Americauna rooster and ISA hens

[rjohns39]

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[sourland]

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[Chick-N-Fun]

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[N F C]

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[drumstick diva]

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[HomesteaderWife]

@jyveslandry - Welcome to BYC!

I'm afraid I can't answer your question the way these other experienced folks can, but anywho just wanted to say welcome to you, and we hope you'll stick around and tell us about your flock if you have one, or if you're searching to build one, what you're hoping to raise? Best wishes!

 

[007Sean]

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[jyveslandry]

Welcome to the BYC forums

Americaunas would give you blue or green eggs, and the ISA Brown would give brown eggs. I would expect one of those egg colors for a cross, and each cross hen may have different colored eggs. I don't know how you intend to hatch those chicks, but the ISA Brown is a hybrid production bird that normally does not go broody and therefore not apt to sit on eggs. I think you would have a better chance hatching eggs with a surrogate (non ISA) hen or an incubator.

You are correct these ISA are not a broody bunch. I have a full little Giant incubator with my ISA and a light green egg hen (orpington mix). They are all excellent layers so we thought we'd experiment. We only have the one americauna, a rooster, so we gave him a chance, and so far all the eggs are fertile.
we'll know later this year what kind of eggs we'll get.

 

[jyveslandry]

Just noticed this is the new members intro thread....Sorry

I grew up on a farm but only recently moved back on an acreage in Northern British Columbia, Canada. We bought several ISA hens and incubated barnyard eggs, americauna, and breville Turkeys. We didn't get a good hatching rate, but it's likely more a lack of experience problem rather than fertility.
We also ended up with more than 70% male, not sure why but in the end we only kept the Americauna rooster as we're looking to add some colour to our eggs.

It's been a pretty mild winter (except for a week of -40), and the hens never slowed down.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

 

[ValerieJ]

Just noticed this is the new members intro thread....Sorry

I grew up on a farm but only recently moved back on an acreage in Northern British Columbia, Canada. We bought several ISA hens and incubated barnyard eggs, americauna, and breville Turkeys. We didn't get a good hatching rate, but it's likely more a lack of experience problem rather than fertility.
We also ended up with more than 70% male, not sure why but in the end we only kept the Americauna rooster as we're looking to add some colour to our eggs.

It's been a pretty mild winter (except for a week of -40), and the hens never slowed down.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

No worries! Thanks for introducing yourself! I think you'll fit right in here.