Hatcheries made up their own name for Easter eggers Americana. They did that to confuse people who think they are buying legit Ameraucanas
They are not Ameraucanas not even poorly bred ones
Araucanas were NOT created from them. They came in the form we now have from South America
Ameraucanas...
Easter Eggers are mutts/ hybrids/ mix breeds. They are not a breed no more than a Labradoodle is. people like to think they are :) but they are not. NOTHING wrong with them as long as you understand they are a mix that won't breed true all the time
I'm a dog breeder and this baffles the crap out of me. Animals with standard flaws and faults are genetically still their breed. They just don't fit the standard. a tuftless Araucana is genetically still an Araucana, still has the genetics for blue eggs etc they just have a flaw. AND in South...
I think you are confusing Americana (which are just Easter eggers) and Ameraucanas
This is my friends Ameraucanas very high end birds and they have muffs and beards http://ferrifresh.weebly.com/bbs-ameraucana.html