Wheaten Ameraucana questions

[BeardedLadyFarm]

I just got two sweet little Wheaten Ameraucana pullets (actual Ameraucanas from a breeder) I was told one may be a Blue Wheaten. What is the visual difference. Do Blue Wheaten hens actually have blue feathering, or just the roos? One is lighter in color, but I gather there is a lot of variation in wheatens?

Also one has pink legs. Is this "allowed" or does it have any relation to egg color? The other has light grey legs.

I'm not planning to breed or show them, I'm just curious about my new ladies.

Thanks!

 

[encorepistol]

ameracaunas' will have slate legs not pink or they are considered mutts. Still should lay blue tinted eggs or shades there of. As far as blue wheaton the hens will show a hint in the tail and wings but otherwise look basically the same as a wheaton. I've got a wheaton oegb pullet and a blue wheaton oegb pullet and the blue wheaton is actually a little darker than the wheaton pullet plus the little bit of blue in the tail and wings. heres a pic of the two plus the blue wheaton cockrell which has recently been killed by my darn dogs!!

blue wheaton is on the right regular wheaton on left.

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

Thanks for the info!

They supposedly come from very blue egg stock, so I hope even the pink legger will give me some pretty eggs. Sounds like I might have just gotten a pricey EE!

 

[Chris09]

I got the pictures off http://www.ameraucana.org/
There not my birds
The first is a Blue Wheaten Hen and the second is a Blue Wheaten rooster.

Chris

 

[Tailfeathers]

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Actually, that is not necessarily true. Depending on the age of the pullets they may have pink legs as they are born with pink legs and will turn slate blue as they get older.

OP, you can see pictures of my WBS Ameraucanas in various stages of development on my website.

God Bless,

 

[LeBlackbird]

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Actually, that is not necessarily true. Depending on the age of the pullets they may have pink legs as they are born with pink legs and will turn slate blue as they get older.

OP, you can see pictures of my WBS Ameraucanas in various stages of development on my website.

God Bless,

I was about to say that!