Ameraucana

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]

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