Rumpless Ameraucana

[DoxonFarms]

I bought 12 Ameraucana's from Orschelns (kinda like tractor supply but way more farm/ranch) I ended up with this beauty. She didn't want to sit still. Can an Ameraucana be rumpless or is she an Araucana?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

It's bearded so not an Araucana (by US standards, the UK/Australia have a crested/bearded version of Araucana not found in the US). In the US, Araucanas are either tufted or clean faced. It's an Easter Egger incorrectly labeled as an Ameraucana that happens to be rumpless! They're often derived from the South American breeds so maybe a recessive rumpless gene cropped up!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Exactly so. This is an easter egger.
to verify rumpless (and not just tailless) I'd feel down her spine, or above her cloaca to see if you feel a tailbone. If you do, then she's just tailless... If you don't feel a tailbone, then she's rumpless.
For reference, this is an araucana….