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Laced Blue Ameraucana
Sharon Yorks:
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Here's a picture of one that didn't. When this one hatched, she was the weirdest color; almost like a mix between a grey and a splash. I had marked the egg so I knew which pullet she was out of (a black and it was her first hatched chick) so I kept the chick to see what she was going to turn out to be. She is one of the most sociable and friendliest chicks I have and almost every single person who has come to buy birds has asked to buy her because of her color. She's an April 21st chick so she may still change some. I'm still working on my recipes to create a masterpiece :)
heatherscooby77:
Sharon, she is nice too! I have a youngster that started out like that. I thought she was going to be a splash, she is ice blue, with darker blue edging. Its not black. I going to see what she will make??? I love my chickens :-)
Sharon Yorks:
Thanks, Heather! I'd love to see pictures of yours. I really love my chickens, too...and spend wayyyy too much time with them. We should start another topic and label it "Chic Pics" and maybe some other members will post some pictures. Kind of like pulling out your wallet and showing pictures of your family.
heatherscooby77:
I know I spend way to much time with mine. Now that my daughter has gone to school, I have conversations with them! I just have a hard time getting good pics. I have an iphone 3G, not the best pics. They are also smeary because the ladies are camera shy. I have had chickens for years, since I was a kid, but I only have had Ameraucanas for 3 years now. They are by far my favorite! Especially blues.
heatherscooby77:
I have a genetics question. I am no good with the chicken calculator. I have not had the time to figure it out. I have a cockerel that is out of a Blue AM rooster x SLW hen. He has the nice beetle green sheen, but his speckles are cream............... I thought any color that would be added to him would be white????? Should I keep him or not? How did this happen?
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