Ameracuana/Easter Egger?

[Knittycat]

I got two Ameracuanas from my local feed store. They get their chicks from Ideal. Are they Ameracuanas or are they just mislabled EEs?

 

[JustAChickenLittle&More]

Some people call them americana, some call them EE. So it depends who you ask! But Ideal is usually really good about using the correct names when shipping them out. So if thats what the store said, thats what they probably are.

Any pics?

 

[Knittycat]

They seem to have face muffs. So I'm hoping they're what they're supposed to be!

 

[pips&peeps]

easter eggers

 

[Knittycat]

Is that from the picture, or your experience with Ideal?

 

[Bedste]

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

 

[cubalaya]

non standard ameraucanas

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Most hatcheries don't have pure-bred Ameraucanas so most likely 99% they are Easter Eggers (EE's).

 

[Bedste]

"The EASTER EGGER OR AMERICANA as people like to call them are actually a mish-mash of mixed breeds, with definitely some of the lethal gene of the Araucana or Ameraucana mixed in." quote from this article full of great info http://www.apa-abayouthprogramsite.org/Edu_Material/Breed Info/Easter Eggers.pdf

 

[Knittycat]

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Thanks! From this I'm leaning to actual Ameraucanas rather than an EE, but I suppose only time will tell. The chicks have evidence of muffs and their legs have a definite grey cast to them. I'm not worried about non-standard, as I'm not planning on showing yet.