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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...
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Whoops, gotcha.
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...
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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...
I've been on hatchery web sites that advertise "Cherry Eggers" which might have been what you saw, not sure what the breed or which hatchery it was, sorry. Try McMurry, Ideal, MyPetChicken, Meyers, ChickensforBackyards. It sounds like with your existing flock you'll have a pretty good color...