Americana, Araucana, or Easter Egger???

[Tiffany24]

Hi, I'm supposed to pick up two Pullets this weekend. The owner said they are Araucana's or Americana and they got them from a breeder. I want to be sure I'm not paying for Americana and them really be Easter Eggers. I don't mind buying Easter Eggers but not for this price. What do they look like to you? These are the pictures they sent me. Thanks in Advance.

 

[junebuggena]

@moving coops I hope these pictures help you identify what wheaten looks like, for future reference.


The first picture is an easter egger that (correct me if I'm wrong @junebuggena ) I think is buff colored.
The second picture is of an easter egger that carries two copies of the wheaten gene, but it is not a wheaten Ameraucana.
The third picture is a true Wheaten Ameraucana (technically, blue-wheaten Ameraucana but ignore the 'blue' part for now).

Not Buff. She's got typical partridge-type coloring, but with either dominant white or splash modifying the black patterning.
If this chick has two copies of wheaten, she'd be wheaten, it's the most recessive pattern gene. She's a wild-type partridge with Blue modifying the black pattern pigment.
This is wheaten.

 

[junebuggena]

If the person selling doesn't know the difference between Araucana and Ameraucana, they are probably Easter Eggers.

 

[dragonthehunter]

X2

 

[Tiffany24]

They say Araucana but they have tails so I don't think so. I'm wondering possibly Ameraucana but Could be Easter Egger.

 

[lomine]

Araucanas in the US don't have tails so that's a dead give away it's not an Araucana. If the seller spelled the name as Americana then they are EEs. Some hatcheries sell their EEs under the name Americana (I think it's used on purpose to confuse buyers). The spelling for the breed that is accepted by the APA is Ameraucana.

 

[Tiffany24]

Some things they say sound like they are Ameraucana. When looking at breed standards they look more like Ameraucana than Easter Egger. I've just never seen an Easter Egger or Ameraucana in person to know for sure. The pictures sent are bad quality.

 

[lomine]

There are black Ameraucana which they could be. Are they at laying age? If so make sure they lay blue eggs.

 

[donrae]

How much are they asking for them?

I agree the pics aren't good quality. I'd ask for better pics. If you're going to drive any distance, or they're asking a decent price, they need to provide clear, quality pictures.

The body shape looks a little off to me. They look a bit heavy and fluffy for Ameraucana. I can't tell if they have the hallmark features--pea combs, beard/muffs and white/pink skin.

they also need to have come from pure blue eggs, not green. They don't look to be laying yet, if they are they need to be laying blue eggs. Green eggs are not an Ameraucana.

 

[Tiffany24]

They haven't started laying yet. She said they should begin laying in March. She bought them at a week old planning to raise some but lost the Rooster and doesn't want to invest more into them.