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Ameraucanas

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By CCCCCCCCHICKENS

Pros: Gerogeous birds, Lay beautiful eggs, I love to show them, Friendly

Cons: None that I can think of

Ameraucanas are georgeous birds. My favorite variety are the blue, but i love them all (white, black, buff, wheaten, blue wheaten, brown red, silver and the un accepted colors too lavender and splash). The blue eggs they lay are so pretty too. Personally Ameraucanas are my favorite breed. The first chicken I ever had was an ameruacana. I love to show them. All of mine are docile, really cold hardy, friendly, and I have realized other people have said that they pick on their other brds, but I have never had that problem with them. Also it seems like a lot of people say theirs are skitish, maybe I have been lucky but all mine are as friendly as could be. And speaking of cold hardy, I live...
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RrAaZz

Beautiful Birds

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By RrAaZz

Pros: roosters have awsome colors, ok with being held

Cons: can be mean to other chickens

My ameraucana rooster, Blue, is one of the perttiest roosters i have seen, he is a Blue Wheaten, but when it comes to putting out the feed in the mornig he trys to chase the hens away for like 10-20 min but he gets over it after that. Hes really good when it comes to being held, he even lets me file down his spers when they get really sharp.
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the1honeycomb

Fantastic and fun

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By the1honeycomb

Pros: beautiful eggs, hearty, docile,

Cons: smaller in size, not a dual purpose bird

I have a very large flock of ameraucanas they are very smart and docile and attentive. 
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LOVEMYCHICKS03

Ehh

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By LOVEMYCHICKS03

Pros: Green eggs

Cons: Skittish heavy don't eat when your to close and it goes on

Beautiful breed not nise at all very skittish very heavy and they hate your company I love there green eeggs and that's all I have to say
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whitey61

Ameraucana

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By whitey61

Pros: none so far lol

Cons: no friendly at all , runs around crazy like a road runner and picks on all the smaller birds

These will be my first and last  ameraucanas . Maybe  I just  got some crazy ones but __ wow lol . These ladys are crazy always running around and  up to no good  . lol  I guess thats one thing thats good is they  are fun to watch . I have  jersy giants - buff orpingtons -barr pl rocks -austrolops-  and some delawares and not one comes close to these crazy  birds  lol
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KMilani

It escaped!

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By KMilani

Pros: Egg potential

Cons: Flighty, constantly nervous, fast

This one escaped my Coop the other day while free ranging in the yard. Wing was clipped, it could still fly. Could jump ridiculously high. I believe it now lives in my blackberry bushes but i have not seen it for 3 days now.
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Emmapee

Beautiful, but not docile

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By Emmapee

Pros: Our girl is so beautiful, the colored eggs are awesome, cute little beard

Cons: VERY flighty, not friendly, skittish

Beardsley, my ameraucana, is a very pretty bird. But, she is almost impossible to catch because she just runs from you. She nearly flew over the fence one day while we were trying to catch her too. She has pecked us when we get close and she is just sort of a pain due to her lack of docility. If I decide to get another one of these, I would hope they would be more friendly and not freak out every time you get within a five foot vicinity.
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starbugs

Skittish and slightly but lovely colored eggs!

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By starbugs

Pros: Beautiful colored eggs!

Cons: very skittish - even when hand raised

I have had 3 Ameracanas and they have all been rather skittish - however, my most recent one is not nice at all! As a matter of fact, her main goal is to walk around and PECK any other hen that she sees.  All 9 of the other girls avoid her at all costs!  Yikes.  I'm trying to decide how to handle her meanness - I have watched her pluck a feather out of another hen and then EAT it!  :/ I've raised my hens from one day old chicks and handled them all every day so there is no reason for her to not be used to people, etc.  My Buff Orpingtons will walk over and wait for me to pick them up. But, I do love to see those blue eggs in the basket!  
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little feather

Excellent all around dual purpose breed!

