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Actually, EEs were derived from Ameraucanas and Araucanas, not the other way around
funny, most people don't even realize that Araucanas were called EE as a nickname.......hence the Araucana was the ORIGINAL EE
People get very uptight about the true background of their fowl and if...
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Where does this quote come from? I do not believe Ameraucanas were bred from Easter Eggers. This history from the Ameraucana Breeders Club supports my belief.
As for the use of "mutt", that just means resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds which results in an unknown...
I love my EE they are beautiful, I simply have been looking for some true Ameraucanas to (don't get mad) cross with my Marans to create Olive Eggers as they are popular around here and using an EE instead doesn't always get the desired results. I just find it funny how so many people try to sell...
this is funny I just emailed a person selling "americanas" to ask if they were true or EE, here is the response I received!:
They are Americanna, not Araucanna. Easter Eggers is just a slang term for Americannas. Araucanna are pretty rare and don't have a tail , they don't have as good of...
My question today is why are so many people against EE? Ameraucanas are simply a breed of chicken that was derived from the EE and Araucanas so why all the hate? I understand the need to seperate the definition once it has been defined as a standard but the hatred seems a bit out of hand...