Quick Facts

🌍 Origin: United States
🧬 Breed Type: Dual-purpose (heritage laying breed)
❄️ Cold Hardiness: Good to Excellent — small comb and hardy build suit cold climates
🥚 Egg Production: ~180–220 eggs per year
🎨 Egg Color: Blue (true blue, not tinted)
📏 Egg Size: Medium
⏳ Laying Pattern: Consistent, steady layers throughout the year
🧠 Temperament: Friendly, calm, people-oriented
🌿 Foraging Ability: Good — active but less aggressive than landrace breeds
🪺 Broodiness: Low to moderate
✨ Appearance: Soft lavender plumage with slate legs, pea comb, and muffs/beard
🌍 Rarity: Uncommon — lavender coloration requires careful genetic selection

 

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About the Lavender Ameraucana

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The Lavender Ameraucana is a modern American breed developed from South American foundation stock, with ancestry tracing back to Chilean blue egg–laying chickens. These original birds carried the oocyan gene, responsible for true blue eggs, a trait that was later refined and stabilized in North America through careful selective breeding.

Unlike ornamental-only breeds, Ameraucanas were developed as functional, cold-hardy layers with consistent egg production and calm temperaments. The lavender variety adds a soft, uniform dilution to the breed’s standard plumage, producing a distinctive pale gray-purple coloration while retaining all core Ameraucana traits.

Lavender Ameraucanas are well suited to cold climates. Their pea combs, small wattles, and dense feathering reduce frostbite risk, while their steady laying pattern makes them reliable producers across seasons. They combine visual appeal with practicality, making them a popular choice for both family flocks and serious small-scale breeders.

Temperament-wise, Lavender Ameraucanas are among the most people-friendly heritage breeds. They are calm, approachable, and adaptable, making them suitable for mixed flocks, free-range systems, and keepers seeking a dependable blue egg layer with excellent disposition.

For those looking to combine true blue eggs, cold hardiness, and refined appearance, the Lavender Ameraucana offers a balanced and proven heritage option.

 

Lavender Ameraucana Breed Standard & Genetic Integrity

 

Breed Overview

The Ameraucana is an American-developed breed derived from Chilean blue egg–laying chickens and defined by true blue egg genetics (oocyan), beard and muffs, pea comb, and balanced utility type. The lavender variety is a recessive color dilution applied to the standard Ameraucana framework, not a separate breed.

 

Head, Eyes & Comb

• Eyes: Reddish-bay to brown, bright and alert

• Comb: Pea comb; small, compact, and cold-hardy

• Beak: Horn to dark horn, slightly curved and well-proportioned

• Face: Full beard and muffs, well-developed and symmetrical

Large single combs, absence of muffs or beard, or coarse facial features are deviations from breed standard.

 

Body Type & Posture

• Frame: Medium-sized, balanced utility type

• Posture: Moderately upright, sturdy, and well-balanced

• Bone: Medium, solid without heaviness

• Tail: Moderately full, carried at a natural angle

Roosters:

• Broader presence with fuller tail and hackles

• Confident but calm carriage

• Well-balanced proportions

Hens:

• Slightly deeper-bodied

• Efficient stance emphasizing laying capacity

• Even, uniform plumage coverage

 

Plumage & Color Genetics

Lavender Ameraucanas express a homozygous lavender (self-blue) dilution, producing an even pale lavender-gray coloration across all feathers.

Correct plumage traits include:

• Uniform lavender coloration without blotching

• Clean feather edges and good feather condition

• No rusting, brown leakage, or uneven dilution

Lavender is a recessive gene and must be bred carefully to maintain consistency. Uneven color, washed-out feathering, or mixed color leakage is undesirable.

 

Temperament & Behavior

• Disposition: Calm, friendly, and people-oriented

• Flock Behavior: Social and non-aggressive

• Foraging Drive: Moderate; steady and efficient

Correct Ameraucanas are approachable, adaptable, and easy to manage in a wide range of systems.

 

Functional Breed Traits

• Egg Color: Blue (true blue throughout the shell, inside and out)

• Egg Size: Medium

• Production Style: Steady, reliable layers

• Cold Hardiness: Good to excellent; pea comb and dense feathering provide winter resilience

 

Undesirable Traits

The following traits are actively selected against:

• Eggs that are tinted, green, or inconsistent blue

• Single combs or absence of beard and muffs

• Uneven lavender coloration or feather blotching

• Structural imbalance or overly heavy body type

• Nervous or aggressive temperament

• Poor vigor or weak feather quality

 

Breeding Standards

Selection is based on:

• Verified oocyan (blue egg) expression

• Correct Ameraucana head traits (pea comb, beard, muffs)

• Uniform lavender coloration

• Balanced utility body type

• Temperament stability and flock compatibility

• Proven health, vigor, and cold-climate performance

This approach preserves the Lavender Ameraucana as a true blue-egg heritage breed, maintaining genetic clarity, functional performance, and consistent visual quality rather than unstable or mixed “Easter Egger” traits.

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❤️ Why You’ll Love Lavender Ameraucanas

• Great with families – gentle, friendly, and excellent with kids

• Healthy & adaptable – easy keepers with good cold tolerance

• Reliable blue eggs – steady layers with true blue shells

• Beautiful & balanced – soft lavender color with a calm, confident presence