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Latest update 11/11/09

I've cut back on my poultry so that we may focus more on our pygmy goats. The only breeds I plan to retain are Giant Black/Blue/Mottled Cochins and Standard Black/Blue Ameraucana. Not really sure if eggs will be available since I have the breeds mingled at the moment. I did also retain one trio of Bantam Black/Blue Ameraucana and a trio of Bantam Black Mottled Cochins.

I no longer plan to breed bantam faverolles, silkies or showgirls.

Black/Blue/Splash

Large Fowl Ameraucanas

This breed is quite calm,

even tempered and great at foraging.

I currently have Black & Blue Roosters

over Black & Blue Hens,

this combination can produce

Blue, Black & also Splash colored chicks.

Black Rooster (left) & Blue Rooster (right)

Young Blue Pullet

Ameraucana Eggs range from

a pale blue to a deep aqua.

More about true Ameraucanas

can be found here:

The ABC Sharing Place

Ameraucana Breeders Club

Black, Blue & Splash chicks

One of our hens with a chicken saddle

to protect her back from an

over-enthusiastic rooster.

Black Hen

Cochin bantams

(also working on setting up a flock of giant cochins in the same varieties)

Black/Blue

Mottled

Blue Mottled

Black Mottled Cockerels

Black Hen

Blue Rooster

(Has become a very nice Blue Mottled! :)

Pair of Blues

Black Chicks

Bantam Blue/Black Ameraucanas

Black, Blue & Splash Chicks

I also now have a black pullet in this pen as well.

**More information on my Ameraucanas. Most of my current blue & black LF Ameraucanas were purchased from Cottage Rose. The 2 roos I purchased from Vicky are originally out of Jerry DeSmidt's flock. My bantam black/blue Ameraucanas are from John Blehm. I also recently added a new LF lavender cockerel and am working on hatching some lavender LF eggs from Harry in PA.