Fancifowl,I have a few Ameracauna chickens.If I hatch eggs,will this trait show up or because they are already mixed,will it not?Also,is there a color of chick or hen that will probably lay blue eggs?I have a hen that lays the green egg but the other two lay a rosy brown.Thank you.Posy_Pet

Ameraucanas have no lethals as a breed and there is no correlation between feather color and egg shell color. The rosy color is the same as brown , it derives from blood so pink is normal in some birds, colors run from very light brown to pink to very dark brown. Ameraucanas standard calls for blue egg shells, there sre some which do make green. probably due to lack of proper selection of breeding stock

Fancifowl,

Thank you!

Rose comb associated with with fertility problems? THAT explains it! I've been wondering if it was my hens or my rooster! It's the breed.

Thanks again!
Kitty

Thanks fancifowl.Last year,I actually talked to the man at Estes hatchery in Springfield.They cross with all different breeds to get "Ameracaunas".I would assume from that ,that they are Easter eggers and not pure Ameracaunas.My rooster is gray and gold.I chose him from a bunch because he was closer to the standard.I would still like to have the blue eggs tho.Posy Pet

Ameraucana is a standard breed, not a cross breed. These darn hatcheries are doing a diservice to the fancy by ca;lling their mongrel mixed breeds Ameraucanas. They are more properly called easter eggers or simply mutts. AMERAUCANAS are bred to s standard, unlike the different crossbred mutts being peddaled by chicken hustlers. the colors for the breed are: black, white, blue, blue wheaton,buff, silver. they have pea combsmuff/beards,. some disqualificTIONS ARE LAck of muff/beard, presence of ear tufts. they were dmitted to the standard of perfection in 1984.