Snowy_Idaho
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I hatched some eggs that should be blue and green egg layers. I know the farm had both lavender ameraucana hens and a roosters (along with many others). Does this guy look like a pure lavender ameraucana? Thanks!!!
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A “cheeky” look doesn’t always mean it’s a pure Ameraucana. There’s a difference between Easter Eggers (Americanas) and Ameraucanas. Both have ear muffs and beards.that definitely looks like a lavender ameraucana. They always have the cheeky look to them.
Actually, Lavender (Self Blue) is actually now one of the accepted colors - the most recent one.There's no way of knowing if it is a "pure" Ameraucana as so many are actually Easter Eggers. Technically, lavender is not currently one of the accepted colors by the Ameraucana standards, so any bird that doesn't meet those standards is considered an Easter Egger.
“Self blue” (lavender) Ameraucanas were accepted into the APA in 2020.Technically, lavender is not currently one of the accepted colors by the Ameraucana standards,
Fun fact, they were accepted on my birthday. I can never forget the date they were accepted because of it.Actually, Lavender (Self Blue) is actually now one of the accepted colors - the most recent one.
According to http://www.ameraucana.org/Ameraucana Chickens#:~:text=The APA now recognizes nine,silver, wheaten, and white,
“The APA now recognizes nine varieties of large fowl: black, blue, blue wheaten, brown red, buff, self blue (1/24/2020), silver, wheaten, and white. What they call "self blue" is really the lavender variety, but the APA officers refuse to use the proper name. The lavender variety is the result of the lavender gene that was identified and termed "lavender" (lav) by poultry scientists back in 1972.”
OP- yes he is a lavender Ameraucana.
“Self blue” (lavender) Ameraucanas were accepted into the APA in 2020.