OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

[KirstenJL]

Absolutely! I haven't been on here in a long time, and I'm glad to see this!

 

[loveourbirds]

Since Ameraucanas have an APA Standard of Perfection and a Breeder's Association, I think a LOT of people would disagree with you. I absolutely do not want a rumpless, tufted Araucana--I'm looking for birds from breeders that are working towards the APA Standard of Perfection for the Ameraucana breed, which was recognized in 1998 and is tailed and has a beard and muffs, slate legs, and blue eggs. http://www.ameraucana.org/standard.html.

Yes, I do know the difference between an Ameraucana, Araucana, and Easter Egger.

just making sure you realized.. a lot of people sell easter eggers as ameraucanas. most hatcheries list them as the same bird. I do have the black ones, and hopefully lavender and chocolate on the way. unfortunately they are to young for chicks.
I think clucktail has some, but im not sure of the age of their birds and if they have eggs. mlaff also has some but not sure if she is selling any.
also, when your looking at them (im not sure what the standard calls for) but every white one I have seen has yellow legs, tailed and bearded with ear muffs. they still lay the dark blue eggs.
its not a breed I concentrate on because there are so many around an so much confusion on the breed. the ones I have are breeder quality on the blacks, lavender and chocolate are to be determined. I myself would rather have the true rumples, bearded/muffed variety as I am more into rare breeds. I want them in solid recognizable colors, and that is nearly impossible to find in the united states.

you are right, the standard does recognize them as a breed, but they are still mixed with a lot of genetic problems. a true pure breed, if you breed two blacks you will get black (with an occasional sport). that's not always true with ameracuanas.

there are standards of perfection for Cornish rocks too, but they obviously aren't a pure breed. just so you know.

im not trying to bust your chops, sorry if it comes out that way. ive spent so much money sorting through the bull in the chicken world. just trying to keep others from making the same mistake.


edited to add: by definition americaunas only come in "full blood" as "pure blood" cannot exist. this is a commonly confused term. I actually witnessed someone advertising "pure blood golden comets" on craigslist. that most certainly cannot exist since golden comets are hybrids like the Cornish rocks.

 

[Janalynyorkies]

I would be interested. I'm in the sunbury area

 

[KirstenJL]

Here's my latest attempt to prevent my static run from becoming a chicken moonscape: pasture "exclosures."

 

[Chickawawa]

Quote: Thankfully the penicillin is working. We've been able to get some pus out, still swollen but definitely going down and she's tolerating the penicillin shots okay. I'm hesitant to stop doing what I'm doing as she is showing good progress in healing. She was coughing and sneezing a bit at first which is why I brought in the ACV, we've been successful at clearing up respiratory issues in the past with just that. Her other eye was starting to get a bit watery-looking but that has now gone away. I was continuing the Aureomycin crumbles for possible secondary infections. I think the opthamalogical gel has helped as well. Even tho the eye is still swollen it doesn't look nearly as angry if that makes sense.

Is Tylan just a stronger version of penicillin? BTW - it was almost $40 and the penicillin was $8 and change.

Her eye was definitely where it started. One day she was fine and 12 hours later she looked like that! The swelling started moving down into her jaw and her lower beak was actually going askew. It's back in it's normal position now.

This has been a big learning experience for us! This came on so fast it caught us very off guard. Glad I have a bit of education now so the next chicken to go through this probably won't have to endure as much as this BO girl has. And we'll have meds on hand. On the upside, I think she really enjoys being in the house! And no one in our family is every going to complain about their sinus infection again! LOL

Thanks again for your input!

 

[DelcoChix]

to all the new members and ESPECIALLY all you new Buckeyes! I'm also lovin' that there seems to be more chicken lovers coming out of the wood work that live a bit north of Columbus...I would love to meet everyone! I live in the Marengo area with my band of silkies, showgirls and guineas. Anyone interested in having a gathering somewhere local??? I know so many newbie poultry people (myself included!) that would welcome the chance to learn and to network!!

I think that's a great idea! The timing will be the "fun" challenge but would be find to network--see who is who in the central OH area.

 

[loveourbirds]

im not sure what the difference is in tylan and penicillin. I think they are two different antibiotics altogether. I just know the tylan (I use 200 but 50 works well too) seems to do so much better, and faster.

with the infection, you run a higher risk of lice and mite infestation. keep an eye around the vent area for this. mites may attack by the eye for blood, spots may also show up on the comb.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

just making sure you realized.. a lot of people sell easter eggers as ameraucanas. most hatcheries list them as the same bird. I do have the black ones, and hopefully lavender and chocolate on the way. unfortunately they are to young for chicks.
I think clucktail has some, but im not sure of the age of their birds and if they have eggs. mlaff also has some but not sure if she is selling any.
also, when your looking at them (im not sure what the standard calls for) but every white one I have seen has yellow legs, tailed and bearded with ear muffs. they still lay the dark blue eggs.
its not a breed I concentrate on because there are so many around an so much confusion on the breed. the ones I have are breeder quality on the blacks, lavender and chocolate are to be determined. I myself would rather have the true rumples, bearded/muffed variety as I am more into rare breeds. I want them in solid recognizable colors, and that is nearly impossible to find in the united states.

you are right, the standard does recognize them as a breed, but they are still mixed with a lot of genetic problems. a true pure breed, if you breed two blacks you will get black (with an occasional sport). that's not always true with ameracuanas.

there are standards of perfection for Cornish rocks too, but they obviously aren't a pure breed. just so you know.

im not trying to bust your chops, sorry if it comes out that way. ive spent so much money sorting through the bull in the chicken world. just trying to keep others from making the same mistake.

Thanks for explaining--your first post really did come across as busting my chops and got my dander up a bit.

Actually, I simply don't care about the color of the bird. I'm only interested in the color of the eggs. People who are breeding towards the Standard of Perfection are more likely to have birds that are homozygous for the blue egg gene, which is what matters to me. I sell eggs and try to raise as many replacements as possible instead of buying them, so if I have an Ameraucana roo (not an EE) then I can be assured that any pullets hatched from that breeding pen will be EEs and lay blue or green eggs (I use white Leghorns and assorted brown layers to make my EEs). Now my son will start 4-H in a couple of years, and I will probably start paying a lot more attention to standardization of color then.

Quote: Now that's funny right there.

 

[loveourbirds]

im sorry, sometimes I come off a little short. ive also said before I realize how negative I sound. its not my intention to come off as a grumpy old man, to anyone.

there are people out there who breed for just egg color. I myself bred for deepest blue on my easter eggers. unfortunately this past spring I sold all of them and switched to more "showable" birds. I can check and see if the guy who bought them will sell any if you don't find a good offer soon.

 

[loveourbirds]

to all the new members and ESPECIALLY all you new Buckeyes! I'm also lovin' that there seems to be more chicken lovers coming out of the wood work that live a bit north of Columbus...I would love to meet everyone! I live in the Marengo area with my band of silkies, showgirls and guineas. Anyone interested in having a gathering somewhere local??? I know so many newbie poultry people (myself included!) that would welcome the chance to learn and to network!!

I am with you, I would love to meet you guys. unfortunately for me I find it hard to leave the farm for over a few hours. I love to look at other people's setups too, theres always a better idea

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