Breed Highlight: Ameraucana, Americana, Ameracauna, EEeee! What You Should Know

[@kami6222]

First time watching. You did an amazing job. It was entertaining and very informative, i will sub!

[@fromthehartfarms]

Oh awesome! Thank You!

[@beebop9808]

Man I gotta say I fell in love with those Jubilee Orpingtons! What I beautiful bird! I dunno, speckles do something to me. Love the speckled Sussex too! lol I've got a couple beautiful Black Copper Marans roosters that revealed their roosterness when they were between one and two weeks old when they suddenly started growing massive Fred Flintstone feet. Matured now they have very beefy legs and feet, very stocky birds. I had planned to get Lavender Ameraucana's going but I only wound up with one girl. Hopes dashed for the moment I picked up six Buff Orpingtons with no intentions of breeding them. Guess what, one was a rooster. lol Those birds are so affectionate including Goldie the rooster. Goldie because he quickly started putting out hackles and saddle feathers that sparkle exactly like polished gold. Now his tail is going slightly darker brown. Can't wait to see how he finishes out, Think he's gonna be a super model. lol Anyhow, still planning to get at least six more Lavender Ameraucana's in spring. Drop a couple in with Silver (my current Ameraucana) and the Orpingtons and the rest in with my Copper Marans. Got hatching eggs on the way now for Black, Blue and Splash Copper Marans. I''m a big fan of the Marans. Great birds all around. Like to build on those further.

[@fromthehartfarms]

Thanks for commenting. I appreciate you watching and am glad you enjoyed the video.

[@MistNit-s6n]

Thx so much I appreciate the info.

[@fromthehartfarms]

@@MistNit-s6n you're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@patriciahart9750]

Great video. Sharon's farm is beautiful and she has lovely, healthy animals. And the location was really pretty. The little chick that kept poking his head out is precious!!! I enjoyed this a lot.

[@fromthehartfarms]

Thanks! The whole experience was awesome!

[@luiszuniga36]

Great job very educational

[@fromthehartfarms]

Thanks! You should see the follow-up video with Mr. Paul Smith! It takes it to the next level & helps clarify some stuff better yet.

[@grubterra]

Beautiful homestead 🐔♥️

[@fromthehartfarms]

I love her place!

[@bettyvancott5282]

Thanks for info. Loved your video. 👍🏻

[@fromthehartfarms]

Awesome. Thanks for watchin.

[@toniestinson8337]

You are so awesome. Very informative. Iam trying to understand what breed of chicken I hatched . I bought eggs from a hatchery and they could not tell😊

[@fromthehartfarms]

That can be very frustrating. If its a. Atwoods baby you can go to idealpoultry.com and compare. They are the suppliers for Atwoods.

[@NonaMaryGrace1952]

Thank you for sharing this with us. 💕NonnaGrace 🐓

[@fromthehartfarms]

You're welcome. Ty for watching & commenting!

[@MusicFandom]

This is great! I live less than 10 miles from her and I have been trying to figure out where I could get Ameraucanas and Marans close to home. They have been right under my nose!

[@fromthehartfarms]

Awesome!

[@fromthehartfarms]

Btw... here is a link to her fb page: facebook.com/sharon.blackwood?mibextid=ZbWKwL

[@fromthehartfarms]

I said Rose comb multiple time in this video. I was wrong about that. It's called a Pea comb.

[@toddforhetz]

exactly....

[@meditatiigermana7568]

I don't want you to think I'm mean now, but the Marans Rooster from Blackwood farm is not a pure breed Marans. The comb is the first sign. The eggs those hens seem to lay are actually not much darker than supermarket eggs. They should be much more darker. So all in all, I think the Marans from that farm are not good if you want to get really good dark olive eggs. There is a egg color chart for Marans eggs, it goes from 4 to 9. The eggs from Blackwood farm are a 4. If you want to breed good olive eggers, you should look for Marans that lay from 7 to 9.

[@fromthehartfarms]

Thanks for the tip.

[@sharonblackwood4334]

Yes, I'm aware they are not French marans except for one hen. I will be relacing them in the spring. Thank you for your comment

[@juandavidescobar6964]

That music drives anyone crazy.

[@thewaterstead]

There's actually a lot of info here that's incorrect. I can help you if you'd like. If not, that's fine. I'll move along.

[@fromthehartfarms]

I have found several things. Please feel free to pm me so I can post a correction video.

[@corkystephan5073]

My Peahen eats snakes and the wild Brush Turkeys eats snakes aswell

[@fromthehartfarms]

@@corkystephan5073 wow! That's good to know! I knew Guineas would take em on. My neighbor has a peahen. It doesn't get along with my flocks. It's highly territorial & I'm having difficulty convincing it that our field is not It's territory. Lol... BEAUTIFUL bird tho!

[@organicinohio5398]

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[@kathyramsey767]

What kind of cage are you using for the baby chicks

[@fromthehartfarms]

I use a large dog kennel once they get to be big enough. If they're chicks I use a large Rubbermaid feed/trough tub.

[@jaimehauser1488]

My guineas grab my chickens by the tail and spin them around and throw them. They are ruthless

[@fromthehartfarms]

Oh wow! That would be scary!

[@fromthehartfarms]

I would like to encourage everyone to watch the follow up video titled An Interview With An Expert. That video was done to clarify and correct questions and the few minor mistakes I made in THIS video. I am blown away by y'all response! Thank you sooo much for viewing & your comments!

[@amberemma6136]

Ameraucana's have pea combs

[@fromthehartfarms]

@@amberemma6136 I corrected myself already, but you are absolutely right. Thank you for watching & commenting.

[@Alischnali]

Unfortunately, the animals are not kept in a species-appropriate manner. They have far too little space and they have nothing to keep them busy. That makes me sad.

[@MrsStevenBrown]

Those Marans aren’t decent, sorry to say, they have the English style legs and the feathers aren’t as deep colored on the blue and splash as they should be, and those eggs don’t look dark enough, sorry.

[@fromthehartfarms]

@@MrsStevenBrown you're absolutely right. I need to make a new visit and show y'all her new maran flock. Sooo much better quality!

[@garyhempel6316]

Americana and Ameracauna are just easter eggers

[@fromthehartfarms]

There is a registered breed called Ameraucana. Please watch my video follow-up Titled An Interview With an Expert, where I visit and interview Mr. Paul Smith who helped establish the A.P.A. qualifications for this new addition to the recognized breed list. There is a lit of confusion on this subject, and many EEs are labeled as a misspelled version of the recognized breed. This is exactly why I took the time to create TWO videos on these AMAZING birds. Thank you for checking out my channel!

[@garyhempel6316]

@@fromthehartfarms yes I raise Ameraucana. But even mine technically i couldn't call that since i breed red brown and black one together . To me calling easter eggers Americana or Ameracauna is just deceptive to make people think they have something other than an easter egger.

[@fromthehartfarms]

@@garyhempel6316 I agree. One of the things Mr. Smith pointed out was that if you breed two different color (official a.p.a. qualified) Ameraucana together like say a wheaton & a blue together, the resulting offspring would no longer conform to standard & would therefore be considered Easter Eggers. I don't think people are intentionally being deceptive, just don't know. A lot of this is still new to me too!

[@garyhempel6316]

@@fromthehartfarmswhen htey sell chickens that lay brown eggs as ameraucana tha is deceptive lol