Difference between Ameraucana vs Araucana?

[CHlCKEN]

Americanas have beards and tufts, whereas Araucanas normally have tufts. Americanas have a more docile temperament normally. Araucanas are from South America, Chile I think, whereas Americanas were bred in North America and are descendants of Araucanas.

The spelling is an important thing to get right since the spelling you have used is one invented by hatcheries to sell EEs. In other words, it’s a misleading one. The true breed is spelled “Ameraucana.”

 

[TesoroSena]

The spelling is an important thing to get right since the spelling you have used is one invented by hatcheries to sell EEs. In other words, it’s a misleading one. The true breed is spelled “Ameraucana.”

Ohh okay! My auto correct does it for some reason.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Ohh okay! My auto correct does it for some reason.

Same- and it took me years to remember which was the correct way because of that

 

[TesoroSena]

Same- and it took me years to remember which was the correct way because of that

It’s frustrating sometimes and i have to go back and retype it several times for it to stop autocorrecting.

 

[Amer]

Ameraucanas have beards and tufts, whereas Araucanas normally have tufts. Ameraucanas have a more docile temperament normally. Araucanas are from South America, Chile I think, whereas Ameraucanas were bred in North America and are descendants of Araucanas.

*Ameraucanas have a beard and muffs, not tufts.

 

[TesoroSena]

*Ameraucanas have a beard and muffs, not tufts.

True idk why but my whole family calls them tufts like the things on the head

 

[EmmaRainboe]

True idk why but my whole family calls them tufts like the things on the head

They're similar because they both come off the cheeks, but they are different

Tufts:

Muffs:

@EmmaRainboe has posted a lot of info about this (she’s the Ameraucana police lol)- I think she may have an article too?

I do!

Difference between Easter Eggers and Ameraucanas! With Review. (Optional)

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[TesoroSena]

They're similar because they both come off the cheeks, but they are different

Tufts:

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Muffs:

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I do!

Difference between Easter Eggers and Ameraucanas! With Review. (Optional)

Intro = = = = = = = = = = = 🐔❤️🐔❤️🐔❤️🐔❤️🐔❤️🐔 @TheOddOneOut is the only other person who I have seen touch on this subject. A link to her thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...hink-you-have-an-ameraucana-do-check.1421663/ She goes through all the basics. I wanted to go a bit...

• EmmaRainboe
• Dec 23, 2020
• 4.93 star(s) 27 ratings
• Comments: 65
• Reviews: 25
• Category: Chicken Breeds

Ahh that makes sense now

 

[GracePoultry]

Americana or any other spelling of Ameraucana is pretty much always just going to be an EE. The misspelling is the hatcheries way of tricking buyers into thinking they are buying the real breed. An EE is simply a mix made from an Ameraucana. True Ameraucana chickens come in select color variants and have a breed standard whereas EEs do not because they are not a true breed. @EmmaRainboe has posted a lot of info about this (she’s the Ameraucana police lol)- I think she may have an article too?

Araucanas have ear tufts as their stand out feature and are a true breed with an SOP themselves.

Interesting. I’d love to get a real Ameraucana some day, but not until I can get one from a real breeder.

tysm! this was really confusing me

 

[tlcmurphy]

tysm! this was really confusing me

They want you to be confused, that’s why the hatcheries call them Americanas.