Which Hatchery Sells Quality And Pure Ameraucanas?

[rlhagan56]

Cackle Hatchery is the only commercial hatchery I know of that sells true Ameraucana chicks. They started their Ameraucana flocks by purchasing from John Blehm in Michigan a well known breeder for Ameraucana's. They have blue,black,splash,buff,white,lavender/self-blue varieties of pretty good quality for backyard chicken people. All other hatcheries (maybe one or two exceptions) and feed stores label EE chickens as Ameraucana.

 

[BreanneRN]

Well, can't speak to the quality of the Ameraucanas at Cackle, but the EE's I got from them this year are pretty nice... I am assuming that they create the EE's from their Ameraucana stock... But, could be wrong... Anyway, the EE's are really nice birds, I have 3 blues, 2 yellows, 3 blue/wheaten, a blue and white rooster, and a blue/white/brown rooster. Think I will get a pure Ameraucana rooster to put with them, eventually. Rather not double up on the Leghorn genetics. Should have just done that to start with... If I had read this thread and knew they had real ones I would have. At the time I just thought "hatchery birds, why pay more when your going to get the same thing?" Glad to hear at least 1 hatchery has real ones. I was pretty happy with my Cackle order, they sent at least 4 extra chicks(one for each variety ordered) and all were healthy and happy, after flying from Missouri to California.