Ameraucana chickens are hardy in both heat and cold. They are cautious and smart. They are excellent at foraging. And man, they are goofy. With their big, soft, poofy muffs and beards, their endlessly inquisitive nature, and their comical antics, it’s hard to take these birds seriously.
The Ameraucana chicken is a pretty bird with a varied color palette. The officially recognized colors for this breed are black, blue, blue wheaten, brown-red, buff, silver, wheaten, and white. The legs are slate blue to black, and the skin and the bottom of the foot are whiteThere are eight recognized colors for the ameraucana chicken color chart.
True Black Ameraucana Chicken should grow up to be black, but occasionally you’ll get “leakage” showing some silver or gold feathers, especially in the hackles. If your chicks are EEs then they can really change colour as they grow up. The best blacks will start out as black chicks with white chests, sometimes some white on head and wings as well.
