This is a Blue Australorp, right?

[nutsoverfluffbutts22]

I see mottled, there's the trademark dot on the center of the head.
Can we see another picture, from above or the front?

Which one?

 

[SourRoses]

Which one?

This one:

Arrow pointing at the headspot indicative of mottling.
I hatch a lot of mottled from my flock, so I'm used to looking for it.

The lighter, fawn'ish color looks to me like chocolate or maybe lavender. More pics in different lighting would help with that.

 

[debid]

This one:
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Arrow pointing at the headspot indicative of mottling.
I hatch a lot of mottled from my flock, so I'm used to looking for it.

The lighter, fawn'ish color looks to me like chocolate or maybe lavender. More pics in different lighting would help with that.

The hatchery is Mt Healthy, they can only send something they offer. And, their policy is to send an extra of a breed that was ordered. They don't send something entirely unexpected.

As someone I know is fond of saying, when you hear hoofbeats, think horse... not zebra

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

This one:
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Arrow pointing at the headspot indicative of mottling.
I hatch a lot of mottled from my flock, so I'm used to looking for it.

The lighter, fawn'ish color looks to me like chocolate or maybe lavender. More pics in different lighting would help with that.

The hatchery they got their chicks from doesn't advertise any mottled breeds

I purchased both mottled and splash chicks (different hatchery) and my splash chicks looked similar to the mystery chick above, including a dark spot on the head.

 

[nutsoverfluffbutts22]

This is a pic from above if it helps!

 

[Whittni]

Yes, that's a splash chick. Their catalog has a photo of a different splash colored chick as an example. Every chicken breed can be every color, it's their shape/outline and egg color as an adult that defines the breed.

https://www.mthealthy.com/birds/splash-australorp

 

[All-I-Want-Are-Chickens]

APA Ameraucana aren't common, and have strict rules for color and appearance. (And... overpriced.)

People often misspell the word (you spelled it correctly) or get them mixed up with eggers/mixes. Many of the easter eggers we grew up seeing had Ameraucana influence, such as beard and muffs, and some hatcheries insist on calling their eggers "americana" thus making it even more confusing for people who were expecting the APA breed.

EE are great, love them. Just personally hate that hatcheries intentionally confuse people.

If you want to learn more about APA Ameraucana, there's more info online. It'll just be a little difficult to sort through the eggers vs APA Ameraucana.

I bought Ameraucana (not EE) from Deer RunFarm in Emmitsburg Md. Couldn’t be happier with my birds.