Im interested in Ameraucanas and found a local person with pullets, but need help

[jolenesdad]

Ideal even goes so far as to give some BS statement about the different breeds vs EEs.

 

[coach723]

Here are a couple of links that might help, first has a breeders diirectory by name or by state. Second has pictures of each of the accepted colors in chicks, bantams, large fowl hens and roo's.
http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/default.html
http://www.ameraucanaalliance.org/photos.html

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Thanks for all your help everyone! I managed to find what I think is a true breeder pretty close to me. Sold by color, explicitly says NOT EE's and the photos look close to breed standards on the Ameraucana site

I had to grin when I saw that... but that's probably the best thing for breeders to do to help avoid all the confusion created by the hatcheries and stores that are causing it.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I think MY Pet Chicken also sells Blue Ameraucana... and the difference is approximately $18 instead of $4.

I have seen a LOT of feed stores/hatchery that in fact spell it correctly even though they are selling Easter Eggers.

I've seen that too. The difference between EEs and Ameraucana that Cackle sells is $2.65 each for 15+ straight run chicks and between $7.09 and $14.00 (depending on color) for 15+ straight run chicks.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Ideal even goes so far as to give some BS statement about the different breeds vs EEs.

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I can't remember which hatchery it is, but they sell Ameraucana and say they are "Pure Ameraucana heritage" but they don't breed according to color variety. I would believe that if their birds all laid BLUE eggs, but they are said to lay ANYTHING from white, brown, olive, green, blue, pink, etc. If you start with the pure breed in different colors, they ALL should have only blue egg genes, not brown/white/etc. It's all a load of bull crap.

 

[Susan12]

I have seen some feed stores spell the name wrong.they rarely call them Easter eggers.

 

[New2Chicks97]

Good thing you knew the difference and thought to ask so that you were not disappointed. It would definitely suck to buy one thinking that you were getting a purebred Ameraucana and you actually got an Easter Egger.

I have seen some people here locally list their EE as Ameraucanas. But I have also seen some local breeders that actually do have Ameraucanas and do specify that their birds are NOT EE just like the breeder you mentioned. Hopefully you find what you are looking for.

 

[BantyChooks]

And Ameraucana Silver is the same as Partridge in Wellsummer aka Brown in Leghorn.

What? Did you mean another variety of Ameraucana? Silvers look nothing like Brown Leghorns.

Good thing you knew the difference and thought to ask so that you were not disappointed. It would definitely suck to buy one thinking that you were getting a purebred Ameraucana and you actually got an Easter Egger.

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[EggSighted4Life]

What? Did you mean another variety of Ameraucana? Silvers look nothing like Brown Leghorns.

The roosters don't but the females do... (to me)

I guess the neck color is more silver than gold or blonde looking on the Am than the LH.

 

[BantyChooks]

The roosters don't but the females do... (to me)

I guess the neck color is more silver than gold or blonde looking on the Am than the LH.

The females have salmon breast colouring but that's about as far as the similarity in colour goes. The rest of the bird should only be grey, white, or black. I do agree that they would look similar if both images were in black and white. Perhaps they share genes for pattern but not colour?