Can you get pure Ameraucana chickens with EE

[MKLaughlin]

I have some pure white chickens about 7 weeks old and some have yellow legs and some have green legs

I couldn't get a better pick of the yellow legged chickens... they look the same as the green legs just yellow.
These are all EE right? Is it possible to get pure Ameraucana chickens with EE from a farm store?

 

[junebuggena]

No. It's not possible to buy pure Ameraucana that meet the breed standard from a farm store. True Ameraucana are rare and cost substantially more than the average chick. They usually cost between $15 to $25 per chick. The best source for pure Ameraucana would be from a breeder that strictly keeps to breed standard. Easter Eggers do tend to lay better than pure Ameraucana, but you can't be guaranteed they will lay blue eggs.

 

[Blackberry18]

No. It's not possible to buy pure Ameraucana that meet the breed standard from a farm store. True Ameraucana are rare and cost substantially more than the average chick. They usually cost between $15 to $25 per chick. The best source for pure Ameraucana would be from a breeder that strictly keeps to breed standard. Easter Eggers do tend to lay better than pure Ameraucana, but you can't be guaranteed they will lay blue eggs.

Agreed.

 

[MKLaughlin]

I didn't think it cold be... EE are just confusing because they can looK so different from each other and still be EE. So EE can have any color of legs, any kind of comb, and any feather color pattern? Strictly blue eggs doesn't matter to me so the variety you get from EE is ok with me. It will be a surprise in the box everyday. Lol

 

[mymilliefleur]

I didn't think it cold be... EE are just confusing because they can looK so different from each other and still be EE. So EE can have any color of legs, any kind of comb, and any feather color pattern? Strictly blue eggs doesn't matter to me so the variety you get from EE is ok with me. It will be a surprise in the box everyday. Lol

You are correct.

That's one thing I like about EE's, you never know what you will get, and they always keep you guessing.

 

[Percheron chick]

It's possible but improbable. Chances are if one parent is a true ameraucana in a breeding flock of EEs, it is the rooster. The hens on the other hand would be various other breeds. There is no uniformity in the chicks because they are using many different breeds of hens. If they had a stray ameraucana hen or two, than you could end up with an ameraucana but then again, it would have to be the right color rooster over the right color hen. Even purebred ameraucanas can be EEs if they don't feather out to a standard color. Pure white is a standard ameraucana color but neither hen has the correct shank color (slate) so that would immediately eliminate them. The one with the green legs would be an EE but the other white one is something else.

 

[MKLaughlin]

@Percheron chick thanks for the more broke down answer. = )