Poorly bred or hatchery ameraucanas (the actual ones, not the mislabeled “americana” ones) can have one copy of the single comb gene, so it isn’t impossible to get single comb offspring.If the dad is the “Ameraucana” and they both have the same dad they are both actually EE x RIR otherwise there is no way your one girl could have a single comb.
They would have been mixed at some point though. Otherwise how do they have only one copy of the pea comb gene?
in fact I do! Though it is on my mum's phone, so I got to find it first and then I will make sure to post it
just read the thread on the difference between EE's and Ameraucana and I totally agree with you. Although the dad looks much like a Ameraucana, I read that Ameraucanas lay BLUE eggs - my mixes lay greener eggs!- thank you so much for helping me figure out the difference! I'm only 15 and am trying to learn as much about chickens as possibleIf the dad is the “Ameraucana” and they both have the same dad they are both actually EE x RIR otherwise there is no way your one girl could have a single comb.
I could still do with pictures of the dad if you can! I have an obsession when it comes to Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers.I
just read the thread on the difference between EE's and Ameraucana and I totally agree with you. Although the dad looks much like a Ameraucana, I read that Ameraucanas lay BLUE eggs - my mixes lay greener eggs!- thank you so much for helping me figure out the difference! I'm only 15 and am trying to learn as much about chickens as possible
I could still do with pictures of the dad if you can! I have an obsession when it comes to Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers.
Chicken breeds were all mixed at some point. I’m not sure how the recessive traits hang on for so long, but it is not unheard of. Keep in mind that new varieties usually require other breeds to be mixed in, adding a bunch of new recessive traits.
Ameraucana mixes can lay green eggs. It’s the ameraucanas themselves that should lay blue ones. I’m not saying your’s isn’t an Easter egger, though, since EEs do often have the blue egg gene.I
just read the thread on the difference between EE's and Ameraucana and I totally agree with you. Although the dad looks much like a Ameraucana, I read that Ameraucanas lay BLUE eggs - my mixes lay greener eggs!- thank you so much for helping me figure out the difference! I'm only 15 and am trying to learn as much about chickens as possible
Since he has a non-standard coloration and green legs, he’s an Easter egger.
