Am I a Blue Americana?

[lunkerchicken]

I bought 3 of these chicks at the local feed store. They told me that they were Americanas and that they were about 3 weeks old. I am thinking that she is a Blue Americana but not sure. Can anybody confirm?

I have 8 other chicks, Buff Orps and RIR's that are just over 4 weeks and they appear to be a lot bigger than these chicks that are advertised as 3 weeks - I am thinking that they are more like 2 weeks?? Although, I think the Americanas are a smaller chicken? I guess I have a lot of questions, huh?

I'm too cute!!

 

[andorraclaim]

The legs are not according to the standard. They are supposed to be blue/yellow I believe. She's an EE. I doubt any feed store would carry true Ameraucana's.

She kind of looks like Ideal's EE's. And they are full sized bird's, sometimes even a little bigger.

 

[lunkerchicken]

Quote:
Thanks for the info. I guess they were picked up at another feed store labeled as 3 week old Americana's from McMurray. You mention the legs? Do Americana's and EE's have standard different color legs?
Thanks again.

 

[lunkerchicken]

I just read an article that says Americana's and Easter Eggers are the same thing but different from AmericAUna's as well as Aracauana's.
I need to continue my research!

 

[speckledhen]

She is a typical Easter Egger chick. Nice birds, those are. I have both true Ameraucanas in blue, black and splash and a couple EEs as well. Blues look solid blue or blue-gray as babies.

EEs have no standard, so they have legs and eggs in all colors.

 

[ging3rhoffman]

It sure was confusing for me also. They are three different breeds and i love them all. I bought 2 cute little EE's from my feed store and she said they were arucanas. I told her that if they were arucanas they would be rumpless. I let her know they were Easter eggers that lay green, aqua, blue, and possible pink eggs. They can lay brown and white eggs also.

The hatcheries sell them as ameraucanas and arucanas but they are not they are a total different breed.

I like the EE's so much that i now have 9.

I was suppose to only have 2 but....well...i cant help it, they are so cute and you never know what they are going to look like as they grow up. You dont know what color of egg you are going to get either...so exciting. Your chick is so very cute...have fun.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Actually, EEs are not a breed. They do have, somewhere in their background an ancestor who laid blue eggs. And that is the only thing they have in common.

 

[Chris09]

This was a copy from the Amercana Breeders Club.

What are Easter Egg chickens?

"The Ameraucana Breeders Club defines an Easter Egg Chicken or Easter Egger as any chicken that possesses the blue egg gene, but doesn’t fully meet any breed description as defined in the APA and/or ABA standards. Further, even if a bird meets a standard breed description, but doesn’t meet a variety description or breed true at least 50% of the time it is considered an Easter Egg chicken".



There are 8 colors of the Ameraucana Breed: Black, Blue, Blue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten & White.
If it is any other color then it is a "Easter Egger"

COMB: Pea.

BEAK: Curved.

FACE: Nearly hidden by muffs.

EYES: Expressive.

WATTLES: Small, preferably absent.

EARLOBES: Small.

MUFFS AND BEARD: Full, well-rounded, medium length.

HEAD: Medium size.

NECK: Well-arched.

HACKLE: Full.

BACK: Medium length.

SADDLE: Medium in length.

TAIL: Well spread, medium length, carried at 45º above horizontal.

WINGS: Fairly large, tips carried above the hock joint.

BREAST: Prominent.

BODY AND STEARN: Body of medium length, stern well-tucked up.

LEGS AND TOES: Medium length set apart, four toes

LEG COLOR: Black birds should be very dark slate to black, bottom of feet and toes white. All other color birds slate legs and white on bottom of feet and toes.

Birds with legs that are green, white, yellow or light blue are Easter Eggers.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Oh, and that chick isn't blue--it's cute, but it isn't blue

 

[lunkerchicken]

This is interesting reading:

http://www.apa-abayouthprogramsite.org/Edu_Material/Breed Info/Easter Eggers.pdf