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Purchased as an amaracana hatching egg.
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Mixed breed cockerel. May have Easter Egger in him, but it's hard to say for sure. Definitely not an Ameraucana, though.
agreed
X2 on the above post.
There are so many misinterpretations of the name Ameracauna. Your pic is of what could be a young Wheaten cockerel, but, as I am by far no where near an expert in what constitutes a specific breed of chicken, you would be better off digging around the available research on Ameracaunas.
The breed standards are :
So, I vote no based on the pic.
The breed standards are :
- Peacomb
- Muffs and beard
- Red earlobes
- Tail
- Blue legs
- White foot bottoms
- Always lay blue eggs
So, I vote no based on the pic.
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There is a good article at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html explaining the difference between true Ameraucanas, true Araucanas, and Easter Eggers.
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