I've always thought Satin here was a pretty good example of Black Ameraucana. Love the spread of her tail and how she carries it in movement.
But feel free to use for either case, we just won't tell her.
Her main SOP flaw is dark (brown) eyes.
From breeding her in mixes, I found that she has really strong melanizers (helpful for other purposes like addressing leakage, so I like it). She traces back to John Blehms line, but through other breeders.
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"Wide Tent" Tail
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The green shine on Black Ameraucana can be amazing in person. It's very difficult to capture in a photo because of the prismatic way the light shifts over it... but I did my best and you can see some of if here...
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And here she is as a bit of a senior now (4) with one of her mix daughters she never weaned. Still the shiniest of all.
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