White Ameraucana hen

[FowlStuff]

How do I tell if my hen is a TRUE white Ameraucana??? I purchased her from the feed store she was the only white chick in the cage, the people at the store thought she was a different breed mixed in with the Ameraucanas, so I just HAD to have her, because I thought to myself, "If she really is an Ameraucana how cool would it be to have a solid white one!" I've heard people say there's no way she's a true Ameraucana, she's more than likely an Olive Egger. But what are your thoughts???

From the photo she looks like what is called an Easter Egger, due to the willow shanks/legs and yellowish beak.

Aren't Ameraucana, Araucana and Easter Egg chickens the same?

No. Ameraucana (often misspelled "Americana") and Araucana chickens are both relatively new breeds and both lay blue eggs. They are different breeds with different characteristics that are defined in the APA and ABA standards. Easter Egg Chickens or Easter Eggers are not a "Standard" breed (they really aren’t even a “breed” of chicken). They are mixed breeds (aka mutts or mongrels) that happen to possess the gene for blue eggs. Just like a mixed breed dog may make a great pet but be disqualified if entered into an AKC sanctioned dog show, mixed breed poultry may be great for the backyard/barnyard but they are not “Standard” bred for exhibition and would be disqualified if entered in an APA sanctioned poultry show. Only standard breeds are meant for exhibition.

§ Wyandotte, Ameraucana, Plymouth Rock, Chantecler, Leghorn & Cornish are just a few examples of (standard) breeds of chickens. There are also some breeds, such as Braggs Mountain Buff, that are not recognized by the APA but because they breed true they are a breed of chicken by definition.

§ Red Star, ISA Brown, Cornish-Rock cross & Golden Comet are a few examples of hybrid or crossbred chickens. They are the result of crossing two breeds to produce offspring that are meant to be either superior layers or meat birds. These are not breeds (as the parent birds were) and they do not breed true. Breeding a hybrid to a hybrid does not produce a hybrid or as an example, a Golden Comet cock bred to a Golden Comet hen will not produce Golden Comet chicks.

§ Easter Eggers & many “Heinz 57” variety barnyard chickens are examples of mixed-breed chickens. These are not breeds since they don’t breed true or meet the standard (APA) requirements and they are not hybrids (crossbred) because they are usually not the product of a cross between two standard breeds.

 

[Jenaia Ward]

Just because... here's a couple more photos of her

 

[Folly's place]

Love the second pix! What a look!
Mary

 

[Jenaia Ward]

Love the second pix! What a look!
Mary

She cracks me up!! we just love our chickens!

 

[Jenaia Ward]

Green legs, check. Muffs, check. Pea comb, check. Only thing left to do is wait and see what color of eggs she lays.

I currently have a silkie/mutt EE cross outside who could pass for a cream legbar until you see her ten tiny toes. Sometimes, it really is impossible to tell breed by looking at the chicken.

That cracks me up about the ten tiny toes We have 3 solid black Silkie/Houdan crosses, they're our little mutts that run around with the hens. They're brothers and all three are just a tad different. Funny how we got 3 solid blacks out of that cross though.