Do Ameraucanas have 5 toes?

[LazytownChick]

I bought a Blue Ameraucana from Meyer Hatchery but it has 5 toes. Did I get the wrong breed?

 

[DobieLover]

I bought a Blue Ameraucana from Meyer Hatchery but it has 5 toes. Did I get the wrong breed?View attachment 2668490

Was this chick banded? The Ameraucanas are banded at the hatchery.
There is no way that is a pure breed Ameraucana with 5 toes and I'd be on the phone with them pronto about it.
BUT, they will certainly want to see that band. I had a splash Ameraucana cockerel die within 24 hours of arriving and along with 2 other chicks so I asked to have them all replaced and they made me jump through hoops to prove my Ameracauna boy had died because I'd removed the band.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I agree. Looks like a Faverolles. Very boofy, but not Ameraucana.

I just got some in recently for a friend and they were the cutest chicks ever. Even cuter than Ameraucanas and even silkies.
I was very tempted to keep this one!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Missed that very obvious feature. Whoopsies. Yes, no footsie fluff. Still appears bearded though.

Or just extra fluffy.

No worries, I miss some details sometimes.

 

[LazytownChick]

They're issuing me a refund. I guess I'll have to wait and find out how this little chick turns out. They think she might be a green queen.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

My mystery chick has gotten bigger. Any guesses on breed now that she has more prominent features?View attachment 2733036View attachment 2733037

I'd say totally a mix. I think she's a hatchery oops.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Highly suspect it's a mix that Meyer carries called a Green Queen. They're known for the five toes

 

[EmmaRainboe]

The chick pictured doesn't have leg fluff, so I'm leaning towards a Dorking.

Missed that very obvious feature. Whoopsies. Yes, no footsie fluff. Still appears bearded though.

 

[LazytownChick]

I just got some in recently for a friend and they were the cutest chicks ever. Even cuter than Ameraucanas and even silkies.
I was very tempted to keep this one!View attachment 2668859

Omg! I would keep that one haha!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's another viewView attachment 2668900

The comb is a pea comb, which a Dorking shouldn't have. Maybe an accidental crossing happened without the hatchery knowing?

You can always ask them at the hatchery about this odd bird. If it's directly from the Ameraucana group, then it's probably a random mutation like I suggested before.