Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[Illia]

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Hey Illia! You wouldn't happen to have a picture of the other roo behind your black would you?

He's a Wheaten Marans - I'll PM you his photos.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

Here are my only pure Ameraucanas - hatched from eggs I got from Mahonri.

I believe this one is a Blue Wheaten.

I tried so hard to get a side view of my Wheaten pullet, but all she wants is attention - she and her girlfriends would not stay out from under my feet, no matter where I went (I had no food with me or even a suggestion of food - these girls love attention):

Finally, by holding my camera way out, a semi-side view:

 

[cpartist]

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Beautiful girls

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Mine get all underfoot like that as well...I have to be careful not to step on them

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And if I crouch down; they start jumping on my back like a bug on a duck.
They play King of the Hill

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Little nuts!

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[Mahonri]

Wow... he (my roo) did make some pretty girls.

I can't wait to hatch out some more myself!

 

[pips&peeps]

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You mean my grandchickie????

 

[Mahonri]

Exactly.. the roo I bought from you! They are your grandchickies... I think you have Ameraucanas strewn all over the USA!!!!

I need to take a pic of a blue wheaten hen I hatched out of one of your eggs jean... She is SPECTACULAR! The prettiest one I have.
I'm not a judge, but I'd call her SQ

My son went to Germany with my camera and ruined my SD card.. so it's off to Costco or Target tomorrow for another one.

I need to mark her eggs somehow because I feel like I'll get some real SQ birds out of her and Geoffry!

 

[pips&peeps]

Send me some.....

 

[Mahonri]

I imagine I can do that!

 

[Illia]

Aaand I feel I still need to get a hang of what is conformationally good on hens and what isn't. I spend too much time thinking about the cocks and not the hens.

Oh, and since I don't have the SOP around - Anyone know how much, or if any at all, of black tipping is allowed on the hackles of a Wheaten/Blue Wheaten hen?

 

[pips&peeps]

I haven't hatched a decent cockerel all year.....