Crystal

[Fam5]

Hello my Family And I are new chicken owners we bought 6 ameracaunas on Oct 5 they where hatched on Oct 2 so they are 3 weeks old

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - good luck with your birds.

 

[Hholly]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided to join our flock. Your chicks are actually Easter Eggers rather than true Ameraucanas, but they are adorable. Hatcheries frequently and incorrectly market their Easter Eggers (which are hybrids produced by crossing blue egg layers with brown egg layers to produce offspring that lay eggs in colors other than just blue) as Ameraucanas although they are not in fact Ameraucanas which is a true breed. There is a good article at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html explaining the difference between true Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers. Easter Eggers are my granddaughter's (pictured in my avatar) favorite hens as she loves their colored eggs. ) Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Cheers.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[sunflour]

so glad you decided to join us, and congrats on your new flock.

They are all so cute and I love the names you have selected

 

[N F C]

Have fun with your pretty EE!

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad you joined us as Backyard chickens

 

[Fam5]

Awesome that's nice to know the difference between the breeds

 

[Fam5]

My chicks are 3 weeks old I have decided to put them on my patio for the night with lamp and blanket the low will be 61 degree tonight in Arizona would that be ok they chirp frantically every night inside idk why but its Angelina my oldest daughters chick that is the loudest