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The Ameraucana is one of the few chicken breeds to lay blue eggs.{{r|damerow|page=11}} It shows many similarities to the Araucana, including the pea [[comb (anatomy)|comb]] and the blue egg gene. It is tailed, muffed and bearded, whereas the Araucana in the United States has ear tufts and is rumpless.{{r|blehm}} The earlobes are small and round, the [[wattle (anatomy)|wattles]] small or absent; earlobes, comb and wattles are all red. The shanks are slate-blue, tending to black in the black plumage variant.{{r|ekarius|page=37}}
The Ameraucana is one of the few chicken breeds to lay blue eggs.{{r|damerow|page=11}} It shows many similarities to the Araucana, including the pea [[comb (anatomy)|comb]] and the blue egg gene. It is tailed, muffed and bearded, whereas the Araucana in the United States has ear tufts and is rumpless.{{r|blehm}} The earlobes are small and round, the [[wattle (anatomy)|wattles]] small or absent; earlobes, comb and wattles are all red. The shanks are slate-blue, tending to black in the black plumage variant.{{r|ekarius|page=37}}


Eight [[list of chicken colours|color variants]] are recognized in the American Standard of Perfection: black, blue, blue wheaten, brown red, buff, silver, wheaten and white.{{r|apa}} There are colors such as, lavender that are not currently recognized by the American Poultry Association.
Nine [[list of chicken colours|color variants]] are recognized in the American Standard of Perfection: black, blue, blue wheaten, brown red, buff, silver, wheaten, white, and blue.{{r|apa}}
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== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=apa>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171104135004/http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/PDF%20Forms/APA%20Recognized%20Breeds%20and%20Varieties%20Sept2012.pdf APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012]. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.</ref>
<ref name=apa>[http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/standard.html APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2020]. American Poultry Association. Archived 25 August 2023.</ref>


<ref name=blehm>John W. Blehm (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084719/http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/john_w_blehm/ Ameraucanas]. ''Backyard Poultry'' June/July 2007. Archived 19 August 2014.</ref>
<ref name=blehm>John W. Blehm (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084719/http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/john_w_blehm/ Ameraucanas]. ''Backyard Poultry'' June/July 2007. Archived 19 August 2014.</ref>


<ref name=damerow>{{cite book|author=Gail Damerow|title=The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jnl8CA3CGNkC|date=2012|publisher=Storey Publishing|place=North Adams, MA|isbn=9781603427760|page=11}}</ref>
<ref name=damerow>{{cite book|author=Gail Damerow|author-link=Gail Damerow|title=The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jnl8CA3CGNkC|date=2012|publisher=Storey Publishing|place=North Adams, MA|isbn=9781603427760|page=11}}</ref>


<ref name=ee>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130616062803/http://www.entente-ee.com/deutsch/sparten/gefluegel/dateien/2013/Verzeichnis%20R%20F%2028042013.xls Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013)]. Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.</ref>
<ref name=ee>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130616062803/http://www.entente-ee.com/deutsch/sparten/gefluegel/dateien/2013/Verzeichnis%20R%20F%2028042013.xls Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013)]. Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.</ref>


<ref name=ekarius>Carol Ekarius (2007). [https://archive.org/stream/Storeys_Illustrated_Guide_to_Poultry_Breeds_Complete/Storey%27s%20Illustrated%20Guide%20to%20Poultry%20Breeds%20Complete#page/n191/search/east+indies ''Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds'']. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. {{isbn|9781580176675}}. {{nobreak|p. 38–39.}}</ref>
<ref name=ekarius>Carol Ekarius (2007). [https://archive.org/details/Storeys_Illustrated_Guide_to_Poultry_Breeds_Complete/mode/1up ''Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds'']. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. {{isbn|9781580176675}}. {{nobreak|p. 38–39.}}</ref>


<ref name=pcgb>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143235/http://www.poultryclub.org/img/Breed%20Classification.pdf Breed Classification]. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.</ref>
<ref name=pcgb>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143235/http://www.poultryclub.org/img/Breed%20Classification.pdf Breed Classification]. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.</ref>


<ref name=roberts>Victoria Roberts (2008). [https://books.google.it/books?id=nAfyUHY42u0C ''British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain'']. Oxford: Blackwell. {{ISBN|9781405156424}}.</ref>
<ref name=roberts>Victoria Roberts (2008). [https://books.google.com/books?id=nAfyUHY42u0C ''British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain'']. Oxford: Blackwell. {{ISBN|9781405156424}}.</ref>


<ref name=standard>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190726130830/http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/standard.html Ameraucana Breed Standard]. Ameraucana Breeders Club. Archived 26 July 2019.</ref>
<ref name=standard>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190726130830/http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/standard.html Ameraucana Breed Standard]. Ameraucana Breeders Club. Archived 26 July 2019.</ref>

Latest revision as of 23:48, 3 November 2024

Ameraucana
A Blue Ameraucana cock
Country of originUnited States
StandardAPA (abridged)
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    Standard: 5.5–6.5 lb (2.5–2.9 kg)[1]
    Bantam: 26–30 oz (740–850 g)[1]
  • Female:
    Standard: 4.5–5.5 lb (2.0–2.5 kg)[1]
    Bantam: 24–26 oz (680–740 g)[1]
Egg colorBlue in various shades
Comb typePea
Classification
APAAll other standard breeds[2]
ABAAll other comb clean legged[2]
EEyes[3]
PCGBnot listed[4][5]

The Ameraucana is an American breed of domestic chicken. It was developed in the United States in the 1970s, and derives from Araucana chickens brought from Chile. It was bred to retain the blue-egg gene but eliminate the lethal alleles of the parent breed. There are both standard-sized and bantam versions.[2]

History

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The Ameraucana was developed in the United States in the 1970s from Araucana chickens brought from Chile.[6]: 37 [7]: 11  It was bred to retain the unusual blue-egg gene of the Araucana, but eliminate the tufted and rumpless lethal alleles of the parent breed.[6]: 37  It was added to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1984.[2] The name derives from "America" and "Araucana".[6]: 37 

The Ameraucana is recognized in the United States as a separate breed from the Araucana. In some other countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom, both the tailed and rumpless variants of the Araucana are considered a single breed.[7]: 11 

Characteristics

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The Ameraucana is one of the few chicken breeds to lay blue eggs.[7]: 11  It shows many similarities to the Araucana, including the pea comb and the blue egg gene. It is tailed, muffed and bearded, whereas the Araucana in the United States has ear tufts and is rumpless.[8] The earlobes are small and round, the wattles small or absent; earlobes, comb and wattles are all red. The shanks are slate-blue, tending to black in the black plumage variant.[6]: 37 

Nine color variants are recognized in the American Standard of Perfection: black, blue, blue wheaten, brown red, buff, silver, wheaten, white, and blue.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ameraucana Breed Standard. Ameraucana Breeders Club. Archived 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2020. American Poultry Association. Archived 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ Victoria Roberts (2008). British poultry standards: complete specifications and judging points of all standardized breeds and varieties of poultry as compiled by the specialist breed clubs and recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN 9781405156424.
  6. ^ a b c d Carol Ekarius (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. North Adams, Massachusetts: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781580176675. p. 38–39.
  7. ^ a b c Gail Damerow (2012). The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 9781603427760.
  8. ^ John W. Blehm (2007). Ameraucanas. Backyard Poultry June/July 2007. Archived 19 August 2014.
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