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If it truly has the phenotype of an Ameraucana the judge may very well place your bird but it may very well not breed true so
YOU will know or at least you should know that you don't really have an "Ameraucana". So you got the ribbon but what have you got to work with?
There is nobody stopping you from trying to pass off any bird as an "Ameraucana". That is why there are so many people bringing home birds they believe are Ameraucanas, because they were told they were "Ameraucanas" - only to find out - they aren't.