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It is not possible to use wing sexing. Ameraucana do not possess either of the required genes for accurate wing sexing.

Looks more like Blue Mottled to me.

Non standard coloring. He's an Easter Egger.

Post a pic and we can tell you if he's one of the recognized color varieties or not.

Ameraucana are always specific colors. If no color is specified at purchase, it is a pretty good bet your are buying an Easter Egger. Ameraucana always have muffs, beards, white skin, pea combs, and only lay blue eggs. Easter Eggers may or may not have muffs or beards. They usually have yellow...

He's Silver Ameraucana, but he's a cull. Messy through the chest, should be solid black. And the comb is too big. There is a reason the breeder is getting rid of him. He's not suitable for a breeding program. If you aren't interested in breeding Silver Ameraucana, he's just fine.

Nope. Completely different gene. Lavender is recessive. Blue is dominant. Lavender bred to almost any other color produces black.

The vast majority of Easter Eggers are hatchery sourced. They are not mixed breeds and they have no Ameraucana blood in them at all. It was the hatchery type Easter Eggers that were used as the foundation of the recognized Ameraucana breed. There is an element of randomness in Easter Eggers that...

It's very normal for hens to stop laying while molting. And yes, it's very common for Easter Eggers to be better producers than Ameraucana.

Easter Eggers might lay blue eggs, but it's not a given, like it is with Ameraucana. For future reference, if no color/variety is specified, it's a safe bet you're getting Easter Eggers.

Easter Eggers. And the black and white is a male. That deep red through the shoulder/wing area is male specific. And they look like they are closer to 6 weeks old than 8 weeks.

They also say it's suitable for turkeys, quail, and other gamefowl. It most definitely is not. Growing chickens need a feed with a protein content of at least 18% and a maximum calcium content of 2%. Anything that fits those parameters is fine. And yes, the other birds could be keeping them...

That's a meat bird feed, with only 15% protein. Not adequate nutrition.

What are you feeding?

The black skin of the Silkie is actually a dominant gene so it doesn't hide. If that chick had the black skin gene, the bottoms of the feet would be black. It's the silkie feathered gene that is recessive.

http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/gallery.html#_self Take a look at the Black and Blues. Notice the black beaks. Now look at the Whites. See what happens when you add the recessive white? Bone/white beak color comes out because the melanizers are neutralized.

It's a Lavender or Blue right? The extended black genes that both of those varieties are based on tend to have additional melanizing genes associated with the solid black color that cause a darker wash on the legs and black beaks. There may be some change, but if there is, it will be subtle.

Yes. You can also check the bottoms of the feet for skin color.

The easiest way to know if you are getting Ameraucana or Easter Eggers is color. Ameraucana ALWAYS have a color/variety specified. If no color or variety is specified at time of purchase, it's a pretty safe bet they are Easter Eggers.

You can see their yellow skin color underneath the slate wash. Another way to determine skin color is by looking at the beak. Yellow beak indicates yellow skin, white/bone colored beak indicates white skin. If they were Ameraucana, even mixed varieties, their legs would have white skin with...