True Ameraucana - Self-Blue (aka Lavender) / Black Split
Chicken, Ameraucana, Straight Run (unsexed)
DOB: 1/1/2025 (Under 1 yr)
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Unlike Easter Eggers that hatcheries often sell as Ameraucanas, these are the real deal. We love their fluffy cheeks, pea combs, and sky blue (sometimes minty) eggs!
We raise the Self-Blue Ameraucana (aka Lavender Ameraucana) and Black Ameraucana varieties.
Our main Self-Blue and Black Split pen is directly from APA Grand Master Exhibitor Paul Smith. We also have some Self-Blues from Rachel Heldermon. To preserve feather quality, we breed our Self-Blue Ameraucanas (aka Lavender Ameraucanas) back to Black or Black Split Ameraucanas every few generations. Chicks during those years might be Self-Blue or Black carriers of the Self-Blue gene, usually about 50/50 each hatch.
Structurally, we think most of our Ameraucanas are looking very close to the SOP. The biggest flaw we’ve noticed on some of Paul’s blacks and self-blues is a gold bleed through. Some self-blues also have banding on their feathers, which is why we tend to use Black/Self-Blue mixed pens.
We will of course only use the best birds we hatch, so we hope to reduce these minor complaints as time goes on.