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Yeah, that's what I was trying to say, that if it were a mixed breed dog that someone was trying to call a pure bred, people would have something to say about it.
Anyway, an EE from a private breeder is probably going to be an Ameraucana or Araucana cross to get the colored egg gene...
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Not at all. There is no "barnyard" or "pet quality". They either are or aren't "Ameraucanas". It has to do with the definition of what is (and isn't) Ameraucana. Chickens don't work like horses or dogs. If the bird doesn't meet breed standard (and it is defined) then it isn't...
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Well... I used to kinda get annoyed with it too but it happens so much here I now kind find it funny...type Ameraucanas" in a post and see how long till you get corrected When people tell me that my Ameraucanas from Meyer---without even seeing them or knowing a thing about them--- are...
Exactly what PC and Gerry said. I am doing my job as Western District Director of the ABC to educate. I don't want her to be embarrassed or upset by someone that won't be tactful or even nice about telling her the same information later. I wasn't attacking her, and if the OP feels that I was...
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Hatchery Easter Eggers have a wide range of what they look like both as chicks and adults (I assume that since you are spelling Ameraucana with an "I" that you got them from a hatchery or feed store - in which case they are Easter Eggers). The only variety of Ameraucana that have...