True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

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True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Farrier1987 » Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:08 pm

Looking to get a dozen or two hatching eggs for true blue eggers. Pet quality birds are fine, but want very blue eggs. Closer to Chatham the better, but could pay for some shipping or something too. Would also be interested in a couple of mature birds but not too darn old. PM me and we can talk. Thanks.
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Jaye » Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:48 pm

Ameraucanas. That's how to spell the breed name. Just saying. Anyway, @WLLady has stupendously beautiful Wheaten Ameraucanas ... Pretty sure they lay blue eggs.
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Farrier1987 » Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:28 am

Thanks Jaye. Might be she has, but if I am not mistaken they lay blue green. I shall check with her.

And just checking. Is the s on the end plural it or is that the correct way, and plural would with an I on the end?
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Killerbunny » Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:33 am

I would go with Ameraucanuses!
Ameraucana would work fine too since IMO it's really an adjective? Don't get me started on what reporters do to the Queen's English.
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Ontario Chick » Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:45 am

You may consider Bantam Ameraucanas, their eggs tend to be much closer to the ideal vivid blue color.
Although I did raise "true" Ameraucanas their egg color was closer to aqua then blue, and the bluest blue eggs I ever had were from Performance Poultry Easter Eggers so it's a bit of a crap shoot anyway.
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Jaye » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:05 am

Farrier1987 wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:28 am
Thanks Jaye. Might be she has, but if I am not mistaken they lay blue green. I shall check with her.

And just checking. Is the s on the end plural it or is that the correct way, and plural would with an I on the end?
Yes, you're right: 'Ameraucanas' is plural for more than one; 'Ameraucana' is the breed name. :-)
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Shnookie » Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:07 pm

I got Ameraucana hatching eggs from the chickenvilla a few years ago. I still have two of the hens. They lay blue eggs, not blue green, but it is not really dark. I'd say medium blue.
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by WLLady » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:26 am

i have ameraucanas that lay blue eggs. they are wheaten. i also have easter eggers that lay blue green because they were a project from some olive eggers and they are also wheaten. when farrier wanted eggs last year he got my easter egger line which are various shades of blue and green

my wheaten ameraucana line was suffering from not enough gene pool so i cross bred to a wheaten marans line and just this year i am back to blue eggs after weeding out the non sop birds. i am still not happy with the lines (a bit on the small side) but may have some pure ameraucaunas for sale later in the year. right now anything i sell is sold as an ee because i am still not happy with the line....

everyone is wheaten or blue wheaten....just an fyi on my lines this year
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by Penny » Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:27 am

I also have pure Ameraucana. Eggs are a soft sky blue. Paler than I expected/hoped. Taking pics in natural light, but in the shade, does wonders for the egg colour in photos. lol...just saying. I have a young rooster now....but I will hatch out a batch at home before I offer eggs. He's crowing and dancing, but have yet to see him cover the ladies.
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Re: True Blue eggers/Americauna wanted

Post by WLLady » Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:47 pm

yeah i found my pure wheaten ameraucanas laying blue are really really light blue. the most vivid are the early pullet eggs where they condense all the large egg blue into a small wee little egg LOL. wish i could get them laying a robin blue egg....now that would be something! and i vote we go for "ameraucanases" for the plural....sounds like a lord of the rings kind of name LOL
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