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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...

Is anyone know of anyone raising and selling speckled Sussex? I’m looking for eggs or chicks preferably bantam but open to large fowl.

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...

Unfortunately I don’t think so. His comb looks mixed and his coloring doesn’t match any standard variety.

@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.

Since Easter Eggers by definition are a mixed breed with no standard. They will come in any color and have any comb.

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...

I was thinking that is not a brown leghorn too. But I’m not real familiar with that breed so I wasn’t sure.

I am confused is he getting rid of brown leghorn or does he want them.

I have used egg hatcher app on IOS for a couple years. I can set eggs it tells me when to candle and when to lock down and hatch date. I can but the name (I use variety of eggs) you pick type of bird (Chicken), Breed (Ameracuana), Source Pen1 or shipped. Then you can add total eggs set, total...

Hi here are the 2 Ameraucana clubs they explain the difference between EE and Ameraucana well. It comes down to EE are a not a standard breed they are a mix of breeds that carry the blue egg gene. Ameraucana are a breed that have varieties and confirmation to the APA / ABA standard and will...

Thank you everyone for the comments. It’s been a hard decision for me to make. I love them and my self blues (lavenders) too. I just don’t have enough space to breed both varieties properly. If I could only convince my husband to build me more coops.

Would you mind sharing a picture of how you cut the containers. I’m looking for ideas to reduce waste too.

I am considering decreasing my Ameraucana bantams so I can focus on just one variety. I have 1 blue wheaten rooster and 7 wheaten / blue wheaten hens. All hatched in 2020-2021. They are laying well, friendly and very cold tolerant. This is a group of really nice birds and been told they would do...