female Ameraucana chicks

[mixedbreeds]

Yup you have EE’s it’s a dirty rotten trick the hatcheries play on people. I don’t know why it’s allowed as unsuspecting people buy them only to find out later they were told and sold a lie. EE’s are still nice birds though they should just list them as such.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Not trying to be argumentative, by the way. Just trying to find out what really IS the standard.

Here you go: http://ameraucana.org/Standard

http://ameraucana.org/Ameraucana Chickens

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Yup you have EE’s it’s a dirty rotten trick the hatcheries play on people. I don’t know why it’s allowed as unsuspecting people buy them only to find out later they were told and sold a lie. EE’s are still nice birds though they should just list them as such.

You are right, I LOVE EEs and the surprises you can get both in looks and egg color (though I've yet to have one that laid anything but blue or green but my fingers are crossed for a pink layer in the 4 pullet chicks I'm raising right now)

 

[starri33]

I have 6 week old female Ameraucana chicks for sale in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Very healthy, vaccinated for coccidiosis and Marek's disease. $20 a piece. View attachment 1818613 View attachment 1818612

I would contact the hatchery and see if by chance there is the possibility of them making a mistake. just like people I am sure there are random gene's running around. 4 kids in our family, same parents, 3 with brown hair and eyes, 1 with dark blond and hazel.. my brother didn't appreciate it, but the rest of us always teased him about being the milk man's kid... no matter what they are, they are beautiful.

 

[Lee Nelson]

Interesting. so how do I know that? The pic was from a website that sanctioned Ameraucanas and the pic was not an Ameraucana.

 

[Lee Nelson]

Should I report the website that states that the chicken that is pictured is an Ameraucana? according to you all it is not . . .

 

[JadeFarms]

Should I report the website that states that the chicken that is pictured is an Ameraucana? according to you all it is not . . .

They were only trying to help, but the chickens are beautiful. And, it’s not an Americauna.

 

[pennyJo1960]

be happy they are active healthy active peeps

 

[Frazzemrat1]

You can tell by watching out for the standards... specific colors mentioned, slate colored legs, never green, beards and muffs...
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/ as another resource...


as a guideline:


AMERAUCANAS


Ameraucanas are a pure breed that has been recognized by the APA (American Poultry Association) since 1984. They were most likely originally bred from South American blue egg laying breeds but were developed and standardized in the United States. They come in eight distinct colors including, Blue, Black, White and Wheaten, which all share these distinct Ameraucana traits:

Peacomb

Muffs and beard

Red earlobes

Tail

Blue legs

White foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


ARAUCANAS

Araucanas are more rare than Amerauacanas and harder to find. They are also a pure breed and have been recognized by the APA since 1976. They originated in Chile most likely and come in five colors including black, white, duckwing silver and golden. Araucanas all share these distinct Araucana traits:

Peacomb

Ear tufts (this gene is lethal to developing chicks if inherited by both parents)

Red earlobes

Rumpless (no tail)

Green or willow-colored legs (Yellow on white birds)

Yellow foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


EASTER EGGERS

Easter Eggers are not a recognized breed. They are mongrels or mutts - mixed breed chickens that do possess the blue egg gene, but don't fully meet the breed specifications of either Araucanas or Ameraucanas. They can come in any color or combination of colors and share these traits:

Any kind of comb

Muffs/beard/ear tufts or none

Any color earlobes

Tail or tail-less

Any color legs

Any color foot bottoms

Can lay blue but also sometimes lay green, tan, pink or even yellow

So if you want to be guaranteed blue egg layers, you will want to raise some Araucanas or Ameraucanas; otherwise Easter Eggers are always fun because you never know what color egg each will lay until she starts laying, and even identical-looking hens often lay varying shades of bluish or greenish eggs.


https://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/12/ameraucana-vs-araucana-vs-easter-egger.html

 

[Lee Nelson]

I did contact the hatchery and they insist that they are Ameraucanas. Here is the link to what they sold me. https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/americanas.html. I appreciate all the help. Yes I am happy that they are happy and healthy, but I bought them to sell them when they came of age because Ameraucanas are so popular right now especially in small back yard flocks. Where we live cities and suburbs have started allowing up to 4 in a backyard flock and since that limits people they want as exotic birds as they can get. Plus I paid around $4 a piece for "what I believed and thought" were Ameraucanas. I could have gotten random laying chicks for a lot less if I did not care about the breed.