Chicken Breed Focus - Ameraucana

[Kelsie2290]

Very nice Easter Eggers, you should be getting a nice variety of egg colors.
Chickens in general tend to be mean to new birds added to a flock as they get the pecking order straightened out, there is a nice article in the Learning Center that might give you some ideas on how to let them get to know each other first to make it easier to add them next time https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/adding-to-your-flock

These are Easter Eggers? The guy said they are Ameraucana, what is the difference?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/128806/differences-ee-ameraucana-araucana-pls-post-pics/0_20 This is a nice thread detailing the differences between them. Basically Ameraucana are a breed that has strict written standards, dealing with their color and their physical description etc that the birds have to match to be considered as the breed.
Easter Eggers are birds that do not meet the standards and/or are mixes with usually Ameraucana or Araucana in their ancestry (to give them the blue/green egg gene so they lay colored eggs). As mentioned, a lot of commercial hatcheries and feed stores etc will sell the EEs incorrectly as Ameraucana/Araucana… if you are looking mostly just for colored eggs, they are an absolutely wonderful choice for a laying flock.

 

[NikkiCole5]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/128806/differences-ee-ameraucana-araucana-pls-post-pics/0_20 This is a nice thread detailing the differences between them. Basically Ameraucana are a breed that has strict written standards, dealing with their color and their physical description etc that the birds have to match to be considered as the breed.
Easter Eggers are birds that do not meet the standards and/or are mixes with usually Ameraucana or Araucana in their ancestry (to give them the blue/green egg gene so they lay colored eggs). As mentioned, a lot of commercial hatcheries and feed stores etc will sell the EEs incorrectly as Ameraucana/Araucana… if you are looking mostly just for colored eggs, they are an absolutely wonderful choice for a laying flock.

Alright thanks

 

[lizzychick]

What an absolutely adorable chick! I can see why she is the family favorite! (Great pictures!) Looks like she is a black? She should lay you lots of blue eggs!

So you are predicting black? Oh no, my OCD will not like that!! Lol! I ordered the chicks I did for a wide variety of egg colors and a wide variety of plumage. Looks like instead of having a black hen, a blue hen and a blue laced red hen, I'll have 3 black hens...BORING! Just kidding. ...a little. At least I still should get a variety of eggs.

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[ShockValue]

Question about leg color... Just hatched some chicks from eggs that were sold as Wheaton Ameraucana. Eggs were a nice blue. But my chicks have yellow legs (They are now about 2.5 weeks old).

Did I get EEs, or do their legs change color / darken as they age?


If they are EEs, I'm going to be a bit confused.. Because I know the lady who sold me the eggs and I am certain she knows the difference between EE and Ameraucana...

 

[NikkiCole5]

Can someone post a link to send me to a "what is this breed" forum, that is recent? Thank you in advance

 

[Hesitantkarma13]

I got my first ever backyard flock, and they just moved out to their coop. I have two that I bought as chicks from the local feed store and they were listed as ameracacauna(Easter egger). So I'm not sure what they really are, but I love them! They're the bosses of the younger three, but they'll all get together for mealworm time. Clover is the ameracauna in the back. The one in front is a silver laced Wyandotte. Loving this chicken raising thing so far!

 

[Shabana]

Some of my lavender araucanas having an afternoon snooze.

Olivia investigating my veggies

 

[Richmercury]

Hi there. This is whitie 5 weeks old. hatched 7 of 8 blue amerucana eggs with a old cooler and a heating pad and lots of turning of the eggs but it worked. There very calm. Have 14 hens. 6 ameraucana hens 2 Blue Wheetin 3 Brown Wheetin 1 white and 1 Black white roo kept for new stock. They are in with the rest of the flock 4 RIR hens 1 roo RIR and 4 BR hens. All live in harmony. All free range every day. We Love our Cana's added new colors and life to the farm for a change. Today I just recievd 8 aruacana bantam blue eggs this time I have an incubator. Can't wait to see what I got. Good cluck to all.

 

[N F C]

Can someone post a link to send me to a "what is this breed" forum, that is recent? Thank you in advance

Is this what you are looking for?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

 

[N F C]

I've really been enjoying see all the Ameraucana bird photos (and hope to see more) but could someone please post a photo of the blue eggs they are getting from these girls?