The sign said 'Ameraucana' but ...

[LilJoe]

AmerIcana = Easter Egger.

Annoys me everytime I see this online....
"Americana"

 

[featherhead007]

I paid 25.00$ each for my two Ameraucana birds.. I did my research first and lo and behold, deep blue eggs, and 7 baby chicks. I'm well on my way to Canna Canna land!

 

[Carob2017]

Kinda looks like my ameraucana rooster when he was younger, but you may have to wait till you hear that crow to be sure

Thank you! That was door #2: rooster. Here's hoping that if Hermione is really a Dumbledore (as my son explains it), the hens will be producing enough eggs for our neighbors that they might tolerate him.

 

[TexasSam]

View attachment 1170599 Howdy all,
I'm new to Backyard Chickens but I've been consulting the forums and articles to help get us started and through our first week with 12 chicks. We picked 4 Rhode Island Reds, 4 Australorps, and 4 Ameraucanas. One of our girls is significantly larger than all the others and her coloring doesn't match. I know they're a week (plus a few days or such) old but the difference is stark from her coloring on her wings to her head and neck to the curve of her beak. The place we bought all of our chicks from also carries guinea keets and they all arrived at the same time. Could our tall gal be a keet? Or, Ameraucana rooster?!View attachment 1170579

The tall one in the middle is a EE Ameraucanas only have white, black, blue, brown and red, wheaten, buff, silver and blue wheaten. We are working on making self/blue a recognized color also their legs should be slate or black and no ear tufts. Don't get me wrong EE's are great byc birds that lay lots of eggs and have great temperament. This one looks like it might be a cockerel because he stands straight up

 

[venymae]

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/12/ameraucana-vs-araucana-vs-easter-egger.html

 

[TexasSam]

Annoys me everytime I see this online....
"Americana"

Ameraucana

 

[Windus]

They are way too young to be out in a coop - they should still be in a brooder at their age.

 

[TexasSam]

They are way too young to be out in a coop - they should still be in a brooder at their age.

Why a brooder? I have never used one always free range with the others and sleep with the others in the same coop. This way I don't have to worry about introduction later. Heck my chicks even roost with the big guys and girls

 

[Windus]

Why a brooder? I have never used one always free range with the others and sleep with the others in the same coop. This way I don't have to worry about introduction later. Heck my chicks even roost with the big guys and girls

I have always been told chicks need supplemental heat until 4-6 weeks of age, unless, of course they were hatched by a hen who is supplying heat for them.

Are you saying you put 1 week old chicks in with adult chickens?

 

[TexasSam]

I have always been told chicks need supplemental heat until 4-6 weeks of age, unless, of course they were hatched by a hen who is supplying heat for them.

Are you saying you put 1 week old chicks in with adult chickens?

I always us a hen to hatch and I never remove them from the group. I try to keep everything completely natural. I have never lost a chick because of one of my birds. Can it happen sure but my birds are acclimated to new faces. Some pecking but not much but my chicks stay with everyone from day one