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Split chicks

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by sara, Aug 7, 2008.

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  1. Aug 7, 2008 #1
    sara

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    Yesterday I hatched 16 little lavXblack split Ameraucana chicks . I am thrilled with them, and can't wait for them to grow out so my lavender boys have some ladies.

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    ETA: That little lavender chick didn't come from these eggs, it's a bantam. I forgot it was in there. [​IMG]
     
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  3. Aug 7, 2008 #2
    pips&peeps

    pips&peeps There is no "I" in Ameraucana

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    Woo hoo!

    Make sure you mark those babies so you don't throw them in with the blacks..... [​IMG]

    Did you get one lavender birdie in the back there????
     
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  5. Aug 7, 2008 #3
    sara

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    Yep, they have their own coop waiting for them seperate from the blacks.

    Nah, that little one is one of my bantams. It was a left over egg from a broody that I threw in the bator to hatch. [​IMG]
     
  7. Aug 7, 2008 #4
    Shaffer

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    Sara,
    The pullets from them should increase your size to the needed standard size and they should have good muffs and beards. I still have some hatching under some broody hens right now. I really only needed 4 or 5 five for next year. You should have more pullets than you need if they hatched 50/50. I wish I would have hatched them in Jan instead of now since I got that nice male that hatched this year. Maybe you will compete at the shows next year. You may want to say something on the Ameraucana site since they need 5 breeders for 5 years to have them admitted into the APA. I really don't know what documentation is needed to prove they had the need 5 for 5 years. HS
     
  9. Aug 7, 2008 #5
    sara

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    Harry,
    That's a good point, I'll have to post that on the Ameraucana board. Of course first I have to get NPIP because I was reading that you need that to show at the PA farm show, which is where I figured I would try and take them.

    Sara
     
  11. Aug 7, 2008 #6
    Katy

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    Cute chicks Sara. [​IMG]
     
  13. Aug 7, 2008 #7
    SterlingAcres

    SterlingAcres Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Ooooooooh [​IMG]
     
  15. Aug 7, 2008 #8
    wilds of pa

    wilds of pa Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Hey Sara nice hatch [​IMG] ...Great job [​IMG] ...You still setting any araucana eggs yet?? [​IMG]

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    Over half way there now to do it..Im sure one else will step into those shoes to help out.. [​IMG]

    Thanks
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  17. Aug 7, 2008 #9
    sara

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    I do have some araucana eggs in my bator, but I think these are my final ones. After some tough choices I think I am going to stop working on them to concentrate on other things. Who knows, maybe I'll just keep one small pen for fun. I just don't have enough space.
     

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