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Thanks. That's what I was suspecting.

I hatched some eggs this year that I got from a lady who is breeding Lavender Ameraucanas. They are very cute and doing well. But I'm quite confused about the colours. I believe they should be either Lavender or Black only. But I have a couple that I think(?) look blue, not lavender. Don't blues...

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Thanks! and Congratulations to you too :-)

I've had hatchery layers (Barred Rocks, Columbian Rocks, RIR) for quite a few years. But this year I bought lavender and black Ameraucana hatching eggs. And they just hatched yesterday. This is the first time I've hatched myself, so I'm quite excited and wanted to show off pictures. There are 11...

Thanks! I won't tell him that though. His head would swell even more!

Gorgeous calendar! Thanks!

Rufus. My young Rhode Island Red roo.

Chrystal. Barred Rock pullet.

Thanks! Nice when they hold still long enough to stay in focus ☺️

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Thanks very much! I'm not so worried about roosters. I have two already, and separate coops/pens that I can move roos into. Or I can rehome. I just don't really want meat birds that get too big to be comfortable.

My young roo... Rufus. He's only five months old. He was posing for me last night.

Someone dropped these chicks off to me as day olds. I'm not quite sure where they came from, but the story was that they bought eggs that started hatching unexpectedly. The whole story was odd, and I heard it secondhand from the person who delivered them to me. So I really have no idea how any...