Ameraucana Hen or Roo?? Help!

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Hey guys! This is my first day on backyard chickens, and I'd like to start with the question that brought me here in the first place.

You can skip down to the pics to and see what you think, but I just wanted to give a little background info.
So we got these "Araucana Pullets" from a local feed store about 2 and a half months ago. I've done my research, and obviously these aren't aracaunas. They both have beards and muffs, which made me think they were ameraucanas. Although, Fanny seems to be rumpless, AND one color, while Meg is multicolored with long tail feathers and a bigger, redder comb. I'm starting to confuse myself a little lol, so I decided to get on BYC and see what some of you experienced members think.


Here's Fanny
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and here's 'Meg'
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Can anybody tell me what breed these are exactly, and if we have a possible Archimedes?? (sorry, we love Disney movies :lol:) Thanks!

~Elisabeth
 

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I believe Meg is actually a Archimedes in hiding. Those red shoulders say cockerel to me.

oh, and if you bought them from a feed store, as you say, then these are probably easter eggers, especially with those green legs, at least the ones I see on the first. Some information for you:

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/12/ameraucana-vs-araucana-vs-easter-egger.html

AMERAUCANAS


Ameraucanas are a pure breed that has been recognized by the APA (American Poultry Association) since 1984. They were most likely originally bred from South American blue egg laying breeds but were developed and standardized in the United States. They come in eight distinct colors including, Blue, Black, White and Wheaten, which all share these distinct Ameraucana traits:

Peacomb

Muffs and beard

Red earlobes

Tail

Blue legs

White foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


ARAUCANAS


Araucanas are more rare than Amerauacanas and harder to find. They are also a pure breed and have been recognized by the APA since 1976. They originated in Chile most likely and come in five colors including black, white, duckwing silver and golden. Araucanas all share these distinct Araucana traits:

Peacomb

Ear tufts (this gene is lethal to developing chicks if inherited by both parents)

Red earlobes

Rumpless (no tail)

Green or willow-colored legs

Yellow foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


EASTER EGGERS

Easter Eggers are not a recognized breed. They are mongrels or mutts - mixed breed chickens that do possess the blue egg gene, but don't fully meet the breed specifications of either Araucanas or Ameraucanas. They can come in any color or combination of colors and share these traits:

Any kind of comb

Muffs/beard/ear tufts or none

Any color earlobes

Tail or tail-less

Any color legs

Any color foot bottoms

Can lay blue but also sometimes lay green, tan, pink or even yellow

So if you want to be guaranteed blue egg layers, you will want to raise some Araucanas or Ameraucanas; otherwise Easter Eggers are always fun because you never know what color egg each will lay until she starts laying, and even identical-looking hens often lay varying shades of bluish or greenish eggs.
 
Hey guys! This is my first day on backyard chickens, and I'd like to start with the question that brought me here in the first place.

You can skip down to the pics to and see what you think, but I just wanted to give a little background info.
So we got these "Araucana Pullets" from a local feed store about 2 and a half months ago. I've done my research, and obviously these aren't aracaunas. They both have beards and muffs, which made me think they were ameraucanas. Although, Fanny seems to be rumpless, AND one color, while Meg is multicolored with long tail feathers and a bigger, redder comb. I'm starting to confuse myself a little lol, so I decided to get on BYC and see what some of you experienced members think.


Here's Fanny
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and here's 'Meg'
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Can anybody tell me what breed these are exactly, and if we have a possible Archimedes?? (sorry, we love Disney movies :lol:) Thanks!

~Elisabeth
Meg's an Easter egger cockerel. Fanny is probably an Easter egger too, and a pullet. I'm not so sure that she's rumpless-- it looks like her tail feathers just haven't grown in yet. But I could be wrong, there.
 

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