While I am not a "top breeder", I just returned from The Four Corners Poultry Show and my third year of exhibiting Lavenders at this APA show. There were 2 other Ameraucana exhibiters. It was nice to have some competition in the breed.
I have one lone lav roo... he was in with 8 other cockerels that he grew up with. He has been driving several of the cockerels out of the house.He doesn't let them come in even at night and has severely injured one of the young Redcaps. Are Ameraucanas usually so aggressive? Right now he's in a run by himself. I was going to move a few (summer broody) Silkies into that run... I'm sick of them sleeping in the nest boxes. . All the cocks are close in age but he's the largest in size. I have a couple of black Ameraucana hens... mostly just wanted blue eggs. I need to keep him there and fight the dirty egg boxes or rehome him. I don't know much about Ameraucanas but I don't want to breed progressively more inferior stock. I'd like to share a couple of photos and get some comments as to his "worth" as a possible breeder.. I realize the pictures aren't great but it is still raining here. Thank you for any thoughts you any to share.
At 12 weeks
Now 5-6 months but bleary.
I just got home and trying to contain the disaster from prepping 33 birds for the show (9 Ameraucanas). I have to steal the camera back from my DH to post pics.
No problem Harry!
She really is a pretty girl... How did she do? Did you get any judge feed back that you care to share?Lav pullet (usually carries her tail higher) I haven't posted pics of her before. I took her because she has the tightest feathering of this years pullets. She is quite young and not laying yet.
