Meyer Hatchery Amerucana first egg

[gimmie birdies]

I had gotten 2 blue Ameraucanas in a Meyer's straight run rare breed selections. This one had no feathers on feet, and was a lighter blue, the other was darker blue and had feathers. This was the not as friendly growing up, but I always gave her her space. She came with 15 chicks and a meal maker, and a flock protector. I kept 4 hens that I really wanted and rehomed the others. She is now 5.5 months old, 24 weeks, (Dec. 9th, 2024 hatch date) and was she checking out the nest boxes the last few days. I just put in a new one yesterday.
She decided to try out the new nest box, and the other hens were pestering her a bit...

Even with me peeking at her and taking pictures, she didn't run off and did lay a blue egg.

I candled the egg, and I could tell it had a meat spot, (blood) so I opened it so I could see it and hope that is a one time thing. Also I wanted to see if it was fertile since I have a 4 month old rooster in with her. Leave a mention of the bullseye, not the blood spot, we will ignore that pesky blood spot.

 

[Debbie292d]

I'd say it was fertile.

She's pretty! Congrats!

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Oooh you got a cousin to mine! (Ordered from the same hatchery, but the week before)
That's near identical to the egg my Splash Ameraucana has.

 

[Laurasb65]

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I had gotten 2 blue Ameraucanas in a Meyer's straight run rare breed selections. This one had no feathers on feet, and was a lighter blue, the other was darker blue and had feathers. This was the not as friendly growing up, but I always gave her her space. She came with 15 chicks and a meal maker, and a flock protector. I kept 4 hens that I really wanted and rehomed the others. She is now 5.5 months old, 24 weeks, (Dec. 9th, 2024 hatch date) and was she checking out the nest boxes the last few days. I just put in a new one yesterday.
She decided to try out the new nest box, and the other hens were pestering her a bit...
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Even with me peeking at her and taking pictures, she didn't run off and did lay a blue egg.

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I candled the egg, and I could tell it had a meat spot, (blood) so I opened it so I could see it and hope that is a one time thing. Also I wanted to see if it was fertile since I have a 4 month old rooster in with her. Leave a mention of the bullseye, not the blood spot, we will ignore that pesky blood spot.

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Yep I see it with the darker outer ring. She beautiful chickens

 

[gimmie birdies]

This is my other blue, they both have big cheeks and beards but it is not showing in the pic of the light blue.

below is my olive egger

my opal legbar

2 LO are from a friend they are 2 weeks behind my shipped birds

 

[ClickityChick123]

They're beautiful! And congrats on the fertile egg!

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Meyer has "olive eggers" in their "rare breeds" section. It's possible that your feather footed gal is one of their olive eggers.
A Marans + Ameraucana cross would result in a feather-footed beard-and-muff bird.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I love the colors, egg and feather.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I just bought a solar lamp, I am going to at night put it in the coop.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Why are you putting a lamp in the coop at night?