Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[greenleaf]

I'll most likely be purchasing the " real thing" next spring. Who would you recommend as far as hatcheries/breeders are concerned

John Blehm created many of the varieties of Ameraucanas.
http://FowlStuff.com/Fowl.html

 

[Kraut]

Youtube video titled "How to tell a rooster from a hen in a 2-month old chick"

That was a great video, thanks. I'll have to take a closer look at the birds tail feathers now.

 

[chickee]

All the birds are stunning!

Getting an ameraucana roo so I can create my own EE and OE, does anyone have a good suggestion to put in with the roo, I was thinking BCM for darker green, but I would love to see what a Vorwerk x Ameraucana would be like! So many possibilities, love it!!!

I created some gorgeous OEs crossing my Golden Cuckoo Marans rooster over blue wheaten Ameraucana hens.

It is my understanding that for the best olive colored eggs that you should use a Marans rooster hatched from the darkest eggs over blue egg laying hens.

 

[AuntNomi]

I created some gorgeous OEs crossing my Golden Cuckoo Marans rooster over blue wheaten Ameraucana hens.

It is my understanding that for the best olive colored eggs that you should use a Marans rooster hatched from the darkest eggs over blue egg laying hens.

I want to get some OE's from my marans and Ameraucanas but my husband thinks I should just keep them in their separate coops and not do that. I want the green eggs!

 

[chickee]

I want to get some OE's from my marans and Ameraucanas but my husband thinks I should just keep them in their separate coops and not do that. I want the green eggs!

I have 3 pens with 2 for pure Ameraucanas,1 for pure Marans in with Ameraucana hens that don't make the cut and are used to make OE. Easy to distinguish pure and crosses by the egg color. All chocolate eggs are pure Marans and the blue eggs collected from the Marans pen are the cross for OE.

 

[marchick]

Hopefully one day I will be a reputable breeder

Here's a shot of my best blue pullet. The one behind her is lighter, there's another that's in between, but I'm loving this girl

Did they come from the Blue/Black pens? I talked with Paul, He said the Blue/Black layed bluer and larger eggs then his Wheaten/blue wheaten pens! So I ordered both for jan/feb next year.

 

[scflock]

Did they come from the Blue/Black pens? I talked with Paul, He said the Blue/Black layed bluer and larger eggs then his Wheaten/blue wheaten pens! So I ordered both for jan/feb next year.

They did, but I haven't gotten any eggs yet. Any day now
I'm extremely pleased with the quality of the birds

 

[marchick]

They did, but I haven't gotten any eggs yet. Any day now

I'm extremely pleased with the quality of the birds

Please post pictures of the eggs when they lay!

 

[ChickChuck22]

Please post pictures of the eggs when they lay!

Yes, do!

 

[scflock]

Please post pictures of the eggs when they lay!

I will. I'm about ready to start squeezing eggs out of them