Are these really Ameracaunas?

[tinarose2001]

I got them at a local pet store sold as Ameracauna pullets...do you think they are right? I was surprised to see three different colors, but I'm new to the chicken world, so maybe they DO come in that many variations. Anyway, they are 12 days old and I was just curious what you all thought...Thanks!

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

No, those are Easter Eggers. That brown barring/mottling is typical of EE.

Real Ameraucana have solid colors; Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten & White (copied from the Ameraucana Breeders Club Standard)

 

[amnich]

I agree that they're EE's. They're nice looking though. They all seem to have the puffy cheeks and green-ish leg coloring.

Pure Ameracauna are really hard to find. You would need to find a special breeder to get them. Even if hatcheries advertise "pure ameracauna," it's probably not a pure line. EE's are very similar though, you'll be happy with them. EE's are basically ameracauna mixes.

As posted above, there are lots of color variations in ameracaunas. There are even more variations in EE's.

 

[tinarose2001]

Thanks guys...I'm bummed because I already ordered EEs from Meyer that are coming in a couple months. I'll get over it though because they are too stinking cute. Any idea when I might be able to tell roos from pullets and what to look for in EEs? They were sold as pullets but I've been down this road before and I know they can be pretty wrong.

 

[amnich]

Your best bet is to compare them to each other. If one is feathering faster or slower than the others, that could be a sign, or if one's comb becomes larger and redder way earlier. EE's are tough because they're mixes so they can get genes from all over the place.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

I guess by comb coloration and feather color (in EEs). The pullets tend to be colored evenly while the roos are patchy usually with a darker color on their shoulders. I've found most of the females are light brown-med brown with the roos being a dark mahogany or silver/black ( there are a few silver/blk females out there though, my mother is lucky enough to have one)

Some will be very difficult to sex, so don't get rid of any suspected boys until they get the big tall (RED) comb pea comb. They don't usually have wattles.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

you will probably be able to sex them between 6-9 week unless you end up with one that is difficult to sex. O and ameraucanas also come in a few color projects splash lavender, and I think they are working on slash wheaten and who knows what else it seems like people constantly find new color projects lol.