Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Goose and Fig]

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Nice! I'm liking the lavs better every day.

 

[dak]

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WOW... I think Lavender should be accepted into the standard.

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[ParadiseFoundFarm]

WOW... I think Lavender should be accepted into the standard.
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When should I expect eggs from my flock hatched 6-23-10 without added light in Northern Illinois?

 

[Hens and Roos]

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maybe by the middle of Dec. or even a little later guess it would depend on the bird.

 

[Mahonri]

I don't expect eggs from my 12 birds hatched the end of April until Thanksgiving.

 

[TK Poultry]

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I had some hatched in January just start laying 2 weeks ago! They are definatly late bloomers! LOL

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Thanks for the replies on my boy - he's been a looker since day 1.

 

[pips&peeps]

He looks better than anything I have here right now!!!! I have a bunch in the brooder though and hopefully I'll find the one.

 

[cpartist]

Clover-LOVE the lav

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I got my first W/BW egg from my April 1 hatch two weeks ago...and another started laying today.
They were 22.5 and 24.5 weeks old at first lay. I have three others from that hatch that are not laying,
but whose combs have reddened up. My Orpies have laid steadily for over a year and a half, minus broody time....
All my chicks hatched last fall (all breeds) were laying by early January/mid February, when the days are quite short.

When you think about it, we really only have at best, 4-5 months of daylight longer than 14 hours...
Yet I keep hearing they need 14 hours of light to lay. Is this a myth

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[Dixiedoodle]

I have 11 true Ameracuanas that are about 10 weeks old.. I have had them since they were 3weeks old.. They are sweet, lovable and very friendly little boogers.. Everyday, they do something else to make me fall in love all over again... I know I will have to wait until spring to get my blue eggs but it has already been well worth it! My only regret--- that I will have to give away most of the roos..