Hi, my name is Jean Ribbeck and I have raised chickens on our family
farm for about eight years. My first flock was what is called Easter Egg Chickens, a cross of either Araucana or Ameraucana
and other breeds. They lay mostly blue, green and khaki eggs.
In the fall of 2004 I became interested in the Ameraucana
Chicken. It is a pure breed and it is recognized by the APA. The Ameraucana only lays a blue or blueish green
egg. It has a beard, muff and tail. They come in eight recognized colors; blue, black, white, buff, wheaten,
blue wheaten, silver and brown-red. The Ameraucana has slate (blue/grey) or black legs (on blacks and blues only)
with white on the bottoms of the feet. They have pea combs, red ear lobes and almost no wattle. The eye color
is bay and beaks should be black or horn (natural) color not yellow.
I have since gathered a collection of quality breeding stock and exhibition
birds in the blue, black, buff, white, silver, wheaten and blue wheaten varieties. I also have splash and splash
wheaten birds. I will be offering a limited amount of eggs in 2009.
