Chocolate/Mauve Ameraucana color project~ BeakHouse

[pips&peeps]

Mine are non silkied; LF & bantam.

 

[EdenCamp]

Ahh K, thought I saw at one time you were interested in the silkies as well.
Tried to find you on birdbid as you said don't like messing with waiting lists but couldn't get site access. I'd like to see about a few LF Choc A eggs - how would I go about that?

 

[Contrastphoto]

Good morning! I have four little cutes from ChookChick Chocolate/Mauve/Silkie AM that just hatched! I will be posting photos soon.

EdenCamp, you should PM ChookChick about eggs. She might be able to help you out.

 

[EdenCamp]

LOL! Thank you. She mailed my and another local gal I "egged" on eggs Sat.

This was one of the threads showed up in my research. When starting to establish a flock I like to get right to scouting out another quality source or two for a diversified genetic "seed" bed if possible. I have SQ B/B/S Ameracauna eggs coming from another source. Peeps has NICE chocolate birds, and is a breeder in demand. If a good fit for blending, but not too close, bears checking out about eventually getting a few eggs started and a leg up for my own breeding program to go forward. With linebreeding, need outcrosses for vitality - but those outcrosses should have thier own attibutes to contribute. Otherwise, just reproducing someone elses work and can interbreed yourself into a corner by not looking "forward".

 

[Contrastphoto]

Here are my babies! I think I have one chocolate, two mauve/blue one splash. Am I right?

 

[Hemlock Hill]

The yellow looks like a wheatie! Too cute- all of them.

 

[EdenCamp]

Are those Beakhouse chicks?

 

[EdenCamp]

Well duhhhhh of course they are!
Would be my guess on colors - looking forward to seeing how yours grow.
A month ahead view is so cool!

4 /of 6 or 12?
Share your hatch info would ya?
I'm using a broody but my friend will be using a bator.

 

[Contrastphoto]

Well duhhhhh of course they are!
Would be my guess on colors - looking forward to seeing how yours grow.
A month ahead view is so cool!

4 /of 6 or 12?
Share your hatch info would ya?
I'm using a broody but my friend will be using a bator.

10 eggs 3 clears. 5 hatched, one doesn't look it is going to make it and is still in the incubator. I usually run about 50% on shipped hatches. I have a Brinsea 20 ECO with Autoturner.
These are all the eggs/chicks from ChookChick Choc/Mauve project eggs that I won from the Easter Hatch-a-long. I am so grateful to her for donating the price! I don't know the genetics, but I would think maybe we could have a Chocolate or Mauve Splash? I love to take photos of my chicks so I will be sure to post more as they start to feather out.

 

[EdenCamp]

As related to me, yes, mauve splashes are a possiblity - I'd LOVE to see how that turns out.
Silkied also? If so they'll go through a WILD feather stage before going fuzzy.
There's a HUGE thread I'm still working through on the silkied part - "Whats wrong with these feathers" or something like that.

But absolutely would love to see frequent pictures.

What color is the puny one?

it pulls through.