Ameraucana questions.

[BigBlueHen53]

Do they at least have muffs and beards? lol

YES. Every single one. Floofy faces.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

And pea combs.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

This afternoon. Late aftrnoon lighting, sorry. All my Ams are black. I'll do better tomorrow. I believe the two at upper left are cockerels. Not sure the one at far left has correct comb?

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Hello everyone,
So I guess I have been keeping chickens 40 years. Been a member here for a decade but don't post often if ever. I don't show and until recently I haven't really sold my chickens. A few years ago I purchased some "Ameraucanas" from a hatchery and I hatched a lot of chicks over the last 2 years. Last year a sold a bunch of chicks without issue. This year BOY have I been taken to task on a forum (not naming) for my chicks. My chicks look great, healthy and all but apparently this hatchery I bought my original stock from is considered not to be Ameraucanas. Anybody know about this issue? I'm not to concerned about what my breed is but I know many "show people" are. I don't want to deceive anyone but I have been selling my chicks as what this well known hatchery sells them as? Does anyone have insight on this issue?

I can guess which hatchery you ordered from.

To my current knowledge, they had their line of Ameraucanas BEFORE the APA made their decisions on how they want Ameraucanas to look. They're pretty strict. (Slate legs, pea comb, beard and muffs, and they originally only allowed 8 colors, and after decades it's now up to 10. But no luck finding all those colors.)

So, your birds aren't SOP according to APA Ameraucanas. (Unless they somehow are, unintentionally.)

I can understand some people's frustration because of the confusing situation, but I think some people cross a line in their reactions to it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Oh, I also inadvertently ordered some BA pullets in the same order. There were 3 cockerels in that batch, which have already gone to freezer camp. Maybe I should sell the BA in the spring as POL...