If you saw this pullet, would you think Blue Wheaten Ameraucana?

[shandiane78]

This thread is just for fun, and for my curiosity. Does this look like a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana pullet to you? (I happen to know she is only half, but I think she's GORGEOUS.)

Would love to get some replies from the Ameraucana experts, and I'll let you know what else is in the mix.

 

[moondog425]

Beautiful bird!!!!!!

 

[shandiane78]

Thanks moondog! I think so too.

But do you know if she is "correct" for Blue Wheaten Ameraucana breed?

 

[hallerlake]

Did I see her at the Evergreen State Fair?

 

[TK Poultry]

If I just saw her I would lean toward EE-ish or Splash Wheaten

 

[shandiane78]

Hallerlake, no, I've never shown any of my birds. How was the fair btw? I've been thinking of going.

greencastle_ducks, what would make you think EE or Splash Wheaten?

Thanks!

 

[shandiane78]

Been googling around....Is her color lighter than you'd see with a Blue Wheaten (especially in the tail)?

 

[TK Poultry]

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I would go with that because of her actual wheaten color isn't like some of the other wheatens I have seen, and she has a larger comb than I usually see with my BBS or other Ameraucana hens. I said maybe splash wheaten because of the white tail streaks if she were a blue wheaten you should see blue tail streaks if she were a wheaten you would see black tail streaks

 

[shandiane78]

So, the way she turned out was very surprising to me. Here's the dad (BW Ameraucana):

And here's the mom:

Mom is a "Blue Sex Link". RIR rooster over a BLRW hen! Not seeing any of the mom in her, except that mom has always very nice feathers and lots of them, and daughter feathered out VERY nicely too.

Here's the boy from this same cross:

 

[redhen]