Blue Ameraucana looks Chocolate

[ChelsisChooks]

These birds belong to a friend of mine. This one hen and one Roo in her Blue Ameraucana flock look very brown/chocolate. Both are older birds and she said have gone more brown in tone as they aged. Thoughts?

 

[ChelsisChooks]

 

[CountryFlock]

I’ve only had 1 blue ameraucana and it was a rooster. I did notice that he seemed kinda brownish or chocolatey.

My guess would be that since blue acts as a black diluter (dun, chocolate acts as one too) that it may also affect the dilution of black to also appear brown/chocolate. This might be true on certain types of feathering like hackle.

I think someone who ownes a lot of blue ameraucanas can help with this.

 

[ChelsisChooks]

I understand that it would be totally different genes at work.

 

[CountryFlock]

Ye

I understand that it would be totally different genes at work.

Yeah completely different genes but as a black diluter their jobs are very similar

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

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[HuffleClaw]

It happens with age. Same thing happened to my blue Orpingtons. They are still considered blue though.