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By little feather

Pros: no freeze comb, lay all winter, calm, gentle, varied personalities, good for free range or confined environments

Cons: none that i have found

I have raised over 100 of these birds, all colors, chicks grow quickly, good body for small roaster up to five months, once they mature and start laying seem to trim down , to breeding weight. Consistent layers, mine laid through molt and the winter months. Good broodys, mothers, dedicated, good social interaction. Interesting crosses, carrying the pea comb dominantly with all crosses, lakenvelder, buff orpington, barred rock, and crosses very hardy. Excellent in either free range or confined coop, very friendly, love attention and lap! Great foragers and feed conversion. Just a wonderful all around breed. I imagine if you don't have much contact with them they could be wild, but that has...
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TheCrazyClucker

Love these chickens so much!!

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By TheCrazyClucker

Pros: Beautiful, calm, docile, friendly, colored eggs, great layer, BIG eggs, roosters are nice, they are both cold and heat hardy.

Cons: None at all!

I breed Blue Ameraucana bantams and also have other color varieties of them. They are one of my most favorite chicken breeds ever! They are calm, always around the middle of the pecking order. Also they are beautiful, and they have many different plumages. Mine are very friendly, always running up to me to say hello. Their eggs are big, about the size of my Rhode Island Reds' eggs. I get sky-blue eggs from my girls, and they are great layers to, giving me an egg almost every day. I have a Blue Ameraucana rooster, Merlin, and he is a sweetie. My Ameraucanas are both heat and cold hardy. They are just an all around great bird!!
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Sennee

Beautiful, fun, but skittish.

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By Sennee

Pros: Wonderful colors, great eggs, easy to hold and show

Cons: Skittish, can be mean to otherbirds

I have an ameraucana rooster and two ameraucana bantam hens. All three are gorgeous birds and show very nicely all three are fine being held and do well in the show ring. My only problem with the breed is my rooster is a little mean and can be a fighter around his hens. The hens are runners and try not to let you get a hold of them. When you do they behave but it's a pain to get them. Other then that I love the breed.
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ChickenCrazy8

If I started again, I would only get Ameraucanas!!!

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By ChickenCrazy8

Pros: Great personality, Good egg production, easy to hold, small comb so no chance of frostbite.

Cons: Loves free ranging a little to much-doesn't always come when I call.

Love this breed.  Favorite for kids to hold because they are on the small side.  Their personality's are amazing, I love watching them free range!!! 
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JuicyFatHead

Love them!

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By JuicyFatHead

Pros: personality, production, looks, hardy

Our Americaunas live here in Alaska and seem to be cold hardy. Dependable layers, pretty eggs. The birds are friendly and rather outgoing, but can be shy. I have this one who is best friends with a speckled sussex. I see them alone together in the woods often. We have about 50 layers in all, so I think it's funny they run off together. Both hens. I love the color variations. I got all of mine from cackle. 15 in all, very healthy, great price.
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ChickFuentes

Good Starter

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By ChickFuentes

Pros: Good starting breed, good layers, colorful eggs, gets along well with other breeds, colorful pattern

Cons: None that I have seen

Pretty friendly birds with pretty eggs. They get along well with other chickens and people. Good starter breed for anyone :)
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midasmychicken

I love Ameraucanas

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By midasmychicken

Pros: Hardy,beatiful eggs, and, they are nice.

Cons: I don't think there are any. However I'm not a expert.

My Ameraucana, Owl, lays the most beautiful eggs. They are a rather hardy breed. And they are nice. This is a very good breed.
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sol2go

most personable

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By sol2go

Pros: personality, appearance, Blue-ish Eggs!

Cons: can't think of one

My Wheaton Ameraucana pullet is strikingly beautiful and soft.  I love her "beard" and the way she always makes eye contact.  She is chatty and likes to be picked up for a little conversation and personal attention.  I've noticed that my unrelated Easter Eggers who have similar physical characteristics also have similar personalities, although they stay just out of reach.     However the Easter Eggers lay a softly hued blue green egg, compared to the more saturated baby blue egg of my Ameraucana.  FYI - if you haven't had blue shelled eggs before, they are really fun, although probably not as deeply colored as most people imagine.   So far the...
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