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[Brahma Chicken5000]

Golden Laced Wyandotte.

 

[bobshere]

Wow and here I thought it was an americauna.

 

[chkva]

Wow and here I thought it was an americauna.

Where did you get it from and how old is it?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/12/ameraucana-vs-araucana-vs-easter-egger.html

AMERAUCANAS


Ameraucanas are a pure breed that has been recognized by the APA (American Poultry Association) since 1984. They were most likely originally bred from South American blue egg laying breeds but were developed and standardized in the United States. They come in eight distinct colors including, Blue, Black, White and Wheaten, which all share these distinct Ameraucana traits:

Peacomb

Muffs and beard

Red earlobes

Tail

Blue legs

White foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


ARAUCANAS

Araucanas are more rare than Amerauacanas and harder to find. They are also a pure breed and have been recognized by the APA since 1976. They originated in Chile most likely and come in five colors including black, white, duckwing silver and golden. Araucanas all share these distinct Araucana traits:

Peacomb

Ear tufts (this gene is lethal to developing chicks if inherited by both parents)

Red earlobes

Rumpless (no tail)

Green or willow-colored legs (Yellow on white birds)

Yellow foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


EASTER EGGERS

Easter Eggers are not a recognized breed. They are mongrels or mutts - mixed breed chickens that do possess the blue egg gene, but don't fully meet the breed specifications of either Araucanas or Ameraucanas. They can come in any color or combination of colors and share these traits:

Any kind of comb

Muffs/beard/ear tufts or none

Any color earlobes

Tail or tail-less

Any color legs

Any color foot bottoms

Can lay blue but also sometimes lay green, tan, pink or even yellow

So if you want to be guaranteed blue egg layers, you will want to raise some Araucanas or Ameraucanas; otherwise Easter Eggers are always fun because you never know what color egg each will lay until she starts laying, and even identical-looking hens often lay varying shades of bluish or greenish eggs.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/12/ameraucana-vs-araucana-vs-easter-egger.html

AMERAUCANAS


Ameraucanas are a pure breed that has been recognized by the APA (American Poultry Association) since 1984. They were most likely originally bred from South American blue egg laying breeds but were developed and standardized in the United States. They come in eight distinct colors including, Blue, Black, White and Wheaten, which all share these distinct Ameraucana traits:

Peacomb

Muffs and beard

Red earlobes

Tail

Blue legs

White foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


ARAUCANAS

Araucanas are more rare than Amerauacanas and harder to find. They are also a pure breed and have been recognized by the APA since 1976. They originated in Chile most likely and come in five colors including black, white, duckwing silver and golden. Araucanas all share these distinct Araucana traits:

Peacomb

Ear tufts (this gene is lethal to developing chicks if inherited by both parents)

Red earlobes

Rumpless (no tail)

Green or willow-colored legs (Yellow on white birds)

Yellow foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


EASTER EGGERS

Easter Eggers are not a recognized breed. They are mongrels or mutts - mixed breed chickens that do possess the blue egg gene, but don't fully meet the breed specifications of either Araucanas or Ameraucanas. They can come in any color or combination of colors and share these traits:

Any kind of comb

Muffs/beard/ear tufts or none

Any color earlobes

Tail or tail-less

Any color legs

Any color foot bottoms

Can lay blue but also sometimes lay green, tan, pink or even yellow

So if you want to be guaranteed blue egg layers, you will want to raise some Araucanas or Ameraucanas; otherwise Easter Eggers are always fun because you never know what color egg each will lay until she starts laying, and even identical-looking hens often lay varying shades of bluish or greenish eggs.

And please note the spelling, Ameraucana, as opposed to Americana. The spelling with the 'I' in the middle is how hatcheries get you. They misspell the name of the breed, and people think they're getting a pure bred ameraucana, when they aren't. If its spelled with the 'I' in the middle its a good bet its an easter egger.

 

[bobshere]

It is from a hatchery in Canada. About 3-4 weeks old now

 

[cstephens1987]

Definitely gold laced Wyandotte

 

[bobshere]

Your correct, here’s how they advertise their Ameracaunas.

 

[bobshere]

So what I see is a rose comb then correct? I read that hatchery Wyandotte’s could have a rose or a single comb. Does this mean it’s a girl? How soon can these be sexed?
What happened here was a few of us got together to buy chicks and they were all thrown in the same box and then they got mixed up. They all looked so much alike at that time. So I was suppose to get 3 varieties and ended up with 5. I’m not complaining though.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

So what I see is a rose comb then correct? I read that hatchery Wyandotte’s could have a rose or a single comb. Does this mean it’s a girl? How soon can these be sexed?
What happened here was a few of us got together to buy chicks and they were all thrown in the same box and then they got mixed up. They all looked so much alike at that time. So I was suppose to get 3 varieties and ended up with 5. I’m not complaining though.

You’ll have to wait till it’s 6-8 weeks.