…Ameraucanas differ from Araucanas in having a tail (giving them a higher fertility rate) and lacking tufts (so they have no lethal gene). Instead of tufts, the attractive Ameraucana sports…
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Which Chicken Breed Looks Like a Hawk?
…Ameraucanas, which also have a somewhat hawk-like appearance. Easter Eggers are not considered to be a true breed, because they lack uniform conformation and plumage colors, and the hens lay…
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…of feathers next to each ear and come in different pure color types. The true pure Ameraucana chicken has a tail, full beard and comes in pure color types. The…
Continue ReadingWhy Do Chicken Eggs Come in Different Colors?
…it is on the outside. Eggs with blue shells are characteristic of the Araucana, named after Chile’s Araucanian Mapuche Indians from which this breed was obtained, and the related Ameraucana…
Continue ReadingEaster Egger™ Started Pullet
…pure Ameraucana chicken has a tail, full beard and comes in pure color types. The Easter Egg chicken is different because they have a full beard under the beak rather…
Continue ReadingPurebred Bantam Assortment Special
We will include as many breeds as possible in the assortment. It is sold as a hatchery choice of over 61 varieties: Easter Egg chickens (Ameraucanas); White or Black Silkies;…
Continue ReadingWhich Chicken Started Laying Eggs?
…of age or even older. Late layers include black Ameraucana, buff Brahma and Jersey Giant. And that’s today’s news from the Cackle Coop. Gail Damerow, author, Storey’s Guide to Raising…
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…true Ameraucanas and French Marans — are more difficult to sex than others, making the accuracy more like 70 to 80%. We do not offer sexing for all the breeds…
Continue ReadingHow Chickens Keep Themselves Warm in Winter
…like Ameraucanas Puffy crests on top of the head, like Houdans Minimal combs and wattles, like Sumatras Regardless of the breed, when chickens are cold they ruffle up their feathers,…
Continue ReadingHow to Breed Olive Egger Chickens: 6 Questions Answered
…eggs with true blue shells and a breed that lays eggs with really dark brown shells. The blue egg layers might be Ameraucana, Araucana or Cream Legbar. The brown egg…
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