Blue Ameraucana, Welsummer and, Blue + Black Copper Marans Pics !

[hcammack]

I took some pictures with my Dad's Camera (mine broke for some reason) of the new blue ameraucana, silkie, black copper Marans, blue Copper Marans, and welsummers. Also snapped a few of my cuckoo Marans hens.

Here are the welsummers pullets:

Ameraucanas

All three blue birds (2 blue ameraucana and 1 blue copper Marans) out in the run I built today

Both my cuckoo Marans hens (not laying now but have decent egg color)

My black copper Marans pullet checking me out

Hope you enjoy I know I like the look my new additions are adding to the flock can't wait till their all together.

Henry

 

[speckledhen]

You're really getting some great egg color in that bunch, Henry. I like my Welsummer girls alot. Alma lays a very dark egg while Justine, who came from a very dark egg, lays one akin to a dark RIR egg with speckles, still an interesting egg for the carton. And you know I love, love, love my blue, black and splash Ameraucanas. I'm sure you will, too. In this picture, that one looks a bit manly, but a couple more weeks should tell for certain, I think.

 

[hcammack]

I know one of them is scaring me a bit thanks that the look I was going for a really colorful egg carton

glad you like your Welsummers. These Ameraucana are very flighty !!! but I am sure they will calm down with the extremely friendly Marans in with them and I mean extremely they love to be held and come running when ever they see me and its not food based its really great they are quickly becoming my favorites

I hope you can add some more blue eggs and dark eggs to your cartons soon. Maybe if the manly little Ameraucana is a good rooster I can find a way to get him to you

(you know its my job)

Henry

 

[speckledhen]

Aw, thanks, Henry, but I dont bring in any started birds, just a policy of mine that I'm trying to stick to. Let's just hope it's a manly pullet!

 

[hcammack]

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thats a good policy if I had roosters or a bator I would keep to that! right now I am stuck buying started birds because I have no bator or broodies right now I am pretty sure this will be my last batch of chicks before college

I will let broody girls hatch a bit though now I have a silkie to do it for me

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Henry,

They are very nice looking. I can not wait to hear your comparison between the Maran and Welsummers.

--Ed

 

[hcammack]

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Well I can tell you this already my Marans are much friendlier its will be interesting to see the egg color though I will compare between three groups: Welsummers from whitmore farm, Blue and Black Copper Marans Wade Jeane lines from peachick, and Cuckoo Marans from Meyer Hatchery. I hope I can help you decide on what dark layer to get once these girls start laying.
Henry

 

[hcammack]

Oh by the way ed are you looking for the darkest eggs or pretty spotted eggs? and does lay rate matter. My Cuckoo's have an OK lay rate and from what I have seen Black Coppers and Blue Copper have at most and OK lay rate while welsummer lay spotted dark eggs but lay much better.

Henry

 

[hcammack]

Everyone is in a cuddle puddle for the night even evil fluff monster joined in! I think I am ready to retire for the night also. I am off sleep tight!