Ameruacana chicks 2016 hatch

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:54 pm

Ontario Chick wrote:QR_BBPOST I had that in Blue Wyandottes, called it "navy blue" oddly enough genetically it seemed to be less rather then more Blue as there was some silver leakage on the hens.
Shnookie, three chicks is a very small group to jump to any kind of conclusion , so really you should hatch about 50 and the we should discuss it at length

What an enabler!!!! LOL

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:12 am

So this is just to prove my point

Breeding trio of Blue male over Black hens, in theory I should have gotten 50% Black 50% Blue.
What I actually got is - 5 Black and 12 Blues.....
Just heard from a PTO member who got the same eggs as me,his hatch - 8 chicks all Black.
So presumably he got some of my Blacks and I got some of his Blues and if I have incubated all those eggs I would have the promised 50/50 split!

10 days and off to the barn brooder...

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 5:39 pm

Super cute!

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:47 am

Beautiful KB!! Congrats

Strike that!! Beautiful OC!!!!

Post by **Killerbunny** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:03 am

OC not KB - although I would love those!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:19 am

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST OC not KB - although I would love those!

Bluie is still with the hens, sooo................... :storkbaby:

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:07 pm

I think my black hen might be blue, not the rooster. I would never have suspected. Her top feathers are dark black with green, but her fluff is more gray than black. I'm not upset about the extra blue chick, just surprised. After they have a break I might try to hatch some more. Here's a picture of my 14 chicks - 6 are Ameraucana x EO (the all black ones), the rest are pure Ameraucana.

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:33 pm

OC when I said I would try to hatch some more, it won't be 50! Here's a better look at the surprise blue one. I have a fur coat with similar coloring!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:05 pm

I don't blame you, from what I can see, it should be a pretty amazing Blue, I know the coat you speak of

Never ceases to amaze me how many different expressions in the Blues.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:20 pm

Pretty baby though!