Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

[Goose and Fig]

Quote: Yeah- get all those eggs and set them!!!! So sorry about the roo!

I can send you some eggs too if it will help. Send me a message though- I am too busy with the geese to keep up with the chicken threads this time of year. .

 

[buckabucka]

Thank you. I'm going to set what I have here and see what happens. There are six eggs right now, and I should have another tomorrow if current trends continue.

I haven't checked the eggs for fertility, of course, because the rooster dropped off just 2 days after the first egg.

the sour crop hen went back out in the coop today. I'm going to have to keep an eye on her, but she appears to be feeling better.

 

[Shaffer]

I am very happy with the color of the eggs I am getting this year from both my Lavender Ameraucanas and my Lavender Araucana pens. My Ameraucanas still need a little work on the feathering but my relative won with a black split that was superior in size compared to the competition at a show in the western US. The pure blacks I had gotten for improvement lack a little in size but are very typy and the hen has very red ear lobes which still seems a trait that is elusive in the Ameraucanas.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Well my just over 2 week old babies got to go outside for just a bit. They weren't too sure what to make of all the chicken noise and big chickens. They are Lavender and Lav/Black Split Ameraucanas from John Blehm.








Glad to hear they lay good sized eggs!

.... when they get bigger- if they aren't boys...

I got mine in this morning. 7 Blacks and 8 Lavs from Paul. Well worth the wait!

cute chicks

 

[rooster 1918]

Hello everybody i just hatched 7 lav. ameracaunas and plan on breeding them in the future. and was just wondering what traits are good what are bad? these come from john blehm and from what ive read that seems to be a good line.

thanks, growing roots farm

 

[lcatty]

Here are some photos of my six black-lavender split chicks, hatched March 25, 2013. I had six eggs in the 'bator and all six hatched! They are all from my lavendar hen, Chloe, and my black rooster, Malcolm.








Well, at least I think Malcolm is black. He shines green in the sun. I know that the farm he came from ran blacks and blues together, and I wondered if he might be a blue disguised as black. The chicks are lighter than I expected them to be.

Anyway, I was thrilled that all six of the eggs I put in the 'bator hatched into healthy little chicks. It's the first time that's happened to me.

Planning on breeding a split boy back to lavender mama in the future, or perhaps getting some new stock from elsewhere- more splits or some lav girls.

Happy Easter, all!

 

[DMRippy]

Is it common for splits to look lighter? I have noticed my splits can look blue almost, I don't have blues so it is not possible. They are not as BLACK as I would expect a BLACK chick to be. Is there something in the Lavender part that is diluting them some... even the splits?

 

[SalinasChicken]

Here are some photos of my six black-lavender split chicks, hatched March 25, 2013. I had six eggs in the 'bator and all six hatched! They are all from my lavendar hen, Chloe, and my black rooster, Malcolm. Well, at least I think Malcolm is black. He shines green in the sun. I know that the farm he came from ran blacks and blues together, and I wondered if he might be a blue disguised as black. The chicks are lighter than I expected them to be. Anyway, I was thrilled that all six of the eggs I put in the 'bator hatched into healthy little chicks. It's the first time that's happened to me. Planning on breeding a split boy back to lavender mama in the future, or perhaps getting some new stock from elsewhere- more splits or some lav girls. Happy Easter, all!

Congratulations on your hatch! They are adorable! March 25 is my oldest sons birthday! He turned 12!

 

[dak]

Here are some photos of my six black-lavender split chicks, hatched March 25, 2013. I had six eggs in the 'bator and all six hatched! They are all from my lavendar hen, Chloe, and my black rooster, Malcolm.








Well, at least I think Malcolm is black. He shines green in the sun. I know that the farm he came from ran blacks and blues together, and I wondered if he might be a blue disguised as black. The chicks are lighter than I expected them to be.

Anyway, I was thrilled that all six of the eggs I put in the 'bator hatched into healthy little chicks. It's the first time that's happened to me.

Planning on breeding a split boy back to lavender mama in the future, or perhaps getting some new stock from elsewhere- more splits or some lav girls.

Happy Easter, all!

You do very well with that 6 egg incubator! Consider breeding the splits together. (Oh, and get a bigger incubator!)

You'll get fewer Lavs percentage-wise, but you'll make more dramatic progress.

 

[lcatty]

You do very well with that 6 egg incubator! Consider breeding the splits together. (Oh, and get a bigger incubator!)

You'll get fewer Lavs percentage-wise, but you'll make more dramatic progress.

I did get a bigger 'bator- for my birthday! It holds 48 eggs. It takes more tinkering to get temp and humidity right than the Brinsea. I am test drving it right now with a few more lav/black split eggs, due to hatch March 31. I will consider F1 to F1 breeding....

Is it common for splits to look lighter? I have noticed my splits can look blue almost, I don't have blues so it is not possible. They are not as BLACK as I would expect a BLACK chick to be. Is there something in the Lavender part that is diluting them some... even the splits?

I believe maybe it is normal for them to be lighter- I looked on the ABC forum and there were photos of black/lav splits that looked very similar to mine. I guess the lavender gene dilutes both the the base color (phaeomelanin) and the black (eumelanin). At least that's what I believe it said on a color genetics site I found. The site says Lav gene is sometimes "epistatic" or "masks" other diluters. (Feel free to step in anyone who knows what they are talking about with color genetics)!

Congratulations on your hatch! They are adorable!

March 25 is my oldest sons birthday! He turned 12!

Thank you! Boys are great, aren't they? I have two. And while they are rough little hanyaks in other respects they are VERY gentle with my chickens.