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Good morning I wonder if someone could explain to me the difference between Araucana and Ameraucana also what makes a EE Thanks for any answers
I will give this my best shot. In a nut shell . . .
Araucana: A rumpless, blue-egg-laying bird that has tufts.
Ameraucana: A blue-egg-laying bird that has various shades of slate colored legs, beard and muffs, and comes in 8 different approved colors: black, white, blue-wheaten, wheaten, blue, brown red, silver, and buff. Here is where the classification controversy comes in regarding this breed. Generally if a chicken of a specific breed doesn't conform 100% to the breed standard it is still genetically considered said breed. When it comes to Ameraucanas some people will consider birds that don't conform to the standard, non-standard birds. Others will refer to them as Easter Eggers.
Easter Eggers: A Araucana and/or Ameraucana genetically based bird or crossbreed. Easter Eggers can look like Ameraucanas in type but do not conform to any APA standard color for the breed. If they are an Ameraucana crossbreed they may display some of the phenotypic traits of the breed, or they may not. There is not standard to compare an Easter Egger to because technically it is considered a "variety" not a breed.
Hope that helps a little bit!