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A purebred Ameraucana bred to a rock roo would produce an Olive Egger more than likely. Kind of a spin off on the EE. The blue is a dominant shell color of the two shell colors, blue and white. Brown eggs are actually white eggs with pigment laid over the base shell in...
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So the pea comb is the key? I'm confused about the EE vs Americauna thing. I have 2 hens that are real close to start laying that were sold to me as EE's, but they look just like the pics I see of true Blue Wheaton Americaunas. I have ordered 8 new chix that were advertised as...
Easter Eggers can be a way to get a nice color variety! While they often have the blue egg gene, they can lay any color egg.
Though if you got your araucanas from a hatchery, then they are not araucanas at all! Instead, you have Easter Eggers! It is a deceptive ploy used by hatcheries to...