How high quality are these Ameraucanas?

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Hello & happy new years everyone, since it's 2026 I'm trying to get a good plan and set some goals for my flocks! I'm trying to get my project flocks breeding true... But my large egg layer flock is a bit lacking. I'm down to 6 chickens in that flock including the rooster, and 3 of 5 hens are no longer laying. I'm planning on adding to this flock and I've been looking for some fancy blue layers and I found a breeder with some seemingly amazing Ameraucanas and I was wondering if any of y'all might be able to tell me how close these are to the American breed standard? They've been working on their own line crossing birds from England, America, and a few others across Germany. These birds seem fairly high quality in my nonprofessional eyes and the eggs are wonderful in coloration! I'm wanting to do some poultry shows and I'm pretty sure these are show quality going off American standards and European standards, but what do y'all think?

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

They also breed them for temperament and "lap chicken" quality birds!

 

[LoveMyPeepers]

They look good to me! Although I'm no expert as well.

 

[Echelontheory101]

Hello & happy new years everyone, since it's 2026 I'm trying to get a good plan and set some goals for my flocks! I'm trying to get my project flocks breeding true... But my large egg layer flock is a bit lacking. I'm down to 6 chickens in that flock including the rooster, and 3 of 5 hens are no longer laying. I'm planning on adding to this flock and I've been looking for some fancy blue layers and I found a breeder with some seemingly amazing Ameraucanas and I was wondering if any of y'all might be able to tell me how close these are to the American breed standard? They've been working on their own line crossing birds from England, America, and a few others across Germany. These birds seem fairly high quality in my nonprofessional eyes and the eggs are wonderful in coloration! I'm wanting to do some poultry shows and I'm pretty sure these are show quality going off American standards and European standards, but what do y'all think? View attachment 4276612View attachment 4276613View attachment 4276615View attachment 4276617
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I'm not an sop expert but I just wanted to reply and tell you how adorable all of them are regardless of show quality haha! I have 4 splash ameraucana myself in my mixed flock and I just love the fluffy cheeks, I opened your post and was like look at all the fluffy cheekies!!!

 

[hammyanne]

Gorgeous birds! The first thing I notice though is that the rooster’s comb in the first photo seems a bit off. It seems closer to a cushion/strawberry comb than a pea comb, but maybe that’s an easier trait to breed out?

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

I'm not an sop expert but I just wanted to reply and tell you how adorable all of them are regardless of show quality haha! I have 4 splash ameraucana myself in my mixed flock and I just love the fluffy cheeks, I opened your post and was like look at all the fluffy cheekies!!!

Aww that's awesome! Me too, I just love their lil beards!!!

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Gorgeous birds! The first thing I notice though is that the rooster’s comb in the first photo seems a bit off. It seems closer to a cushion/strawberry comb than a pea comb, but maybe that’s an easier trait to breed out?

Ikr, they look wonderful! They did mention there birds are made of like 5-7 different high quality lines from around the world so I'm sure it's possible their combs are a bit mixed on genes. I bet I could probably breed that out of them!

 

[SourRoses]

Well the egg color is "enhanced" with lighting or filters or Photoshop.
Ask the breeder for an unedited picture of their eggs in regular light.
Even the egg color chart has been fiddled with. That's not how the real colors appear.

I love blue eggs! But even chickens with two copies of the gene can only make them so blue (without being fed additional biliverdin, there is a thread on here where an Asian farm tried that and got those super saturated eggs).

I would worry that a fake egg portrayal might indicate other fake practices...

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

This is their black rooster and his flock! His comb also looks a bit off but his beard is wonderful!

 

[Amer]

They look like good quality birds.