What color is this Ameraucana Hen???

[Chicken Junkies]

Thanks for all the info. She was more buff looking when I got her as a young pullet. The blues and more reddish colors just came out the last few months. I think you're right, there must have been a "rooster in the woodpile" that shouldn't have been. lol Oh well, I don't show so will just be happy with her big sky blue eggs and sweet and gentle nature. Appreciate you all explaining what she is.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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In my opinion, if she meets the standard as far as the breed description goes, she is an ameraucana, just a non-standard variety. There is a significant difference in this and an EE, whcih HAS no standard, not even egg colour.

She looks like a fairly dark blue wheaten; definitely gold, not silver, and perhaps with some red enhancers, and I think I see penciling as well. Have you asked the breeder from whom you bought her?

 

[pips&peeps]

I think you have an easter egger there. Her legs don't look quite right and I would bet she they are more green than slate.

 

[dsqard]

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I agree Sonoran but as we all know this can be a touchy subject. Personally, I feel that if both parents are pure Ameraucana then the chicks would be too even if they are not a standard color. I just like to say that mine are EE so there is no question about them being a standard color because they won't be. Sad that some breeders are not clear about this (and no I do not consider myself an Ameraucana breeder

) Maybe it was an honest mistake on the part of the breeder.

 

[Chicken Junkies]

No, her legs show no green at all. Just a dark gray slate. I have three EE with green legs, so know what you're saying. Hers are just dark gray or slate color. Her eggs are sky blue color as well. No tinge of green like the EE lay. Two of my EE lay mint green eggs and one is laying an olive green egg. Her daddy was a black Marans. Thanks for all the input.

 

[xyresicchick]

then I would consider her a "pet quality" or "mixed color" Ameraucana.


IMO, if she is not 2 breeds then she is 1 breed. and that breed is Ameraucana

But you would have to classify her as a mixed color Ameraucana, you can't just say "she's buff" or "blue wheaten" because those are standard colors and she is not to standard, plus you don't know what recessive colors she might be split to.

ETA: Edited bad grammer+punctuation usage...

 

[karimw]

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I thought Black/Blue/Splash was a recognized AM color variety? Perhaps not splash but they are a natural byproduct when you make these crosses?

 

[dsqard]

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They are as is blue wheaten but breeding a BW rooster with pullets those colors do not give you a standard color I believe. Still learning alot about color genetics.

 

[cluckcluck42]

Since you bought her when she was younger maybe the breeder had no idea this would be the outcome. I would contact the breeder and explain that you were really hoping for a 'to standards' Ameraucana. See what he/she says. Maybe they will offer you a different hen for a discount? Either way I bet the breeder would want to know to make sure it doesn't happen again.

 

[Illia]

I am pretty sure the breeder just plain had EE's. I see some duckwing in her neck, and her color most definitely is not Blue Wheaten x Buff.

Also, those legs look green with yellow soles.

There are a LOT of people who claim to be Ameraucana breeders who just unknowingly are breeding a bunch of EE's.

If she were a true breeder, she'd tell you the color of your girl when you bought her.