Ameraucana alliance website has a lot of information and explanation on this topic both in the forum and achieved newsletters and books. That is one of the great things that drew me to Ameraucana the original developers of the breed are still around and very active in preservation of the...
There is an excellent book about starting a breeding program. It is called Start Where You Are With What You Have- A Guide To Poultry Breeding by Ralph Sturgeon. The American Bantam Assoiciation secured the rights and has begun printing it. You can purchase it from their website.
I use the same method that I learned from your post years ago. It definitely is a game changer and makes clean up so quick, never any ammonia smell and floor shavings last so much longer. I always tell people the 2 best things I ever did was add my poop boards with PZD and my hanging trough pvc...
I agree with Rhodebar Lover. The bottom definitely a blue wheaten cockerel. Top picture I’m not sure not looking like a wheaten or blue wheaten. You can see here typical juvenile wheaten darker one on box is blue wheaten and darker one infront of box is wheaten cockerel. The rest are wheaten...
I would start with reading up on breeding to SOP ( a really good starter book is Start Where You Are With What You Have by Ralph Sturgeon it can be purchased on the American Bantam Association website), join the Brahma breed club and learn all you can about the breed and breeding for SOP and...
I sure hope so. It has to be better than this. Although I liked the size of this tent it was the worst purchase, not easy to clean or get to the chicks. I had an octagon pet tent too but I got pretty bad in 2 yrs of use.
My husband built me a new brooder and I love it. I do staggered hatches all spring. I keep chicks in my spare bedroom for first couple of weeks then move out to coop brooder, I have a steady rotation of chicks from March to June. I have used dog kennel, 4ft x 4ft octagon puppy play pen, and...
Your are a little young but wheaten and blue wheaten are easy to sex around 6 weeks old. Check the chest feathers as they come in. Pullets will be a light wheaten color and cockerels will have black or blue coming in. Here is a picture the ones with the arrows are cockerels. I have had just as...
@llveggers where are you in NY? What is the going rate for chicks? I have EE bantams and I have had a couple of tire kickers but no one really interested. The only response I got from CL was the let me send you a code scam. I am wondering what I am doing wrong.
I have straight run EE bantam chicks available in Harrisville, NY. $9 or 6/$50. They will lay blue colored eggs. These Easter Egger Bantams have pea combs, beards, muffs and clean, slate colored legs and feet. I have found this breed are both heat tolerant and cold hardy, friendly, excellent...