Ameraucana
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Key facts
- Poultry breed.name
- Ameraucana
- Poultry breed.image
- Blue Ameraucana Cock.jpg
- Poultry breed.image_caption
- A blue cock
- Poultry breed.country
- United States
- Poultry breed.standard
- APA (abridged)
- Poultry breed.apa
- All other standard breeds
- Poultry breed.aba
- All other comb clean legged
- Poultry breed.ee
- yes
- Poultry breed.pcgb
- not listed
- Poultry breed.eggcolor
- blue in various shades
- Poultry breed.comb
- pea
- Poultry breed.type
- Chicken
- Poultry breed.latin
- Gallus gallus domesticus
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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.
== History == thumb|Wheaten bantam cock thumb|A hen bird thumb|Two chicks