Why could it not just be 'black'? I get some all black chicks (like that one) from my black Am' pen. I've never marked any to make notice if there is any difference when they feather out. As far as I've ever seen, they all end up looking the same.
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I have a chick question. I hatched a pure black chick. I am relatively certain it came out of a black ameraucana egg. There is a slight chance it came out of a different egg, but highly unlikely. My breeders are all well separated, so no crosses.
I've never even seen a chick this black. There is absolutely no white on it. The pics may make it look a little brownish or greyish, and there is a spot on it's head where the fluff is stuck down, but it is a pure black chick. Even the beak and legs are blacker than they appear in the pics.
What is going on here? Melanistic? Some sort recessive genetic thing? I'll admit, I'm no genetics expert, but I really wonder what the heck is the cause of this chick being so black. My black ameraucanas are all from John Blehm's stock.
Not abrasive at all. Bummer to have a whole well thought out post disappear.
And I will bite... why did you plan to get white eggs? I ran a search but came up with only one million results! lol
I just got set up to post at ABC forum... yay!!! Is the answer there maybe? I am curious about all things ameraucana.
Color can fade as the hens' season progresses, but the actual color will not change - just be a more faded hue of the same color. If you are getting white eggs and it's this early in the season, I would be questioning the birds' heritage.