gets put out in the general population. Its not a breeder like yourself who has a plan and really enjoys this; is the average person who just wants a few birds, or who wants to breed without your dedication, that puts this recessive gene out there to end up in an unsuspecting persons flock.
Maybe its no big deal. I just find myself concerned now, if getting into BBS am. or orps, that Im not dealing with someone who might have a lavender gene in there from a few generations back.
If you (the generic you) end up playing with lavender with blues, and in doing so, end up with a flock of lavenders, they will produce true and the problem is over, and you have a nice flock of lavender to play with. What concerns me is the blues, or blacks, the end up being produced with the lavender gene, that gets put out in the general population. Its not a breeder like yourself who has a plan and really enjoys this; is the average person who just wants a few birds, or who wants to breed without your dedication, that puts this recessive gene out there to end up in an unsuspecting persons flock.
Maybe its no big deal. I just find myself concerned now, if getting into BBS am. or orps, that Im not dealing with someone who might have a lavender gene in there from a few generations back.
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