I bought a Blue Ameraucana from Meyer Hatchery but it has 5 toes. Did I get the wrong breed?
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Was this chick banded? The Ameraucanas are banded at the hatchery.I bought a Blue Ameraucana from Meyer Hatchery but it has 5 toes. Did I get the wrong breed?View attachment 2668490
Yes both feetOn both feet?
Yes it was banded but I took the band off already. I'll have to see if my daughter has pics of them when they were still banded.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 the all replaced and they made me jump through hoops to prove my Ameracauna boy had died because I'd removed the band.
I bought a Blue Ameraucana from Meyer Hatchery but it has 5 toes. Did I get the wrong breed?View attachment 2668490
I agree. Looks like a Faverolles. Very boofy, but not Ameraucana.Looks like a Salmon Faverolle chick got put in by mistake.
I just got some in recently for a friend and they were the cutest chicks ever. Even cuter than Ameraucanas and even silkies.I agree. Looks like a Faverolles. Very boofy, but not Ameraucana.