I mean I wasn't trying to get all complicated with these people and I was trying to help. I was just saying that's where they came from a blue egger and another breed of chicken. and yes EEs and EEs.
You can breed a "mixed" color Ameraucana to a "true " color Ameraucana and get true colors. So they are NOT easter egger chickens. You just cannot show them. This website explains want an easter egger is http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search/label/easter%20egger
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Those are Easter Eggers for sure. An easter egger is an Ameraucana or Araucana (different blue egg laying breeds) mixed with a regular brown laying chicken. Hatcheries need to stop labeling these as Ameraucanas. I have some Easter eggers and they are beautiful birds. The color on them will be a...
You cannot tell the difference between the pullets and cockerels until they feather out. The cockerels will have more black or blue on them than the pullets but you cant see on the pullets until they start getting their blue or black feathers. The only feathers I THINK you can be sure on are the...
Blue splash occurs when you breed 2 blue wheaten ameraucanas together. It is NOT a recognized color BUT if you breed a splash hen to a Wheaten rooster you will get all blue wheaten babies. it makes no sense to me. But thats the genetics. The link explains it better than I can and has a picture...
I though cornish for the comb. How many chickens have a comb like that? I didn't know that they were indian game Thanks :) It makes sense he is very ornery. We pet him when he is sleepy.lol
Thanks for that info!! I wondered how she would be broody. She is usually really sweet. Lets us pet her and pick her up and all of that stuff. We've had her for 4 years so this may be her last laying year. She looked old when we found her but I have no idea. What do you do with them when they...