Will be using the buff pullet.
3 pullets, 3 boys.
Of the 3 pullets, the buff one is the only one with a larger rounded crest. All the boys are super good in crest size though. She also has the best pattern, besides the fact she's orange.
of the other two pullets, one is black crested...
Really faded-out photo but I finally hatched out some good cockerels this year. Every hatch prior to this point has had some major issue with the boys, but finally I got some really good ones.
Good coloring, much better combs, and from how they've matured so far, good type.
I'll probably show...
Got chicks again. Two are buff, not white. Most from the person who got my flock. She has a blue crested buff hen, and the cockerel she ended up breeding was one who I assumed to be S/s.
One isn't from her- the patterned one. It'll help with genetic diversity.
Bottom two are, I guess...
I've been trying to get all my flocks back on their feet for the last few months, so everything has been somewhat chaotic.
I do prefer pair/trio mating, and hatching smaller/medium clutches. I prefer to collect eggs for like 3-5 days before hatching. Smaller groups are easier to handle, plus...
That's a possibility too. Blue does lighten over the generations. He is dark enough so that he doesn't look splash wheaten. I really don't know. He's the weirdest colored bird i've hatched yet. I do have one adult wheaten hen but I'm avoiding pairing the two for now. The cockerel in question has...
Don't think there's any chance of lavender. His parents were from Rebecca G Howie and she never mentioned having any isabels. I also think if it were lavender, he wouldn't have the vibrant red shoulders he does. Lavender would dilute that to a creamy tone. That one tidbit I do recall from...
Black Ameraucana chicks & adults, via the Ameraucana Alliance website and Ameraucana breeder's club. Hopefully this is helpful.
Black chicks are often penguin-looking. The first few wing feathers may often grow in white, but they'll lose all the white by adulthood.
Have 23 chicks on the ground who are all maybe like a month old or older than that. At least 16 are pullets! Best ratio I've gotten in a long time. They're so sweet too- raised by Cochin hens, so they're extra friendly.
That show in Ocala came and went. It took a long time. Didn't win...
Ideal unfortunately stopped selling BcW last year, and won't be selling them again. No other hatchery has ever sold them, nor does sell them either, as far as im aware. The only way to get BcW at this point in time is through a breeder.
Finding a pullet is going to be tough. You might be able...
Got started on hatching this year, it's going great, but I'm taking a break after the next two clutches. A brand new show in FL got announced like 2 weeks ago, the MidFL poultry association show, and I think I'll be attending, so I went ahead and separated everyone to get ready for it. It's...