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Description. Splash Ameraucanas are mostly white birds with random splashes of blue to black color in their feathers. These attractive chickens are easy to create… Read More »What Is A Splash Ameraucana?

Egg Laying These blue egg layers will start laying eggs later than most other breeds when they are around 6 or 7 months old. On… Read More »What Age Do Ameraucana Hens Start Laying?

Using Comb Size + Color to Figure out if Chicks will be Hens or Roosters. Fairly early on, a little rooster’s comb will be larger… Read More »Can You Tell If A Chick Is A Rooster By Its Comb?

Why have a wattle? Wattles are an adaptive feature that come in handy in several ways. On a hot day, with the sun bearing down,… Read More »What Is The Purpose Of A Wattle?

The bigger a rooster’s wattle, the more it will attract the attention of females. But it’s not the fleshy flaps of skin that hang from… Read More »What Are Wattles On A Rooster For?

The simple answer to your question is no, roosters do not lay eggs. Roosters do not have the correct anatomy to be able to perform… Read More »Can Roosters Lay Eggs?

Easter Eggers do sometimes have muffs and beards (since often times they are a mix of an Ameraucana and another breed), but they do not… Read More »Do All Easter Eggers Have Beards?

A comb is the fleshy, red outgrowth on top of a chicken’s head. Types of combs, shown below, include single, rose, pea, cushion, strawberry, buttercup,… Read More »What Is The Red Mohawk On A Chicken Called?

They have a red bit that sticks out from the top of their heads—the comb—and another that dangles beneath their chin—the wattle. What is the… Read More »What Is The Hanging Thing On A Chicken?

That’s called a beard, and it’s made of modified feathers. Male turkeys, called gobblers – and some female turkeys, called hens – have beards. Only… Read More »What Is A Bearded Hen?