Do these chicks look like pure Ameraucana?

[Koko Acres]

Hi, I am placing an online order for some BBS Ameraucana and I’m going back to look at the pictures of their birds more closely. Can an Ameraucana expert please look at this picture and tell me if these look pure? In particular I am looking at the leg color of the splash. Thank you for any input!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Chick leg color can sometimes look off, especially in pictures.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

The two lighter ones for sure have the wrong leg color. Chicks may have slightly different leg colors than they will as adults, but that isn't even close to slate.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They look fine to me. Chick leg color can vary a bit. I wouldn't assume they don't have white skin. Many white skinned birds seem almost stained yellow for first couple of weeks

 

[RememberTheWay]

Most chicks hatch with yellowish legs. It's from the uptake of the yolk- IF I'm remembering correctly. It's very difficult to access leg color through photos. Too many variables. Lighting, pixels of the camera, pixels on the viewing screen, screen lights, and much more. Better to ask questions of the breeder and look at their breeding stock for the traits that you know to be true for the breed your looking to get. I breed purebred Ameraucana's and most of the chicks I hatch have yellow tinted Legs at first. It goes away as they age. If I had chicks that their legs actually started to look green as they age I would be concerned. Typically what I see is the yellow dissipates and then the slate blue gets darker, they don't darken together if that makes sense. But there is no way to know that through pictures of the chicks. You would have to look at the parents- AND remember that not all variety of Ameraucana are supposed to have slate/blue legs- it's dependant on the variety too.

 

[RememberTheWay]

Just for educational purposes - this article that Steve Neumann wrote about culling Ameraucana chicks from programs is very insightful and incredibly useful. Enjoy it's in the unofficial Ameraucana Alliance group if your not already a member I would definitely advise you to check it out.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19Cv2h5sXN/