Erminette Ameraucanas Chicken

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  • Erminette Ameraucanas Chicken – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
       Minimums – Not Sexed = 3
                                Total of 3 birds to ship       

Seasonal/Shipped Early Feb thru Early August.

Limit of 15

Coming for the 2025 Season!

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Breed Facts

  • Poultry Show Class: All Other Standard Breeds, Miscellaneous Class
  • Weights: Hen ——-5 1/2 lbs
    Rooster—-6 1/2 lb
    Pullet——4 1/2 lbs
    Cockerel—5 1/2 lbs
  • Purpose and Type: Laying blue eggs, pets and show; Production
  • Egg Shell Color: blue shell a few light green
  • Egg Production: 180-200 eggs per year (estimates only, see FAQ)
  • Egg Size: Medium-Large
  • Temperament: Active/Flighty
  • Gender Accuracy: 75-80%
  • Fertility Percentage: 65-80%
  • Broody: Non Setter
  • Mating Ratio:  9 Females to 1 Male
  • Roost Height: 4+ feet
  • Country of Origin: USA
  • APA: No
  • TLC: Not Listed
  • Breeder Farm Source: Cackle Hatchery® Poultry Breeding Farm has been developing our bloodline/strain of production type Ermine Ameraucana since 2023.

Description

Erminette Ameraucanas have a rare and stunning color pattern consisting of solid white plumage scattered with solid black feathers. This pattern results from a single dominant white gene modified by genes that control how much black leaks through. The classic erminette pattern is about 85% white, with the rest consisting of an even sprinkling of black feathers.

When mating erminette to erminette, the chicks will be approximately 50% erminette. Half of the remainder will be solid white and the other half solid black.

Each Cackle Hatchery® order for erminette Ameraucanas will include some chicks with the erminette pattern, some black chicks, and some white chicks. All chicks will have the erminette gene.

As non broodies, erminette Ameraucana hens are reliable layers of large eggs. They lay as many as 200 eggs per year in varying shades of blue to blue-green.

Like other Ameraucanas, the erminette variety has a pea comb, beard and muffs. Also like other Ameraucanas, this variety has a genetic predisposition to scissor beak or cross beak, which affects approximately 1 out of 100 chicks.

Inherent to the Ameraucana breed is a genetic beak issue. One out of 100 chicks may have cross beak in some degree of severity. Cross beak is the same condition as scissor beak. In this condition the top and bottom beak do not align. And it normally gets worse as the chick grows. Numerous articles about cross beak are also on the internet. You can find more information about this issue on our Cackle Hatchery blog.

Erminette Ameraucanas are docile and friendly. In addition to their striking appearance, this trait makes them especially wonderful as backyard pets.

For a list of the best blue egg layers visit Cackle Hatchery’s Best Blue Egg Layers Blog.

 

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