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Storm Chicks
Birch Run Farm:
Just a few pics of this group. They are all out of one pair of blue wheatens. I have a terrible time telling males from females when they are young. So am not sure what I have here. They are chowing down on my \'secret\' chick mix which the obviously like.
Born in a storm, they seem to be aquatic. I most often find them in liquid mud.
I\'ll add more pics as they grow up. BTW- I believe their Biddy can count. If one is missing she hauls the rest around looking for the tardy individual.
Birch Run Farm:
Just a few new pics showing their progress. Some have a pretty shade of blue coming in.
Mike Gilbert:
Looking good Ann. You can feather sex them soon. The males will have dark bases to the feathers coming in on the chest area. The females chests will not have any sign of dark feathering (blue or black). Actually the ones that are darkest on their backs and wings will probably be males for that matter.
Birch Run Farm:
Thanks Mike! I do think I see at least one wheaten boy in there at this point.
OldChurchEggery:
I\'ve heard mixed reports about pullets maturing over winter months when the days are shorter. Do Ameraucana pullets tend not to be as bothered as high egg-production birds like Leghorns with problems like prolapse? If September is an okay month for hatching, then I might plan on that next year. Since I live in Central Virginia our summers can be brutal and I lost a lot of point-of-lay birds during a heat wave this year.
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