Ameraucana Hen or rooster??!

[CHlCKEN]

Both are easter egger pullets not true ameraucanas

I love your avatar! Adorable

 

[CHlCKEN]

I thought EE and Americanas were the same. Ameraucanas are different right?

Americana is a fancy name for EEs. It’s a way hatcheries and feed stores trick you into thinking they are true amerucaunas

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Thank you guys so much! That’s a relief! We got them from rural king.

I've heard good things about their chicks.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Americana is a fancy name for EEs. It’s a way hatcheries and feed stores trick you into thinking they are true amerucaunas

Thank you!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Ok I bought these 2 Ameraucana chickens 19 weeks ago as pullets supposedly. The darker one (first pic) is most definitely a hen and she is so much more social than the other. The lighter one is looking more like a cockerel. What do you guys think? Not my first chickens but first time with this breed! *Side note, neither is laying or crowing.
Thanks in advance!

Both are females, but are not Ameraucanas. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...hink-you-have-an-ameraucana-do-check.1421663/
They will still lay blue/green, and are still absolutely beautiful, but they are not pure breeds. They are mixed breeds called Easter Eggers.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Pretty little Easter Egger pullets!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I thought EE and Americanas were the same. Ameraucanas are different right?

Yes those are the same not sure why hatcheries list them as both but true ameraucanas are a reconized breed that only come in 7 colors

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I thought EE and Americanas were the same. Ameraucanas are different right?

Yes those are the same not sure why hatcheries list them as both but true ameraucanas are a reconized breed that only come in 7 colors

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Yes those are the same not sure why hatcheries list them as both but true ameraucanas are a reconized breed that only come in 7 colors

Thank you! Love your avatar!

 

[Birdie mom]

So I just looked this issue up. Here is my summary from this article:

Araucanas are rare pure breed chickens, and have no rump feathers and feathers that stick out from their ear-lobes. Ameraucanas are a pure breed which have muffs, beards, black legs, and lay ONLY blue eggs. EE's are a mix-breed, which look a lot like their Ameraucana parents or ancestors. Americanas are not a breed at all, notice the "I" in the spelling. Some breeders call their EE's Americanas to trick their customers. So they are all different breeds (except for the EE's and Americanas, which are the same thing )

https://the-chicken-chick.com/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana/

Is it just me or is this all really confusing ? why can't they have names that DON'T sound like each other!?!?!