Blue Ameraucana

Blue Ameraucan

True Blue Ameraucana

The Ameraucana breed was derived from blue egg laying chickens, but they do not have the breeding problems inherent to Araucanas. In addition, rather than ear tufts, they have muffs and a beard, and are very hardy and sweet. They lay eggs in shades of blue, and even have blue (or "slate") legs. Less rare than Araucanas, they are still quite rare. They should not be confused with Easter Eggers, which can lay blue and green eggs, and do not conform to any breed standard. However, many hatcheries continue to call their Easter Eggers "Americanas" (and other various misspellings). If you are interested in showing your birds, make sure that you have true Ameraucana.

Origins/History:

Class: All Other Breeds
Type: Large Fowl & Bantam
Size: Medium (6-7 lbs)
Rarity: Rare
Purpose: Egg-laying
Recognized Varieties: Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten, White

Egg Facts:

Egg Laying: Good (3/wk)
Egg Color: Light Blue
Egg Size: Medium

Fancy Features:

Comb Type: Pea Comb
Crested: No
Feathered Legs: No
Number of Toes: 4

Suitability to Backyard Life:

Hardy In Winter: Yes
Bears Confinement: Bears confinement well
Especially Docile: Yes
Setter/Broody: No
Personality: Fun

For hatching eggs we cannot sell specificities of one color. We do not guarantee hatching rates as we have no control once they leave our door. Hatching rates will vary due to incubation and humidity control methods, travel time and temperatures, handling, and other outside influences that we cannot control. We will replace any broken or damage eggs upon arrival with documented proof of damage. We usually send more than ordered to allow for shipping damages.  Shipping rates for eggs:  USPS Priority anywhere in the Continental US - $45.00

Hatching eggs - Unavailable at this time

Chicks - Day old - 7 days old - NOT

               8 days - 30 Days old - AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Breeding Blue Ameraucans:

Two copies of the diluting gene result in "splash" plumage. In chickens, splash is a very light color, pale grey or white with "splashes" of black and darker grey in the feathers, especially in the wings and tail. When a chicken receives NO copies of the blue diluting gene, that means any black feathers remain black.

So, when a blue rooster and a blue hen reproduce, even though they're both blue, only about half of their offspring will be blue. About 25% of their offspring will be black... and the last 25% or so will be splash. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU ORDER! Not all of your blues will actually be blue!

So, while it's possible that with good luck you'll get all blue (or all splash, if that's your favorite), but it's just not likely, and you shouldn't count on it. Flip two coins. How many times does one come up heads and one tails? How often do you get two tails? Usually it works out to about 50-25-25 as we've described. You can see why below:

Black X Black = 100% Black

Black X Blue = 50% Blue, 50% Black

Black X Spash = 100% Blue

Blue X Blue =  50% Blue, 25% Black, 25% Splash

Blue X Splash = 50% Blue, 50% Splash

Splash X Splash = 100% Splash

We are not hatch many Blues.

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