Ameraucanas vs Easter Eggers.

[jnicholes]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but can someone help me figure something out? I bought four ameraucana chicks thinking they would lay different colored eggs every day. However, after doing some research, I read that this breed only lays blue colored eggs.

I’m getting a lot of conflicting sources on egg color, so can someone please help me out? What color eggs do ameraucanas lay?

What’s the difference between an ameraucana and an Easter egger anyway? Are they different at all?

I am very confused.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Americanas are EEs that lay blue eggs. EE lay blue eggs. EE and americanas are the samething. Some Feed stores and hatcheries may label thier EE as americans to get more people to buy them, they are the samething.

Amerucana are chickens that breed pure that lay blue eggs.
Where did u get your chicks from.
If you want lots of coors in your egg basket get olive eggers, chocolate layers, rainbow layer or brown layers.

 

[jnicholes]

Americanas are EEs that lay blue eggs. EE lay blue eggs. EE and americanas are the samething. Some Feed stores and hatcheries may label thier EE as americans to get more people to buy them, they are the samething.

Amerucana are chickens that breed pure that lay blue eggs.
Where did u get your chicks from.
If you want lots of coors in your egg basket get olive eggers, chocolate layers, rainbow layer or brown layers.

I got them from Dunlap hatchery in Caldwell, Idaho.

Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it. I currently have brown layers, white layers, and blue layers now. I thought that would be a good mix of colors. They are still chicks.

 

[jnicholes]

Here’s the exact link where I got them.

https://www.dunlaphatcherypoultry.com/product/ameraucana/

 

[ShrekDawg]

I got them from Dunlap hatchery in Caldwell, Idaho.

Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it. I currently have brown layers, white layers, and blue layers now. I thought that would be a good mix of colors. They are still chicks.

They’re EEs then unless you bought them as a specific color or paid more? Some hatcheries like Meyer and I think Cackle have true Ams as well as EEs and list them separately but most don’t. Some will even list the wrong spelling of Americana and EE separately but both are Easter Eggers. True Ameraucanas are a separate breed and most hatcheries will usually sell them as specific colors like black or lavender or something.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Here’s the exact link where I got them.

https://www.dunlaphatcherypoultry.com/product/ameraucana/

Easter Eggers. It even mentions EE and various egg colors in the description

 

[jnicholes]

Easter Eggers. It even mentions EE and various egg colors in the description

Thank you for pointing that out. I guess I should’ve read the description.

I guess I’m gonna have more colors than I thought!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Yep, those are Easter Eggers. If they lay greens eggs when they get older they will be olive eggers.

 

[StinkyAcres]

EE lay blue eggs.

Not all Easter Eggers lay blue eggs. They are mixes so some will lay other colors like brown.

I guess I’m gonna have more colors than I thought!

They may all lay blue eggs. You never know.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you for pointing that out. I guess I should’ve read the description.

I guess I’m gonna have more colors than I thought!

No problem! How many did you get? You might get a lot of cool colors!