Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[pips&peeps]

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Remember a cockerel is usually a full pound lighter than a cockbird. I find my cockerels gain quite a bit of weight when they hit about 14 months and will finish out by the time they are two.

You do want a cock to be at standard though. Have you weighed him? Your other bird could possibly be oversized and you don't know it.

5 1/2 cockerel, 6 1/2 cock

 

[wolftracks]

NONononoooooooooooo

I've kept Bonnie and Clyde seperate for a week but close by so they'd be used to eachother. I decided to finally put them together today but..

........I think my Bonnie is a Benny!

OMG! Another ROOOOO

 

[chicken wild]

 

[halo]

pips&peeps :

Quote:
Remember a cockerel is usually a full pound lighter than a cockbird. I find my cockerels gain quite a bit of weight when they hit about 14 months and will finish out by the time they are two.

You do want a cock to be at standard though. Have you weighed him? Your other bird could possibly be oversized and you don't know it.

5 1/2 cockerel, 6 1/2 cock

Thanks, Jean. Interesting. I just weighed them; the young boy is 6 pounds, and the older one is 7 1/2 pounds. So is that too much oversize? Makes me feel better, now, that the young boy will be okay. I really like him.​

 

[dak]

So, there is some brainchild on ebay selling Ameraucana eggs from what sounds like a lav to lav split saying to expect 75% lav chicks.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Remember a cockerel is usually a full pound lighter than a cockbird. I find my cockerels gain quite a bit of weight when they hit about 14 months and will finish out by the time they are two.

You do want a cock to be at standard though. Have you weighed him? Your other bird could possibly be oversized and you don't know it.

5 1/2 cockerel, 6 1/2 cock

Thanks, Jean. Interesting. I just weighed them; the young boy is 6 pounds, and the older one is 7 1/2 pounds. So is that too much oversize? Makes me feel better, now, that the young boy will be okay. I really like him.

Is the BW the one that has the really clean hackles that you posted a pic of before? Do you have him in with the girls yet? (can you tell I need some eggs in a big way????)

Just for fun- here's a few of Halo's grandchickies- my splash cochin roo over a wheaten pullet I hatched form her eggs:

They are the prettiest blues I've ever hatched

 

[pips&peeps]

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Remember a cockerel is usually a full pound lighter than a cockbird. I find my cockerels gain quite a bit of weight when they hit about 14 months and will finish out by the time they are two.

You do want a cock to be at standard though. Have you weighed him? Your other bird could possibly be oversized and you don't know it.

5 1/2 cockerel, 6 1/2 cock

Thanks, Jean. Interesting. I just weighed them; the young boy is 6 pounds, and the older one is 7 1/2 pounds. So is that too much oversize? Makes me feel better, now, that the young boy will be okay. I really like him.

Nope, he is just at the limit for showing, but reasonable for breeding.

I bet the cockerel will be right on the mark.

 

[Illia]

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Just letting you know, that's an Easter Egger, not an Ameraucana.

 

[halo]

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Thanks, Jean. Interesting. I just weighed them; the young boy is 6 pounds, and the older one is 7 1/2 pounds. So is that too much oversize? Makes me feel better, now, that the young boy will be okay. I really like him.

Is the BW the one that has the really clean hackles that you posted a pic of before? Do you have him in with the girls yet? (can you tell I need some eggs in a big way????)

Just for fun- here's a few of Halo's grandchickies- my splash cochin roo over a wheaten pullet I hatched form her eggs:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/28521_babiesfire_015.jpg
They are the prettiest blues I've ever hatched

I just love baby pics!

Yes, thats the roo. I just thought of that today because I saw him breeding a hen, right under the nose of the older Am. roo...so nice of him to share. Ive been collecting and hatching eggs, so I guess I will continue to do so, since it seems he's within the boundary of the SOP.

 

[halo]

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Im not so sure thats wrong, theoretically of course.