Americauna Egg Questions

[NinjaRooster]

I sprinkle it on the feed or on the snack/treats. The eggs taste just fine.

Aww, I was thinking that would make a delicious omelette.

 

[thing1thingvu]

Aww, I was thinking that would make a delicious omelette.

Woke up to two eggs, and now waiting to see if another shows up by the afternoon because usually there is one around 1PM...that'll show at least 3 chickens are laying, buuuuut so far all the eggs are brown haha

 

[mrmole]

I have a hen that looks just like yours, she was born on march 20 2013. we have been thinking the same thing that she will never lay an egg. Well to my surprise she started squatting yesterday so I guess time will tell. dont give up on her but you do want to keep an eye on her. I was told by a farmer friend that this breed sometimes has a problem with impacted eggs because they take so long to lay. I hope this is not the case but it is good to know.

 

[thing1thingvu]

I have a hen that looks just like yours, she was born on march 20 2013. we have been thinking the same thing that she will never lay an egg. Well to my surprise she started squatting yesterday so I guess time will tell. dont give up on her but you do want to keep an eye on her. I was told by a farmer friend that this breed sometimes has a problem with impacted eggs because they take so long to lay. I hope this is not the case but it is good to know.

What do you do if there are impacted eggs?

 

[mrmole]

The way the farmer described it to me, and I have not had this happen so I am speaking with very little to NO experience. you will know there is something wrong if it happens as the chicken will be showing signs of the problem. He said you Will be able to see the egg that is stuck in the vent. he said just pick up the hen and start looking at the hens vent. I asked , so can you put her in a warm bath or something to relax her to help pass the egg. he said that that would not work and you must be very careful and use your finger tip to break the egg and slowly remove it. Now I don't know how true it is, or if he was just pulling my leg. but he said it is very common in the Americana breeds because they are known to take so long to lay sometimes the the egg is so big that they cannot lay it, he also said that if you ignore it then be ready to bury your bird. as it could be fatal. I would think that the first egg would be to soft and would pass easily but I don't know. Maybe someone with more experience with this breed will enlighten us. I am going to be pretty embarrassed if he was just playing a joke on me. not so funny to me

 

[thing1thingvu]

Hey guys,

I read somewhere on this forum that the leg color of an Ameracauna might show what kind of eggs are laid... I really can't tell what color these legs are ahaha. Can someone help?

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Hey guys,

I read somewhere on this forum that the leg color of an Ameracauna might show what kind of eggs are laid... I really can't tell what color these legs are ahaha. Can someone help?

Your bird has slate legs, but she's not an Ameraucana. She's an Easter Egger--Ameraucanas don't come in that partridge color.

As far as what color egg she may lay, the majority of EEs lay some shade of green eggs. Some lay blue eggs, a few lay brown eggs, a very few lay a pinkish egg. There is no way to tell what color egg an EE will lay by looking at her.

You'll just have to wait, sorry!

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

The way the farmer described it to me, and I have not had this happen so I am speaking with very little to NO experience. you will know there is something wrong if it happens as the chicken will be showing signs of the problem. He said you Will be able to see the egg that is stuck in the vent. he said just pick up the hen and start looking at the hens vent. I asked , so can you put her in a warm bath or something to relax her to help pass the egg. he said that that would not work and you must be very careful and use your finger tip to break the egg and slowly remove it. Now I don't know how true it is, or if he was just pulling my leg. but he said it is very common in the Americana breeds because they are known to take so long to lay sometimes the the egg is so big that they cannot lay it, he also said that if you ignore it then be ready to bury your bird. as it could be fatal. I would think that the first egg would be to soft and would pass easily but I don't know. Maybe someone with more experience with this breed will enlighten us. I am going to be pretty embarrassed if he was just playing a joke on me. not so funny to me

What you're describing is rare, and not a common problem with EEs. Yes, some of them take 30+ weeks to lay their first egg (and some lay at 18 wks), but they will still lay a pullet egg at first.

Here is how you recognize and handle egg binding should it happen; but again, it's rare and does not occur more in EEs or Ameraucanas than other breeds.\
http://www.keepingchickensnewsletter.com/site/egg-bound-chicken-symptoms-and-treatment

 

[chickenboy190]

Your bird has slate legs, but she's not an Ameraucana. She's an Easter Egger--Ameraucanas don't come in that partridge color.

As far as what color egg she may lay, the majority of EEs lay some shade of green eggs. Some lay blue eggs, a few lay brown eggs, a very few lay a pinkish egg. There is no way to tell what color egg an EE will lay by looking at her.

You'll just have to wait, sorry!

Can EE's lay white eggs? I know they are a mutt breed and that they can lay all colors of eggs but I have never heard that one lays white eggs. I have 4 EEs and they all lay blue eggs.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Can EE's lay white eggs? I know they are a mutt breed and that they can lay all colors of eggs but I have never heard that one lays white eggs. I have 4 EEs and they all lay blue eggs.

I suppose they could, if the original mated pair each carried white egg genes.

Personally, if the definition of EE is any mutt bird that carries the blue egg gene, I would not consider a white egg layer or a brown egg layer an EE since they aren't carrying that gene.

Your birds are either carrying two copies of the blue egg gene or one blue egg gene and one white egg gene (blue is dominant over white). Only real way to find out is for them to have two purebred parents (like an Ameraucana crossed with a white Leghorn, for instance) or to breed them to an white egg layer like a white Leghorn and see if you get offspring that lay white eggs. You do know they don't carry any brown shell coating genes.