Bielefelder rooster over Ameraucana hens?

[RegenerativeChickenLady]

Hi, first time posting and first time hatching incubated eggs from my 3 Ameraucana hens and my Bielefelder rooster. They started hatching this morning, and I’m hoping to get about 10 of them. My questions are: A, can I expect them to be auto sexing? And B, anyone has any photos they can share of this mix, both chicks, adults, and eggs?

My 3 Ameraucanas were labeled as such from one of the biggest hatcheries, however only 1 out of the 3 ladies has a beard/muff. They all lay pretty teal eggs, some are a little more towards the green. Especially when I compare them with the blue eggs from my cream legbars.

I have had chickens for many years, but finally moved to a farm so I no longer have to keep it under 4 chickens! I look forward to hearing from some breeders with more experience than me.

Helena

 

[NatJ]

Hi, first time posting and first time hatching incubated eggs from my 3 Ameraucana hens and my Bielefelder rooster. They started hatching this morning, and I’m hoping to get about 10 of them. My questions are: A, can I expect them to be auto sexing?

No, the chicks will not be autosexing.

 

[heatherbeast]

Chicks will not be autosexing, but they will be STINKIN' CUTE. These are from my second batch of Ameraucana eggs that I hatched from my flock with a Bielefelder roo.

Egg color is going to vary depending on if your Ameraucauna has two blue egg genes, or one blue, one white. You can expect either 100% of the female offspring to be green egg layers if she has double blue genes, or 50% green, 50% brown/tan if she has one blue, one white egg gene.

 

[RegenerativeChickenLady]

I guess all my 3 Ameraucaunas had 2 blue egg genes because all 8 of the hens I got from crossing them with my Bielefelder rooster are different shades of green. They are all pretty light eggs, from minty green with dark speckles, to a more olive base color with white speckles. One day a hen will lay a speckled egg and the next one without speckles. I am definitely seeing more speckles now in the spring time then I did during the winter. They started laying 1 day after my leghorn laid her first egg. Very happy with this cross breed. The hens look just like a Bielefelder hen.

 

[NatJ]

Thank you for updating. Those are really pretty eggs.