Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[aoxa]

Here are my Ameracuana chicks. They are suppose to be blue and black in color. The middle one has a straight comb.:/

Are you sure he has a single comb? I can't see it from the image.

They look like every EE I've gotten

 

[Nicole01]

Here are my Ameracuana chicks. They are suppose to be blue and black in color. The middle one has a straight comb.:/

Are you sure he has a single comb? I can't see it from the image.

They look like every EE I've gotten

These were expensive. The seller won't reply back.. Oh, I'm sure of the single comb, it's flat to the head when it hatched. I've hatched chicks before.

I wouldn't call the middle one an EE. I'm very heartbroken. I guess I'll start over this spring with someone from the ABC.

I bought these online from another site I just want to clarify this.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Can we talk conformation for a bit? I see some "knock-kneed" birds in some of my juveniles, hatched April 2, about 5 months old now... They were purchased as day old chicks from a reputable breeder of good quality pure bred Ameraucanas. When I watch them run I cringe... their legs are so close at the top, and spread so far apart at the bottom. My Blue Wheaten (different breeding stock) roo is set fairly wide and quite sturdy looking. I never saw this in him, he was purchased at six months old.

It IS really hard to figure things out when we are new. The learning curve can be very painful I am finding out. So... help me please?
Thanks...

I think it's just bad conformation. I have some young lavenders like that as well. Probably not something we should be breeding forward.

 

[samouw]

My wheaten chicks do not have chipmunk stripes. They are yellow too, not tan and I have never had one with a spot on there head. I would be concerned they are not wheaten.

Wheaten chicks day olds


I think they are about 2-3 weeks here

Oh, they are definitely wheatens. The sire is the wheaten Ameraucana in my Avatar and the hens are all wheaten Ameraucanas. The cockerels that I have had this young have had a black stripe and significant coloring on the body, with the pullets being much lighter. They aren't a tan color, the camera might have washed out the color a bit.

 

[chickchickchiky]

Here are my Ameracuana chicks. They are suppose to be blue and black in color. The middle one has a straight comb.

These are EE they look just like the one's i got this past spring

This is so not cool for someone to do that. Have you heard anything back from this so called breeder?

 

[Nicole01]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicole01 Here are my Ameracuana chicks. They are suppose to be blue and black in color. The middle one has a straight comb. These are EE they look just like the one's i got this past spring This is so not cool for someone to do that. Have you heard anything back from this so called breeder?

No, I sent 3 emails.

I'm chalking this up as a loss and learning experience.

I did sign our entire family up to the ABC for the next two years. I need to educate myself a bit more I guess.

These little ones will be rehomed for free most likely. One is blind with a cloudy eye. Another has a straight comb. However, they are very cute and they do have the blue gene in their egg laying.

I'm for sure sticking with this breed and I do hope my children and husband win big with my showing stock!

 

[Fyremare]

Can we talk conformation for a bit? I see some "knock-kneed" birds in some of my juveniles, hatched April 2, about 5 months old now... They were purchased as day old chicks from a reputable breeder of good quality pure bred Ameraucanas. When I watch them run I cringe... their legs are so close at the top, and spread so far apart at the bottom. My Blue Wheaten (different breeding stock) roo is set fairly wide and quite sturdy looking. I never saw this in him, he was purchased at six months old.

It IS really hard to figure things out when we are new. The learning curve can be very painful I am finding out. So... help me please?
Thanks...

 

[Fyremare]

and hopefully below is the BW roo...

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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I did some reading. Knock-knees are a DQ in the SOP. There are some folks that suggest there may be a dietary/environmental component but most seem to feel it is hereditary. I couldn't find anything said about it in any of my genetics books. Must be one of those things like wry tail or squirrel tail. It happens. The thing that seems to be stressed - don't use them as breeders.

I did find this thread as well ..... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/622486/knock-kneed-genetics

 

[aoxa]

I did some reading. Knock-knees are a DQ in the SOP. There are some folks that suggest there may be a dietary/environmental component but most seem to feel it is hereditary. I couldn't find anything said about it in any of my genetics books. Must be one of those things like wry tail or squirrel tail. It happens. The thing that seems to be stressed - don't use them as breeders.

I did find this thread as well ..... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/622486/knock-kneed-genetics

Does it hurt them? Should they be culled?