The Official Forum of the Ameraucana Breeders Club > Ameraucana Marketplace
Pics of Kennygirl\'s Birds
Guest:
what color our the legs sopossed to be,how come every ameraucana, i see on different sites looks just like mine,what is the difference between an EE and a pure ameraucana.do you have pics of the two.
Guest:
amercock_edited.jpg...here is a photo of an ameraucana i got off the web,looks just like mine..whats the difference.
John:
--- Quote ---what color our the legs sopossed to be,how come every ameraucana, i see on different sites looks just like mine,what is the difference between an EE and a pure ameraucana
--- End quote ---
Start with the FAQ page on our website. Click on ABC Home Page and then click on FAQ.
Second get a copy on the APA \"American Standard of Perfection\". There is a link to the APA from our Links page. The book is not cheap, but it is the \"last word\" on the descriptions of all \"standard\" bred poultry.
Each breed of poultry, just like dogs, rabbits and horses have to meet a standard (or descriptions of each breed). Chickens that don\'t meet the standard requirements are referred to as mixed breeds, mongels, barnyard chickens, etc. They may be great chickens, but not showable as standard bred poultry.
faith valley:
My youngest son is working with the Ameraucana breed and this question has been a hard one for him to get ahold of too. I made a chart comparing the EE, Ameraucana and the Araucana & loaded it onto my web site. I would love for you guys to take a look at the chart and let me know if I missed an important difference. Link of page below- He will start to memorize this info for his showmanship as I am sure that he will run across this question at many of the showmanship competitions.
http://www.faithvalleywaterfowl.faithweb.com/custom3.html
bantamhill:
Kennygirl,
Please don\'t be offended. Most of us Ameraucana breeders have a few mixed birds running around. A standard bred Ameraucana will have slate blue or black legs depending on the variety. Your rooster is quite handsome and there is nothing wrong with him or your hens as mixed colored birds. I have quite a few mixed colored birds currently while I am working on several breeding projects around the standard varieties. I would suggest getting a few standard bred if you are interested in showing . . . if not just enjoy your fowl. The link John mentioned is http://www.ameraucana.org/scrapbook2.html
Your second question is quite interesting to attempt to answer. Many hatcheries have sold over time(not all though!) Araucana, Americana, Ameraucana, Easter Eggers that are chickens crossed with anything that layed a colored egg or hatched from a colored egg. The details are too much for here, but as an example the cover of a popular hatchery\'s catalog had a beautiful painting of a bird referred to as an Ameraucana that was not a standard colored bird. Many views about this were expressed on many websites and chat areas . . . but in the end Ameraucana\'s as a breed suffer from mixing due mostly to long-standing marketing by hatcheries. One wouldn\'t think of buying mixed Orphingtons, Wyandottes, Leghorns, or Rocks, but people have no problem selling mixed Ameraucana as the \"real thing\". This is the most I have ever said publically on the subject :o and I cannot believe I actually said it publically for the world to read!
Kennygirl - enjoy your flock . . . mixed colored birds are a lot of fun and very beautiful.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version