Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[jeremy]

Does crossing birds of different lines have a tremendous effect on the resulting progeny?

So far I only have stock from you Jean. What if I were to look elsewhere for stock, would the chicks that I then hatched not be to standard? What are the most problematic occurances with outcrossing, lack of egg color?

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

pips&peeps :

It just depends on what mother nature gives you, the genes are a toss up. I have some fairly new lines of lavender and some are laying nice blue eggs and some are laying green/khaki.

Just don't outcross to a bird with yellow skin, it can haunt you for generations. (which includes orloffs)

Interesting. Luckily, I have some very pretty culls with white skin! (Just went out and double checked. Yay for hatchery birds!)​

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

A couple of (dirty face) mugshots of our Ameraucanas.

Blue Wheaten Cockerel

Wheaten Pullet

A not-very-good picture of them both.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

I have two Black Roos who come from a good line, have nice type- but their eye color is a light brown rather than the reddish bay color. Is there anyway to breed this out other than start over with new stock?

 

[Mahonri]

now tomorrow I'm going to be looking at all of the eyes of my birds to see which ones I'll be culling....

 

[pips&peeps]

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How old are they? If over a year, they aren't going to change. If your other birds have good eyes go ahead and use them, but replace with a better cockerels from next year's hatch.

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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me to darn it... i have not looked at there eyes at all in my culling selecting but i have a bunch to chose from so im sure i can find some that meet the SOP...

 

[Runalong]

Got my first eggs this week from my mixed flock of 20 chickens (7 Ameracaunas). My A's aren't anything special, I just picked them up here and there but the first eggs (probably from just two of the pullets) had better color than I expected. Does the color fade with future lays or can I expect at least these two girls to keep up the good work?

 

[Chickanmanfromarkansas]

Anyone in Arkansas near LR have any Brown Red Ameraucanas? I'll be looking for a rooster come about spring time. I want one to put with my Easter Eggers. I also would like to find someone with Golden Duckwing Araucanas for a rooster for the same purpose.
I want these for myself and will not be trying to seel as purebreds, I like my EE's but want to try to get a little bit bluerr looking egg.
Thanks for listening and let me know if anyone near has any.

 

[Illia]

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Don't you mean Silver Ameraucanas? Gold Duckwing Ameraucanas don't exist, anything close would be Easter Eggers.

Runalong - Very nice eggs.

Yes I believe they will get more pale as the cycle continues, but not by much. Once they begin their cycle again after a break, the vibrance starts over again.