Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[DMRippy]

Would someone be so kind as to tell me exactly which varieties (colors) of the Ameraucana are officially accepted by the APA.....I have seen one post that specified that Lavender was 1 of 5 colors accepted by the APA and another that said they weren't official yet.....The Club web site lists 8 "approved colors" of which Lavender was not listed. If the Club web site lists the color as "approved" does that mean that color has been officially accepted by APA ? I would deeply appreciate clarification on this. Thank you very much.

The breed site is correct and those are the APPROVED colors by the APA. Lavenders are not an APA approved color.

http://www.ameraucana.org/scrapbook.html

 

[maryhysong]

Hard to tell with the picture, but I'm thinking just a poor light blue, but I do see some areas that might be splash. Splash take some time to develop their coloring. If it is a splash, it should have overall white feathers with splashes of blue. Are any wing feathers white?
As far as sex, can't tell yet but if it is a blue and a male, as it develops the feathering will start turning darker in his cape. Same with splash males. They will usually develop darker feathers in their cape.

Thank you for trying. I'll try and get better pics in a day or two; Overall it is a very very pale grey color with a dark feather here and there. I'll have to look closer at the wings, at the moment couldn't tell you if there is any real white there or not.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Thank you for trying. I'll try and get better pics in a day or two; Overall it is a very very pale grey color with a dark feather here and there. I'll have to look closer at the wings, at the moment couldn't tell you if there is any real white there or not.

Looked like a splash to me. They are a pale grey with random splashes of dark blue on the feathers.

 

[FVRM]

One of my ams roo still has greenish legs all the others have slate blue legs now. How long do you guys think it will take for the4m to change?

 

[jerryse]

One of my ams roo still has greenish legs all the others have slate blue legs now. How long do you guys think it will take for the4m to change?

Give him a little more time just in case . If they do not change cull him .

 

[tigercreek]

I just saw on another site that there is going to be several 'special called meets' in North Carolina this fall. Are these a show??? Would this be a place to buy birds or meet breeders, or is this more of a club business meeting??? Thanks....stan

 

[FVRM]

I just saw on another site that there is going to be several 'special called meets' in North Carolina this fall. Are these a show??? Would this be a place to buy birds or meet breeders, or is this more of a club business meeting??? Thanks....stan

Where did you read about these?

 

[tigercreek]

On the Ameracuana breed club page, ABC meets. http://www.ameraucana.org/ABC Meets.html

 

[jsayles86]

I have 4 Ameraucana chicks that are now between 5 and 6 weeks old. My coop has just been finished and I was wondering if they are ready to move out. The day temps this week will be between 64 and 80 degrees, but the night time temps will be between 40 and 60 degrees. This is a recent photo of one of them. What do you think? (These are my first chickens.)

 

[Boulla]

Hey, I'm kinds new to Ameraucana's now have 13 Ameraucana chicks!
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