Ameraucana?

[ChickieKeeta]

Do full breed Ameraucana ALWAYS have muffs and beards? I bought six full breed Ameraucana baby chicks in mid June. Only two have muffs and beards.

 

[cherrynberry]

Do full breed Ameraucana ALWAYS have muffs and beards? I bought six full breed Ameraucana baby chicks in mid June. Only two have muffs and beards.

Yes. You probably got EEs. Pictures would help.

 

[NNYchick]

If they are well breed They should as it’s a breed standard.

 

[Silviaschicks]

They're supposed to, it is likely an EE if it doesn't have beards/muffs

 

[ChickieKeeta]

Thank you all. I drove 159 miles one way to get them.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Definitely post pictures! Were they of a named variety? Sometimes the beard will be sparse on young birds and it will grow in as they mature

 

[ColtHandorf]

Photos would be incredibly helpful. Like Rhodebar asked, were they a named variety like Blue, Black, Splash, Buff, Wheaton, Silver, etc?

 

[tracytrull]

Ameraucanas will always have beards/muffs, dark legs and a pea comb. They also only come in 9 colors, none of those weird EE patterns you see(though colors can vary if you breed one color to another). This site is helpful and has descriptors and photos. http://www.ameraucana.org/Ameraucana Standard