The Ameraucana Thread: Where everything and anything about the breed can be discussed (APA, Non-Stan

[jerryse]

So were any of these chicks silver LF? I am going to have to get busy and find a cock bird.

Not yet.I did put LF silver eggs in last week and this week.So maybe in two weeks.

 

[jerryse]

So were any of these chicks silver LF? I am going to have to get busy and find a cock bird.

Not yet.I did put LF silver eggs in last week and this week.So maybe in two weeks.

 

[CamiLynn]

Hi I am trying to find out if the Amerucanas pullets I bought from a local feed store are true or EEs and hoping someone can tell. I'm think/hoping they are and I'm guess blue wheatens, if they are. If not its all good, just very curious. I know I might have to wait until they feather out more, but just maybe someone can tell. Here they are about a week ago.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Hi I am trying to find out if the Amerucanas pullets I bought from a local feed store are true or EEs and hoping someone can tell. I'm think/hoping they are and I'm guess blue wheatens, if they are. If not its all good, just very curious. I know I might have to wait until they feather out more, but just maybe someone can tell.

Here they are about a week ago.

I don't see any pictures, but if you bought them from a feed store the chances of them being true Ameraucanas are one in 10000. The ones they call Americaunas that come from hatcheires are a mixed breed using the ancestors of the Ameraucanas and mixing colors and types and throwing in a bit of this and a bit of that. What you have are almost positively EEs. I have a lot of EEs and I love the ones with the blue feathers - I got about 4 this time. They are bred for heartiness and egg laying, and if that's what you want then you will love what you got. Unfortunately some of the hatcheries have lost the blue egg - so its a gamble on that.

 

[CamiLynn]

Sorry I couldn't get the pics to post and that is what I figured, but my only hope was that this feed store gets their chicks from local breeders so there was a slight chance
Let me see if I can get them to post now...

That was the one and below is the other one that I don't really think is true but an EE.

 

[salt and pepper]

Those are both EEs I have one that looks just like the first one, except with no beard.

 

[CamiLynn]

I figured as much but just wanted to be sure. Oh well, they look different from the EEs I hatched and purchased and I like the variety
Thank you

 

[my sunwolf]

Sorry I couldn't get the pics to post and that is what I figured, but my only hope was that this feed store gets their chicks from local breeders so there was a slight chance

Let me see if I can get them to post now...



That was the one and below is the other one that I don't really think is true but an EE.

Those are very pretty EEs. I know this because they have green legs and irregular markings (not standard for any Ameraucana color).

 

[checoukan]

Those "GREEN LEGS" are a very sure way of telling if they are EE. Some call them "willow".

 

[CamiLynn]

Those "GREEN LEGS" are a very sure way of telling if they are EE.  Some call them "willow".

Oh ok that makes sense cause my EEs that ordered have them as well.