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    What color Ameraucana chick?

    What color Ameraucana is this? Came out of a light blue egg today and is believed by us to be standard Ameraucana with the ear muffs and beard. Got the eggs from a friend with lots of Ameraucanas, these eggs were random. Coloring of this chick is black with light cream chest and light cream...
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    Blue Ameraucana - pullet?

    No problem! I realized the original photo from when he was 8.5 weeks is broken (it won't let me edit that post anymore), so here it is for reference:
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    Blue Ameraucana - pullet?

    Update #2: Took new photos today at 5.5 months old. His rooster feathers are in full swing, and his comb has gotten much larger. It now displays the typical "three rows" of male Ameraucana.
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    Blue Ameraucana - pullet?

    Update: Pengu is a confirmed rooster. This is him at about 4 months old. As a blue Ameraucana, he developed near-black hackle, saddle, and sickle feathers (with some red hackles as well). Edit: 4 months, not 3
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    Results of buff orp rooster over lav orp hen?

    Gotcha, you said "he" is E/E so it confused me. The lav parent is the hen.
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    Results of buff orp rooster over lav orp hen?

    Are you referring to daddy buff? Wouldn't that make him... black? I've read that the buff phenotype isn't fully understood, so it is possible for a buff to be E/E but still appear buff?
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    Results of buff orp rooster over lav orp hen?

    Thank you for the info! If both boys are silver birchen, is there a genetic reason to explain why one has a whiter neck? Or is it just a simple difference between individual birds?
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    Results of buff orp rooster over lav orp hen?

    I'm new to chicken genetics and trying to learn. I'm curious about an unusual pairing. We received 4 Orpington eggs from a friend from a buff Orpington rooster over a lavender Orpington hen. I believe the hen was cuckoo barred. I say "I believe" because I can't quite confirm it from the photos I...
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    Blue Ameraucana - pullet?

    9 weeks old here. Little breakdown from tousling with the cockerels.
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    Blue Ameraucana - pullet?

    I just did the math and Pengu is actually 8.5 weeks old at the time of these pics. May or may not make a difference. I will follow up on this post when we know for sure (by making a new post).
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    Blue Ameraucana - pullet?

    Pengu is our 7.5 week old (correction: 8.5 week old) Blue Ameraucana. I believe a pullet, but she displays aggressive behavior with our two cockerels more often than the other pullets. I've seen her defend other hens from rooster attention, is this behavior expected from a hen that is higher in...
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