Update: Sadly, the bird who turned out not to be an Ameracauna literally flew the coop and something got her :( that night hubby puta roof on the temporary coop. My Barred Rock, Cocoa, appeared to have the most feather loss and while this hasn't improved, her comb seems to be less pale than when...
Thanks for the recommendations! I will definite be getting that book. You are correct, that bird is not an Ameracauna. Sadly, she's not even an Easter Egger. Her first leg was plain brown. I'm disappointed.
One last thing. The bird I thought was an Ameracauna is NOT. Not even an Easter Egger. She lays plain 'ol light brown eggs. That really burns my cookies!
Please bear with me, this is long but I want to provide as much info as possible in hopes of getting some sage wisdom from more experienced chicken owners. I hesitated whether to post this here or under the 'emergencies/injury/disease forum', so if it belongs there please let me know.
I'm...