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Whatcha think? EEs or Ameraucanas?

post #1 of 10
8/14/12 at 7:14pm
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These chickies are 9 weeks old. We're sure at least 1 is an EE and a roo (James Bond has red on his chest). The group came from a breeder friend who set some eggs for me for free. She has both EEs and Ameraucanas. She has blues and blacks and even her EEs come from Ameraucana stock. I'm not really concerned about breeding or selling them and fully understand that even though a chick may come from Ameraucana parents, if standards aren't met, they fall into the EE category like my little roo James Bond.

All their legs are slate, not a hint of green. Their muffs and beards are coming in to varying degrees. their feathering is solid black with a blue cast.

 

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post #2 of 10
8/14/12 at 7:20pm

I have no idea but they are so pretty.  

Shelly - wife to 1, mom to 3. Lots of lovely pets, a Basenji, a Bichon Frise and a dog that has us all stumped; the bunnies Cooper and Stewie, the hens: Oprah, Cluckita, Chicken Little, Pox, Comet, Stormy, Afro-Ninja, & Cheep Cheep; the big chicks, Tiny Tina, Ming Ming and Riesling.  Just hatched out Pip and Squeak.

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Shelly - wife to 1, mom to 3. Lots of lovely pets, a Basenji, a Bichon Frise and a dog that has us all stumped; the bunnies Cooper and Stewie, the hens: Oprah, Cluckita, Chicken Little, Pox, Comet, Stormy, Afro-Ninja, & Cheep Cheep; the big chicks, Tiny Tina, Ming Ming and Riesling.  Just hatched out Pip and Squeak.

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post #3 of 10
8/14/12 at 7:21pm

Very pretty birds  thumbsup.gif.. I am going with EE's

narragansett, black spanish,, easter eggers, bantam EE, d'uccle mille fleur, d'uccle buff columbian ,newhampshire, RIR, barred/columbian rock, buff brahma bantam, golden sebrite,  welsummer,  pheonix, dark brahma,  Black Australorp, black langshan, buff rock, silver laced wyandotte,buff braham, Black cochin, cochin x,

Coexist!! Blessed Be friends of the Goddess, earth and life!

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narragansett, black spanish,, easter eggers, bantam EE, d'uccle mille fleur, d'uccle buff columbian ,newhampshire, RIR, barred/columbian rock, buff brahma bantam, golden sebrite,  welsummer,  pheonix, dark brahma,  Black Australorp, black langshan, buff rock, silver laced wyandotte,buff braham, Black cochin, cochin x,

Coexist!! Blessed Be friends of the Goddess, earth and life!

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post #4 of 10
8/14/12 at 7:50pm

With the exception of James Bond.  They all look like very pretty Black Ameraucana.     clap.gif        Now the only hurdle is egg color.  True Ameraucana lay  Blue Eggs.  Not green, not teal blue. Although I know if you show them, unless they layed an egg in the cage, no one would ever know.  I know some people do this but I do not condone it.  IMO it's unethical.  Good luck with your birds.  Just remember they are very slow to mature and you really won't know how they will grow out till they are a year old.

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Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Lavender Americanas, Easter Eggers and Black Aussies

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post #5 of 10
8/14/12 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by FuzzyButtsFarm View Post

With the exception of James Bond.  They all look like very pretty Black Ameraucana.     clap.gif        Now the only hurdle is egg color.  True Ameraucana lay  Blue Eggs.  Not green, not teal blue. Although I know if you show them, unless they layed an egg in the cage, no one would ever know.  I know some people do this but I do not condone it.  IMO it's unethical.  Good luck with your birds.  Just remember they are very slow to mature and you really won't know how they will grow out till they are a year old.

A full year to really tell, breed WOW!- how about eggs? Are they slow to mature for egg laying? I love the idea of having different colored eggs. I would love to get a couple of Marans as well as some different colored EE olive eggers.

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post #6 of 10
8/14/12 at 8:16pm

They should start laying between 25 and 28 weeks. You may never truely know the breed. They could be Ameracauna or EE's, Waiting until they grow and mature a bit more will help alot. Once they are 3 or 4 months you will see some exact details that may help crack the case!!!

narragansett, black spanish,, easter eggers, bantam EE, d'uccle mille fleur, d'uccle buff columbian ,newhampshire, RIR, barred/columbian rock, buff brahma bantam, golden sebrite,  welsummer,  pheonix, dark brahma,  Black Australorp, black langshan, buff rock, silver laced wyandotte,buff braham, Black cochin, cochin x,

Coexist!! Blessed Be friends of the Goddess, earth and life!

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narragansett, black spanish,, easter eggers, bantam EE, d'uccle mille fleur, d'uccle buff columbian ,newhampshire, RIR, barred/columbian rock, buff brahma bantam, golden sebrite,  welsummer,  pheonix, dark brahma,  Black Australorp, black langshan, buff rock, silver laced wyandotte,buff braham, Black cochin, cochin x,

Coexist!! Blessed Be friends of the Goddess, earth and life!

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post #7 of 10
8/14/12 at 8:27pm

I have a lavender hatched Jan 23 and 2 split black hatched Feb 6 none of them are laying yet but the lav is close as two fingers fit between pelvic bones.

   Retired Nurse

Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Lavender Americanas, Easter Eggers and Black Aussies

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   Retired Nurse

Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Lavender Americanas, Easter Eggers and Black Aussies

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/654681/florida-always-sunny-side-up-chicken-swap#post_8835572

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post #8 of 10
8/14/12 at 11:10pm

EE's 

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

In Jesus name Amen :)

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God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can; 
and wisdom to know the difference.

In Jesus name Amen :)

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post #9 of 10
8/17/12 at 12:22pm

Up date:  My lavender ameraucana layed her first egg YESTERDAY......   celebrate.gif    I'm sorry they still look like AMERAUCANA to me.  They look just like mine and I got mine from a breeder.  So If you think they are EE, what are the reasons.

   Retired Nurse

Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Lavender Americanas, Easter Eggers and Black Aussies

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/654681/florida-always-sunny-side-up-chicken-swap#post_8835572

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   Retired Nurse

Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Lavender Americanas, Easter Eggers and Black Aussies

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/654681/florida-always-sunny-side-up-chicken-swap#post_8835572

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post #10 of 10
8/17/12 at 1:46pm
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Originally Posted by FuzzyButtsFarm View Post

Up date:  My lavender ameraucana layed her first egg YESTERDAY......   celebrate.gif    I'm sorry they still look like AMERAUCANA to me.  They look just like mine and I got mine from a breeder.  So If you think they are EE, what are the reasons.

Congrats on your new egg layer! Because I'm not showing or breeding, EE or Ameraucana is not a huge deal. I might have to give away a roo and would like to be able to tell someone what they are getting. I do know that one roo is deffinately an EE. He has red on his chest which knocks him into that category. The chickies are changing rapidly as they are getting more beards and muffs- or at least they are more defined.Do EEs come in a solid color? I know that none solid coloring and green legs are an automatic EE grouping- what else?

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