What causes non-solid markings in Blue Ameraucana

[Still Amateur]

I thought mom and dad were both Blue Ameraucana and this (I think pullet) looks almost exactly like the hen, except for gold showing through. What would cause that? This is a hatched baby from our backyard flock so no true guarantee on the hen but she looks just like the Blue Ameraucana we got from the hatchery.

 

[Amer]

The yellow legs are proof it was an Easter Egger. Don't worry, I also bought a group of seemingly pure blue Ameraucanas looking exactly like Ameraucanas only to find out they were Easter Eggers when crossed one with a Buckeye and half the offspring were not blue or black.

 

[Amer]

I wonder if we got them from the same person?

 

[Still Amateur]

I wonder if we got them from the same person?

I got these from Cackle Hatchery last year, arriving early April.

 

[Nicks_Chicks]

I got these from Cackle Hatchery last year, arriving early April.

Did you specifically order Ameraucana? Or was it a surprise box?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The male specific feathers on the shoulders mean this is a cockerel. A lot of different genes can cause leakage, even in otherwise purebred chickens (though not sure how purebred that one is considering the leg color).

 

[Still Amateur]

Did you specifically order Ameraucana? Or was it a surprise box?

I got Blue Ameraucana specifically.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I got Blue Ameraucana specifically.

Now I'm sad! I ordered 6 Ameraucana pullets from Cackle to arrive in July because I've been told they have the real deal, purebred, true-blue, honest-to-goodness, dyed-in-the-wool Ameraucanas, and for the price I'm paying, that's what I expect. Not Easter Eggers! (Though I do love my EE, don't get me wrong!) I just want to breed Ams and I want to know they will breed TRUE.

 

[Nicks_Chicks]

Now I'm sad! I ordered 6 Ameraucana pullets from Cackle to arrive in July because I've been told they have the real deal, purebred, true-blue, honest-to-goodness, dyed-in-the-wool Ameraucanas, and for the price I'm paying, that's what I expect. Not Easter Eggers! (Though I do love my EE, don't get me wrong!) I just want to breed Ams and I want to know they will breed TRUE.

I know for a fact cackle's are good birds. My friend's champion line of ameraucanas strongly consists of cackle's genes. As for the leakage, idk... Did u ever have any other roosters with the ameraucana hens?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I know for a fact cackle's are good birds. My friend's champion line of ameraucanas strongly consists of cackle's genes. As for the leakage, idk... Did u ever have any other roosters with the ameraucana hens?

Thank you, that's good to know. I think I ordered six black pullets and a black cockerel.