The hens all have strong silver features. It comes in a number of different varieties such as Wheaten, Blue, Black, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff Silver, and White. The Silver Laced is the original variety of Wyandotte chicken — other varieties were developed from it later with crosses from other breeds.

The Ameraucana is a most unique chicken among its peers. With bright red eyes, this chicken looks like it would be aggressive, but it’s actually quite docile.
IMG_5315.JPG. The main rooster is named RB (Short for Rooster Boy) and he is a very handsome silver Ameraucana. Wanted: Wheaten Ameraucana Rooster/Cockerel Looking for a high-quality wheaten Ameraucana rooster or cockerel. And from the following breeds of rooster: Silver Ameraucana, Buff Orpington, Cream Legbar When it comes to egg-laying, they can goodly lay 3 eggs per week. As with any chicken breeds, the Ameraucana is fairly healthy and doesn’t pose any large health risks for its breed. The Ameraucana has only existed since the 1970s and only were recognized as their own standard back in the 1980s. With our chicks and chickens for sale online, we make it simple to get quality poultry delivered straight to your home. We also focuson producing show-quality stock in the silver variety which to date, has few breeders working on the variety. Silver is another one of the 8 varieties of Ameraucanas accepted by the American Poultry Association. The same is true for the white Ameraucana chicken – except it’s snow white and not black. The Ameraucana breed shows many similarities to the Araucana breed, such as pea combs and of course the blue egg gene. We hold memberhips in both the Ameraucana Breeders Club (ABC) and Ameraucana Alliance. Fingers are crossed that this next generation will be more of the silver type I’m looking to breed.

The Ameraucana chicken can be bred for multiple purposes however its main purpose would be eggs as it produces a lovely unique blue color. Nice birds.

Barred Rock, Silver-laced Wyandotte, White-faced Black Spanish, Blue Andalusian, White Leghorn, Cream Legbar, Speckled Sussex-mix, Black Star Sex-link, Blue d'uccle-mix .
Be sure to include plenty of detail, pictures if possible, and your contact information. It was bred to retain the unusual blue-egg gene of the Araucana, but eliminate the tufted and rumpless lethal alleles of the parent breed. It is a fairly recent addition to the chicken breeds making its’ debut in the 1970s. Black, Blue, White, Silver, Buff, Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, Lavender, & Brown Red. Barred Rock, Silver-laced Wyandotte, White-faced Black Spanish, Blue Andalusian, White Leghorn, Cream Legbar, Speckled Sussex-mix, Black Star Sex-link, Blue d'uccle-mix . Sort by reaction score Thread starter Petroschickens; Start date May 9, 2020 ••• More options Who Replied? The accepted color varieties by the APA are Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten and White. The blues of this breed are more of an ashy blue. 620.4 KB Views: 4. Ameraucana is a general purpose fowl and has a distinctive blue eggshell coloration. Do you have birds to sell? 482.3 KB … Im not sure what color this Ameraucana will become later in life? Create your breeder listing now! Roosters weigh 6-7 pounds and hens weigh 5-6 pounds. Types of Ameraucana Chickens. To say that Ameraucana, Araucana and Easter Egg chickens are the same would be like saying Cornish, Brahma and Sex-Linked brown egg layers are the same. We have two back-up silver x black roosters and the hens are mostly silver x black. Ameraucana Health Issues. We have 2 of these cheeky girls for 8 years.

May 1, 2019 51 56 76 Mass My Coop. This breed is an outstanding example of American poultry breeding ingenuity, and is one of the most beautiful breeds we offer. Easter Eggers were often referred to as Araucanas, as the first exports from Chile had been called. Is this a Silver Ameraucana ? Ameraucana chicken breeds are of medium size with 6-7 lbs in general. They were admitted to the Standard in 1984. It was added to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1984. Any idea?