Has anyone ordered from Stacks Chicken Farm?

[LoriC71]

This is where I am getting all my information.....This is definitely accurate.


apa-abayouthpoultryclub.org/Edu_Material/Easter Eggers vs.pdf

 

[LoriC71]

I also wanted to clarify that we were also discussing "Ameraucana" and "Araucana" chickens. Sometimes the names of them alone can cause confusion!

 

[gg706]

I have Araucana, not Ameraucana but I do know the basics of the differences...generally you are correct that the Ameraucana... must have a tail and muffs and beard but not tufts....however I disagree that the chicken can lay an egg of various colors...it MUST lay a blue colored egg AND be of certain colors as listed above.....chicken CANNOT be of any random color.

 

[gg706]

None of it is that important UNLESS the buyer wants to show or breed a certain chicken breed. I do believe the bit I have read you in fact have Easter Eggers and need to breed your flock to a blue egg color and feather color to sell them as true Ameraucana.

 

[RhodeRunner]

I have Araucana, not Ameraucana but I do know the basics of the differences...generally you are correct that the Ameraucana... must have a tail and muffs and beard but not tufts....however I disagree that the chicken can lay an egg of various colors...it MUST lay a blue colored egg AND be of certain colors as listed above.....chicken CANNOT be of any random color.

True. Ameraucanas come in the eight recognized color varieties, as well some project colors. They are not any mixture/random of colors...that would be an Easter Egger. Egg color must also be blue. However, even in purest of strains egg color can vary to a blue/greenish appearance.

 

[LoriC71]

I am Lori of Stacks Chicken Farm and I believe you misunderstood me. The Ameraucana and Araucana lay blue colored eggs, but the Easter Egger lays eggs that are blue, mint green, olive, aqua, and even pink. When I mentioned about coloring of the Ameraucanas, I meant the color of the birds' feathers....I know that their eggs are blue. We have some Ameraucanas that are mixed with different feather colors, but still lay a blue egg. It depends on the way they were bred.

 

[LoriC71]

Would love to stay on this post, but have to call it a night, so I can get up at 5 am to start my day and tend to all our chickens! Have a great night everyone....

 

[Chikenbutwut]

I am Lori of Stacks Chicken Farm and I believe you misunderstood me. The Ameraucana and Araucana lay blue colored eggs, but the Easter Egger lays eggs that are blue, mint green, olive, aqua, and even pink. When I mentioned about coloring of the Ameraucanas, I meant the color of the birds' feathers....I know that their eggs are blue. We have some Ameraucanas that are mixed with different feather colors, but still lay a blue egg. It depends on the way they were bred.

Okay, here's where I've gotten confused, you stated earlier that "Easter Eggers or Ameraucanas as people like to call them are actually a combination of mixed breeds..." I think the punctuation is what threw me off, as it sounded as though you were saying that the Ameraucana was a mixed breed and that an Easter Egger was an Ameraucana. A lot can be lost in the translation of the written word sometimes, especially with me 'cause my brain is fried lately, lol!

The other thing that's got me confused is your bird's feather colors. Ameraucanas, from what I understand, do not come in the color of the birds you have pictured as Ameraucana on your site. Actually, they look the color of what you many times see in Easter Eggers. I think all this is why everyone is stating what they are about feather coloring and why they're seeing your birds as Easter Eggers. From what I understand, even a pure bred Ameraucana is, technically, by the breeders club, considered an Easter Egger if it's coloring is not of the accepted colors (though I realize breeders are developing new colors all the time, these newer colors have yet to be accepted). Someone can correct me if I'm wrong on this, as I'm new to a lot of this.

I think it's awesome your chickens can be held like cats. It shows how much you love them. It's a shame the post office couldn't handle the birds better.

You have a great night too!

 

[gg706]

True. Ameraucanas come in the eight recognized color varieties, as well some project colors. They are not any mixture/random of colors...that would be an Easter Egger. Egg color must also be blue. However, even in purest of strains egg color can vary to a blue/greenish appearance.

Yes Araucana are like that as well....the egg color can be diluted but to breed birds to sell chicks I think alot of culling of the flock is necessary. Culling for feather color and blue egg color as well as beards and muffs, Most Araucana breeders hatch out hundreds of chicks and only keep a select few for breeding stock. I am sure Ameraucana should be done the same way as well. From what I understand the roosters gene is selected for the blue egg color in his offspring. So culling roos that do not produce blue egg laying pullets should be culled.

 

[LoriC71]

Hello Chickenlovers,

This is Lori of Stacks Chicken Farm. I have been communicating with "Rhode Runner", who is an Ameraucana Breeder. I told her that we had bought our supposed "Ameraucanas" at several hatcheries. When I studied the Ameraucana.org site, I realized that what I had on my website picture was indeed an Easter Egger! I did remove the picture on my website and replaced it with our TRUE BLUE AMERAUCANA! We had bought these eggs from a legitimate farmer and hatched these out ourselves and will continue to breed with him. I did some research online and there are many people who believe they have PURE BRED AMERAUCANAS, when they actually have Easter Eggers. The hatcheries need to stop the misrepresentation of what they are selling. At Stacks Chicken Farm, we do sell Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers. I have some Ameraucana eggs in the incubator right now! Both of these breeds of birds are beautiful, but many of our customers prefer the Black Copper Marans that we sell that are from the Wade Jeane Line.

This message goes to "Overrun with Chickens": We are farmers with a heart. I could NEVER cull a Roo if he doesn't have the "Blue Gene". Send those birds you want to cull to me! Chickens were a hobby to us, that turned into a business, but I believe all animals should have a chance to live, just don't breed them. Sell them as pets. Why should they be culled if they don't fit the APA/ABA's guidelines?