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    Black crested White Polish

    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...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    Pullets I especially like. Each photo is of a different bird. Lots of other good girls, these ones (in my opinion) are extra nice though.
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    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...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    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...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    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...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    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.
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    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...
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    Black Crested White Polish in the US

    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...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    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...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    Thank you!
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    Ah, figures then that they closed things off to prevent a bigger outbreak/spread. That pullet looks beautiful! Really nice looking girl.
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    Oh, that's awful! HPAI seems to have really been on the outbreak recently. I know they just cancelled all of the Georgia shows too because of it. I get how bummed you have to be though, hopefully things will settle down and you'll be able to show her eventually. Also- beard picking, that's...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    Got best and reserve AOCCL with two of my girls recently. It wasn't too big of a class, smaller than last year, which figures because lots of people were affected by the 2024 hurricane season. There were still a few others in the AOCCL they were up against. Some araucana bantams and polish. I...
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    Black crested White Polish

    I think they've got limitations or bans on vaults or something. General crest size of polish overseas aside, that male has a pretty big crest for a black crested white. Doesn't look like his breast is overly marked either. Besides a few issues in type, he looks nice. Pictures from Matthieu...
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    The AMERAUCANA thread

    I'm not NPIP certified yet, and not sure if it'll happen soon because of how hectic life gets, so I don't think I could even ship eggs out of state. I'm also going to be trying to rebuild my flock for a while because I lost a ton of birds to life stuff so I don't know if I'll have eggs or chicks...
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