I completely agree. :) Luckily I wasn't looking specifically for Ameraucanas, I just wanted to hatch out some eggs under my broody. But I do think that when someone tells me they are selling Ameraucanas (advertised as such) I should be able to trust that, even if I was less informed that I...
The more I learn, the more I can see that the guy I bought eggs from was either uninformed or being dishonest. :(
This is a picture of the light chick immediately after hatching. It's feet are still this color (which is clearly not slate blue).
I recently bought eggs from an Ameraucana "breeder." He assured me that all of his birds were true Ameraucanas but they were many different colors (i.e. no way to know which colored hens were breeding with his rooster) and laid blue, green and pink eggs.
I posted a pic of my chicks above. Do...
I've been reading up a bit about Ameraucana vs Easter Eggers and have come to a point of confusion (for me). If a male and female Ameraucana of two different colors hatched chicks, would those chicks be considered EEs? Or would those chicks fit the mold for the coloring of one or other of the...