The correct spelling of Ameraucana per breeders info.

[Bubba]

As with ANYTHING in the English language... It changes. Our language is constantly evolving.

If you use a mispelled word enough it then replaces the old word. If you use slang enough it then becomes a proper word. If I want to call it Americauna because I am proud of my Country and my Country is one of the reasons this bird is so popular then I will!

Bubba

PS Bubba has 4 Americauna hens and 1 Americauna Roo!
PSS English Nazis can go somewhere else, we love our birds not grammar!

 

[speckledhen]

I believe some think that it's "AMERICANA" like flags and old iron pieces and butter churns they use to decorate in country-style. Yes, the proper breed spelling is "AMERAUCANA" and it would sure be nice if the breeders and the hatcheries who breed the true breed would spell it properly, That way, we could know that "AMERICANA" is an EE, but "AMERAUCANA" is the proper breed with proper characteristics. Heck, it's not an easy word for many people to learn to spell, even when they try to get it right. Many can't even spell the common English words properly, much less an unusual breed name. No surprise it's a very common misspelling because it's like someone's surname spelled in an unusual way-you have to take time to actually learn how to spell it, not just wing it.

 

[Smitty's Farm]

Sometimes mispelling happen when I type fast and don't proof read before I submit. Maybe that is what happened. I guess it would be confusing if it was a breeder that posted it. I can never remember how to spell Araucana or Ameraucana. It's a weird, hard one to spell. We are all human, so mistakes happen.

I love this site. I learn so much everyday. I just read Speckledhen comment that " Americana" with the i is an EE. I didn't know that. To bad the hatcheries mislead everyone and label the EE as Araucana/Ameraucana. I thought I had ordered 5 pullets that would lay blue eggs b/c they were labeled that way. I ordered before I knew about this site. I have 5 EE, but they are adorable and very personable.......I love them. I will seek out a breeder in the future.

 

[speckledhen]

Honestly, Kim, even if they did spell it correctly, you really don't know what you're getting till you get it, unless someone else who has received birds from that hatchery can tell you what they are passing off as Ameraucanas. Even I have to retype it alot when I do spell it because I always transpose a couple of letters in the word if I don't slow down, LOL.

 

[DuckLady]

I just call them "Them there birds what lay green or blue eggs". It is easier to spell lots of little words than one big one and it covers a lot of birds. Hehehe

 

[Smitty's Farm]

That is so true! That's what I need to do. It slows me down having to look up the weird spelling......never can remember how to spell them.

 

[soonerdog]

Ameraucana definition from an online source........pretty neat link!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameraucana

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Nifty, I sent you an e-mail with the links and information.

When you speak English, Araucana just doesn't roll out of your mouth without a fight and neither do any of it's derivatives! No wonder we have trouble spelling it! Even my spell checker doesn't know how to spell it.

 

[speckledhen]

There are some words you just have to learn to spell, you can't "sound out" and know what letters to put there. Many words in English are like that and surnames are like that. Ameraucana and Araucana are two of those, for sure.

 

[seminolewind]

Cynthia, are Charlotte's and Silver's offspring related? I'm wondering cause it I ever plan to breed them, I don't want inbreads. I think Americanas (oops) are worth preserving a a purebred. Americanas (oops) are so sweet, and Americanas (oops) have a personality all their own. My female? lets me fluff her feathers all over, and practically closes her eyes after a while. My other Americana (oopS) I think is a male. One has a smooth beak and the other has a bumpy wider beak. The smooth beak Americana (oops) also has a longer tail. "She" is black with white markings. The other Americana (oops) is gray/silver.
Karen( mommy of Americanas ((oops))

IMO I don't care how people spell things, and how strong their spelling skills are. If they post on this board and ARE a member, I know their heart is in the right place and think their chickens are special enough to be a member here. I think that hatcheries may mispell on purpose so they can't be liable for those birds being purebred.
My grandma called orpingtons "offingtons". I still loved her anyway, and after dying 15 years ago, I now know what she was referring to, LOL