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meraucanas lay the most beautiful blue eggs. They are a uniquely American breed derived from South American Araucanas, but improved for fertility and lay rate. Most people mix up Ameraucanas, Araucanas, and any mutt that lays a blue egg and calls them all Ameraucanas, or worse yet Easter Eggers, a catch all phrase with little meaning. For an excellent article on the differences in these terms read Ameraucana Myths & Facts by Vicky Thompson on the Ameraucanas Breeders Club MSN group. If you are interested in Ameraucanas you should join both the Ameraucanas Breeders Club and the MSN Ameraucana forum.
Ameraucanas have pea combs, black or slate legs, and these wonderfully fluffy muffs and beards.
Whitmore Farm raises black and blue Ameraucanas. Our breeding program emphasizes egg color and size and lay rate in addition to the
American Poultry Association’s (APA) standard for the breed.
If you would like to purchase Ameraucana day old chicks or hatching eggs, see the For Sale page.
For more photos of these breeds and any other type of chicken, see www.feathersite.com