Peppermint Ameraucana

[Cheyenne97]

A hatchery is helping to create a new breed (I guess) they are calling it a peppermint ameraucana. What breed (crosses) do you guys think went into making this chicken? Seriously y’all. I need one. ASAP.

 

[Carly18]

She's beautiful! Maybe mixed with a swedish flower?

 

[EagleSkyFarms]

it looks like a mix with a blue splash maran, my best friend breeds the blue splash marans and they all have those same type of spots

 

[Amer]

Looks like a splash Ameraucana developed towards black insted of blue in the feathers? Fancy name for splash.

 

[Amer]

Could be Erminette.

 

[EagleSkyFarms]

Could be Erminette.

that's probably even more likely

 

[Sneebsey]

Agree with @AMERAUCANAS4REAL ; erminette/paint is caused by single factor dominant white, which is found in White Leghorns and Pyle varieties of many breeds. It's common to introduce a gene and then breed back and back to the appropriate parent, this case Ameraucana, to develop new colour varieties

 

[drumstick diva]

I never knew chickens breeds came in flavors - "peppermint?" Maybe special for Xmas.

 

[Nksg75]

I never knew chickens breeds came in flavors - "peppermint?" Maybe special for Xmas.

Your funny!! This had me laughing at 5:30 in the AM!!

 

[The Moonshiner]

They're an ameraucana project.