Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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First of all, both pips&peeps and Ilia are in Washington, both good breeders to get stock from. Second, if you put other color hens in with a wheaten flock, any chicks from those two hens would not turn out to be a recognized color, or if they happen to look like a recognized color, you'd have no idea what color chicks they would throw, and could really mess up your breeding flock, or the flock of someone else you sell them to. A way around this would be to take them out of the coop for a few days when you know you are going to be collecting eggs for hatching.

eta: The ABC will be a great asset to you for finding information and finding breeders. The forum on their site is great!

Thanks for telling me about mixing the colors. Thats something I am happy to know. I still think I want a blue and a black hen, but will seperate them before I go to collect hatching eggs. How broody are AM's? Like I said, I'm new to the breed. lol

Illia reminded me yesterday that she has AM's. lol I can't figure out how or why I forgot. I have heard good things about pips&peeps, but we have never spoken.

I really would like to experience showing at least on a local level. But I also don't want to go at it blindly iether.

If you can make it to the Stevenson show 3rd weekend in October, pips&peeps will be there, and so will I.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Some chick pics- These look like cockerels, the first two are of the same chick, this is the one I mentioned a few pages ago that had the light blue with red lacing.

Darker boy-

These are chicks from Sterling Sue, they are growing up quick. They too are BW/W.

There were two darker chicks which I am selling off as culls. They were striped as hatchlings! I like the dark beard on this one but I don't believe it is one that should be used for breeding (please correct me if I am wrong!) Anyway, she's sold as is the other like her and they will go to a non breeder home and lay blue eggs.

 

[Illia]

Ann, I want your really lightly colored Blue Wheaten boy!!

 

[pips&peeps]

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I definately would not use the pullet for breeding. Not only is the beard and muff wrong, she has stubs on her legs.

I am really like the color in the tail feathers of your young pullets. Maybe I'll have to buy some hatching eggs or a pullet or two from Sue.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Illia, He looks like he's going to be pretty, doesn't he? The pics were taken yesterday. The flash and lighting kind of whitewashed him but he is a very pretty shade of light blue. The other one looks darker blue but it doesn't show well.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Jean,

I love ya! Sharp eyes, I hadn't even noticed the feathers on her legs until just now. I'll check the rest, I think I will keep the two that have cleaner color. I can't wait to see how my two batches of babies mature.

 

[pips&peeps]

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Now if I could only type a sentence correctly:

I am really like the color in the tail feathers of your young pullets

long day I guess......​

 

[Birch Run Farm]

No worries! Sleep in tomorrow!

 

[pips&peeps]

I should get a nap, I've got to get up and watch for a predator later tonight.

One of my ducks disappeared last night. No feathers, no noise, no nothing. I also lost one of my kitties about six weeks ago.

Nighty night.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

FOX!

I have the same problem right now. Putting out traps tomorrow (loeg holds).