Color anyone?

[pineapple416]

I don't know but they are really frickin cute!!!! You'll have to come back here & post their pix as they get older.

Aw thanks, I think so too! Americauna chicks are adorable with their little beards and muffs. I will post more to this thread in a couple weeks to ask about color again and for a cuteness update

 

[nminusyplusm]

All I can tell you is that if you don't know what colors you bought then you have very adorable Easter Egger chicks.

Any reputable source of real Ameraucanas breeds distinct colors, usually that means APA recognized colors but sometimes that might mean certain other/project colors too like lavender.

I only know of 2 hatcheries that sell actual Ameraucanas (Meyer and Cackle) and I'm 99% certain no feed store sells anything other than mislabeled (aka fraud) EEs and they sure wouldn't sell them at the same price as do their EEs as TSC says it does.

 

[pineapple416]

All I can tell you is that if you don't know what colors you bought then you have very adorable Easter Egger chicks.

Any reputable source of real Ameraucanas breeds distinct colors, usually that means APA recognized colors but sometimes that might mean certain other/project colors too like lavender.

I only know of 2 hatcheries that sell actual Ameraucanas (Meyer and Cackle) and I'm 99% certain no feed store sells anything other than mislabeled (aka fraud) EEs and they sure wouldn't sell them at the same price as do their EEs as TSC says it does.

The feedstore we got them from said it was a reputable hatchery that they have had true Americaunas from. If they do turn out to be EE's I'll love them anyway though.

 

[LilJoe]

If the feed store sold them as Americanas, then they are easter eggers

 

[nminusyplusm]

The feedstore we got them from said it was a reputable hatchery that they have had true Americaunas from. If they do turn out to be EE's I'll love them anyway though.

The people at that feedstore probably don't know any better but the fact that you have a couple with chipmunk coloration is a dead giveaway that they are EEs. The only APA Ameraucana chicks that have wild type markings would be sold to you as "Silver" and it's not a very common color even within the Ameraucana Breeders Club breeders list.

 

[SimplyLivinthatFarmLife]

Thank you We always try to do a theme every year to make it easier to decide on names. Our first batch of "Americaunas" (EE's actually) had classic names like Hazel so we decided to do the same with these guys.

Love it!

 

[RiverOtter]

I've no idea what color 4 is, but if you want to get lost for a couple of hours online, go to Feathersite and look at all their baby chick pics and maybe you'll find your answer

 

[pineapple416]

Thank you for the replies everyone!

 

[Gray Farms]

Feed store "Americaunas" are in fact Easter Eggers. They don't typically follow any standard color/pattern. So its much to young to say for sure what color they are now. They can easily develop into a very different color/pattern than their "chick" color/pattern would indicate. Just going to have to wait until they feather in.

 

[pineapple416]

Well not sure what to think now. When the store ordered them they said that they used to have mix ups with EE's but were fixing the problem now. She said that they buy their EE's from one hatchery and their Americaunas from one hatchery and have had true Americaunas from that hatchery.
I would be a little disappointed if they are EE's because we wanted blue egg layers but what ever happens I am very happy that we have these adorable little girls. Thanks for the replies everyone.