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[Miss Ameraucana]

Gosh Trish44, those girls are pretty. Are they yours?

thanks trish44!
your birds r beautiful!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Sorry haven't got the posting all figured out yet!

 

[sharol]

I agree, the bird with green legs is probably an Easter Egger, especially if it has a muff. I will post a pic of some true Ameraucanas so you can see the muffs.



Here is what we mean by muffs. All true Ameraucanas have grey slate colored legs, not green. Danz Marans have slate legs as well, so that wouldn't fit with that either unless it's a mix & I have a feeling it is some kind of mix.

Those are beautiful birds.

I have one EE that doesn't have muffs, but she does have the pea comb and green legs. She lays a green egg. I would agree that the green legs implies EE.

 

[sharol]

Danz congrats on the pups that awesome news ok so I have a question I have yellow chick with deep green legs sprouting JUST snow white feathers now the other 4 yellow chicks all have pink legs and are sprouting bluff and redish feathers do Im guessing those are all Bluff Orphents but any,thoughts on the white feathers green legs? I tried to get a pic

Also it is ok to use a blue light for the brooder box? The red one puts out too much heat but the blue gives them sunlight 24/7 and i don't know if that will mess them up? Help please thank you

After reading this this morning, I realized that you probably had a red HEAT lamp rather than just a bulb. Is that correct? If so, just get a regular 60 watt (or less) bulb to use. Red is really an advantage to avoid pecking.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Red hides blood and wounds which helps in that case but blue is more calming for chickens so if they haven't yet drawn blood, use blue.

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

Chickencanoe,
Umm im confused on your post my chicks are 2.5 wks old in the brooder no one is hurt or bleeding.

 

[Trish44]

Gosh Trish44, those girls are pretty. Are they yours?

No those birds in the photo aren't mine, but I have wheaten Ameraucanas like that. I just don't happen to have a photo of mine right now, some have been molting.

Chickencanoe,
Umm im confused on your post my chicks are 2.5 wks old in the brooder no one is hurt or bleeding.

They were referring to the picking problem with a white light & if they get picked they would have wounds that could be bleeding. Chickens are just drawn to any injury & then they will just go after it, especially if they see blood. I agree that the red light bulbs are better than white. Can you just raise the level of the bulb higher somehow so it isn't too hot for them? You can buy red colored light bulbs that aren't heat lamp bulbs as well if that doesn't work for you.

Danz I read the standard for Marans & it definitely states slate legs. I know my BCMs all have slate legs. Maybe hatchery birds might have other colored legs because they're never pure bred anyway. I just got the APA standards book for Christmas, yes I got it early. I have been wanting that book for a long time & finally DH bought it for me.

Welcome brucvl! I'm sure we do have someone out your way, but not all of the people on this thread post all of the time.

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

Trish yep that's what we did since they still need the heat and the only other red bulb i can find puts out no heat.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

After reading this this morning, I realized that you probably had a red HEAT lamp rather than just a bulb. Is that correct? If so, just get a regular 60 watt (or less) bulb to use. Red is really an advantage to avoid pecking.

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Chickencanoe,
Umm im confused on your post my chicks are 2.5 wks old in the brooder no one is hurt or bleeding.

I was following up on @sharol 's response to your post about using a red heat lamp where she said red would avoid pecking.

If brooding chicks, they need a dark period every night after the first 3 days or so. A white light won't hurt for that but if closely confined, a blue light is more calming.
A ceramic heat emitter or an eco-glow type brooding hover allows the ability to provide a daily light/dark period.

 

[chicken danz]

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Trish, here is the standard of perfection. Look at the shank colors for the different colors. Not trying to be argumentative ...and golden cuckoo Marans are not accepted by the APA yet (unless just done so recently) so there is no standard; but pinkish white is definitely one of the colors. Also cuckoo Marans have pink or white legs. You have to look at the standards of all colors. BCM of course have slate legs. Yellow is not accepted at all.
http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/PDF Forms/MARANS STANDARD dr.pdf

Chickencanoe,
Umm im confused on your post my chicks are 2.5 wks old in the brooder no one is hurt or bleeding.

I am confused by that post as well. Red lamps have been recommended for as long as I have raised chickens (back 45 years for sure). It reduces feather picking and canabalism...not used after that has occurred. I did look up some university studies and blue light does have a calming effect. Red as stated above. So either would be good for chickens.