Wheaten ameraucana sex-link color sexing?

[afwifey]

That looks to be an Easter Egger rather than Wheaten Ameraucana Where was it purchased?

What about it isn’t Ameraucana? Just so I know.
From what I’ve read & studied you can’t know if a chick will be up to breed standards until you see it full grown unless it has obvious faults. Although every Ameraucana thread I find on BYC has people immediately say this same thing so I’m curious.
I’m going mostly from this article: https://heritageacresmarket.com/convertpro/episode-023-ameraucana-vs-easter-egger/
It is a hatchery chick.

 

[afwifey]

What about it isn’t Ameraucana? Just so I know.
From what I’ve read & studied you can’t know if a chick will be up to breed standards until you see it full grown unless it has obvious faults. Although every Ameraucana thread I find on BYC has people immediately say this same thing so I’m curious.
I’m going mostly from this article: https://heritageacresmarket.com/convertpro/episode-023-ameraucana-vs-easter-egger/
It is a hatchery chick.
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Her legs are solid slate colored now.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

What about it isn’t Ameraucana? Just so I know.
From what I’ve read & studied you can’t know if a chick will be up to breed standards until you see it full grown unless it has obvious faults. Although every Ameraucana thread I find on BYC has people immediately say this same thing so I’m curious.
I’m going mostly from this article: https://heritageacresmarket.com/convertpro/episode-023-ameraucana-vs-easter-egger/
It is a hatchery chick.
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The big easy indicator is basically the feathers! She/he isn't a recognized variety of Ameraucana! If purchasing Ameraucanas, it's very unlikely to just stumble upon a pure bred and if you do find pure ones, the variety will be listed and premium price will be paid! Because this chick isn't wheaten like you believed right away I can assume the breeder either isn't reputable due to not knowing their own varieties or just didn't know what they had! Being a hatchery chick also confirms my suspicion! It will be a very pretty chick, I see that down color and feather color in Easter Eggers quite bit!

 

[afwifey]

What about it isn’t Ameraucana? Just so I know.
From what I’ve read & studied you can’t know if a chick will be up to breed standards until you see it full grown unless it has obvious faults. Although every Ameraucana thread I find on BYC has people immediately say this same thing so I’m curious.
I’m going mostly from this article: https://heritageacresmarket.com/convertpro/episode-023-ameraucana-vs-easter-egger/
It is a hatchery chick.
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Also not planning to breed or show her. Just looking for feather pattern ideas on sexing her.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Her legs are solid slate colored now.

Easter Eggers can also have slate legs! It's a bit easier to quickly dismiss it being an Ameraucana if it has willow legs, but skin color isn't everything! Usually this order works pretty well for me to knock off traits of an Easter Egger:
1-skin color
2-feather variety
3-lack of muffs/beard
4-less noticeable faults like earlobe color
5-source

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Also not planning to breed or show her. Just looking for feather pattern ideas on sexing her.

Makes sense! Since her variety isn't wheaten, the black chest feathers trick won't work! Post her pics on a new thread once she's 6 weeks old or so and we should be able to help

 

[afwifey]

The big easy indicator is basically the feathers! She/he isn't a recognized variety of Ameraucana! If purchasing Ameraucanas, it's very unlikely to just stumble upon a pure bred and if you do find pure ones, the variety will be listed and premium price will be paid! Because this chick isn't wheaten like you believed right away I can assume the breeder either isn't reputable due to not knowing their own varieties or just didn't know what they had! Being a hatchery chick also confirms my suspicion! It will be a very pretty chick, I see that down color and feather color in Easter Eggers quite bit!

Since the history of Ameraucana genetics is fairly recent (70’s-80’s) & they come from EEs bred to specific standards it does make total sense that the same color pattern would be seen in EEs. I was also aware that Ameraucanas who don’t meet these exacting standards are considered EEs to any reputable show quality breeder. I was excited when she seemed to be feathering out in what I expected (from what I’ve seen online) from a wheaten/blue wheaten pullet. I was hoping that would help indicate gender, not purebred genetics.

 

[afwifey]

Easter Eggers can also have slate legs! It's a bit easier to quickly dismiss it being an Ameraucana if it has willow legs, but skin color isn't everything! Usually this order works pretty well for me to knock off traits of an Easter Egger:
1-skin color
2-feather variety
3-lack of muffs/beard
4-less noticeable faults like earlobe color
5-source

Genetics are crazy, especially chicken genetics. The more I read, the more fascinated I am.

 

[afwifey]

Makes sense! Since her variety isn't wheaten, the black chest feathers trick won't work! Post her pics on a new thread once she's 6 weeks old or so and we should be able to help

Gotcha.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Since the history of Ameraucana genetics is fairly recent (70’s-80’s) & they come from EEs bred to specific standards it does make total sense that the same color pattern would be seen in EEs. I was also aware that Ameraucanas who don’t meet these exacting standards are considered EEs to any reputable show quality breeder. I was excited when she seemed to be feathering out in what I expected (from what I’ve seen online) from a wheaten/blue wheaten pullet. I was hoping that would help indicate gender, not purebred genetics.

That coloration is one I’ve seen again and again on this forum. It’s a typical EE coloration. Ameraucanas don’t come in that variety.