The AMERAUCANA thread

[kurby22]

Thank you! This is one of my favorite colorations. Your boy‘ll probably mature into a beautiful specimen himself. That crazy teenager-baby stage is certainly something to marvel at lol.

I love how close to the skull it is. I can’t take credit for breeding it, I just feel lucky to have hatched him out. I got eggs from Rebecca G Howie, and she’s been stellar help so far, plus her birds are awesome. I’m stoked at how this male is turning out in particular because he is literally my ONLY boy lol. Hopefully I can keep improving on the line.

Thank you! Best of all is that he’s still a baby lol. I’m hoping the tail grows in more . His transition from back to tail has smoothed out over the last two weeks and his beard has gotten fluffier, so hopefully he keeps at the growth. His coloring is pretty beautiful in person. I love the darker red shoulders he has, while still keeping the light golden hackles. I also love the blue. I think I just like everything about him.

Oh nice! That’s a good source! I have 4 roosters from my hatch but only one with minimal to no leakage So frustrating! I’m getting eggs in the Spring from Once in a Blue Moon so hoping to get some good no leakage options!

 

[kurby22]

My one handsome black boy, Angus, with tiny bits of leakage in his saddle feather edges

 

[NagemTX]

I'm going to need to get more blues because I didn't think before I ordered the blacks that I could get gold in them.

 

[NagemTX]

I'm thinking in the spring Ill order some hatching eggs from gypsyhen LF blue and silver. Also want to order bantam silver and lavender.

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Oh nice! That’s a good source! I have 4 roosters from my hatch but only one with minimal to no leakage So frustrating! I’m getting eggs in the Spring from Once in a Blue Moon so hoping to get some good no leakage options!

Really is. I tried to find good sources before I got the eggs, and I’m happy with what I’ve ended up with. Luckily, not too many issues with quality of stock- only problem I’ve run into is hatching and keeping males alive lol. The one cockerel I’ve ended up with is pretty nice(as are the pullets), so from here on out I just intend to hatch and raise from my own flock. Hopefully you get birds without leakage from once in a blue moon, having Good quality options to start with really boosts a breeding program.

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Got my first egg yesterday from my 9 month old pullet. An exciting development! It’s very faint in color, but still a first egg.

(old photo of her)

 

[kurby22]

Got my first egg yesterday from my 9 month old pullet. An exciting development! It’s very faint in color, but still a first egg.View attachment 3692740View attachment 3692741(old photo of her)

What a good girl!

 

[kurby22]

Is anyone on this thread in SoCal and breeding self blues currently?? I thought I remembered someone saying they were going to be soon? I have someone looking for eggs or young birds down in Mexico and thought SoCal would be nice and close for them? He’s interested in large and bantam. Thanks!

 

[kurby22]

Well bummer! It’s so hard finding people in CA breeding Ameraucanas and showing! I can’t be the only one, my place is too small

I put my first eggs from my own birds in the incubator a couple days ago to test fertility! Some of my blacks look promising

This last show we took 4 for the show and they were again the only 4 My blue girl Jessamy got BB, I was surprised

Not the best picture but she had a good day

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Well bummer! It’s so hard finding people in CA breeding Ameraucanas and showing! I can’t be the only one, my place is too small

I put my first eggs from my own birds in the incubator a couple days ago to test fertility! Some of my blacks look promising

This last show we took 4 for the show and they were again the only 4 My blue girl Jessamy got BB, I was surprised

View attachment 3729954

Not the best picture but she had a good day

Congratulations on BB with her!

I get that feeling of birds being hard to find. Ameraucanas are pretty rare in Florida as well, in both largefowl and bantam. I saw... 9 bantam ameraucanas at the last show I attended(I brought 6 of those), and 3 largefowl. Finding breeders of any variety has been a pain.