Can I tell if my nearly 2 week old Ameraucanas are going to be black, blue, or splash?

[Amelise]

Hello, hope y’all are doing good today! I have 11 true Ameraucana chicks and I need to start making decisions on which ones I want to keep for show. (I will work to rehome or sell the rest to good homes). Does anyone here know how to tell what color the chicks will be? The breeder I bought them from breeds together their black, blue and splash birds, and said that most will be black, some will be blue, and only a few will be splash. Is there a way to tell by the color they are now? I have some black chicks with white chests with yellow specks, some black ones with white bellies, some darker grey and lighter grey ones, one which chick with a few dark spots, and a very dark grey one.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Black and white will be blacks, dark blue and white will be blue, and very light blue and white will be splash. White may or may not be present in chicks, and should molt out as they feather.

 

[Amelise]

Black and white will be blacks, dark blue and white will be blue, and very light blue and white will be splash. White may or may not be present in chicks, and should molt out as they feather.

Ohh, ok. So if I’m not wrong…

This one is splash?

this one is blue?

These ones are blue?

These ones are splash?

These ones are black?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Looks about right. I'm not expert, that's just what I've seen. They are adorable.

 

[Amelise]

Looks about right. I'm not expert, that's just what I've seen. They are adorable.

Thanks! I’ll be sad when I have to give some away I just don’t have enough space for them all.
And I can already tell a few that are definitely Roos! And of course they’re the friendliest of the bunch. I’ll have to spend some more quality time with them and see if I can get the girls to warm up to me too.

 

[3KillerBs]

Ohh, ok. So if I’m not wrong…

This one is splash?

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this one is blue?View attachment 3300521

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These ones are black?
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Yes, you've got them right.

In my flock of Blue Australorps I get some blues who are so dark I can't tell the blacks from the blues by their down, but your blues are clearly blue.

 

[NagemTX]

On the last two pictures there they could be blue. I had one come in an order that was that color as a chick and she is blue. The order was Ameraucanas black and it was a mix up.

The two pictures above your suspected blacks could still be blue. The order I had of blues did not turn out any splashes and my really dark pretty boy was that color as a chick.

 

[Amelise]

On the last two pictures there they could be blue. I had one come in an order that was that color as a chick and she is blue. The order was Ameraucanas black and it was a mix up.

The two pictures above your suspected blacks could still be blue. The order I had of blues did not turn out any splashes and my really dark pretty boy was that color as a chick.
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Wow! Interesting Ameraucana, he almost looks tricolor. My chicks are 11 weeks old now. All of them turned into their expected colors except for one cockerel. I have blacks, a very very dark blue, light blue pullets and a dark blue pullet (but not too dark). Only one turned out to be weird colored, because he’s mottled like a splash but with light blue instead of white. Here he was as a chick and here he is now.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Ohh, ok. So if I’m not wrong…

This one is splash?

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this one is blue?View attachment 3300521

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These ones are splash?View attachment 3300527View attachment 3300529
These ones are black?
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Looks about right. Only one I'm not sure on is the first blue you posted. That one might be a black in disguise

 

[Amelise]

Other chicks vs now:

Black:



Very Dark Blue:



Dark Blue (cockerel and pullet):




Light Blue:



Splash: