Ameraucana or Easter Egger cockerel?

[Momma*chicken]

Looks like you have a barred rock cockerel as well...

The EE will be a handsome boy though!

Yes, that barred rock was labeled as a pullet, but became clear to me a couple weeks ago that it's a cockerel.
As for how gorgeous the EE will be, I was hoping I was wrong as we currently have 7 cockerels

 

[dct10]

We believe this chick is a cockerel as the comb has 3 rows. However, I'm wondering if this is a ameraucana? We got him from tractor supply, which I know that usually the chicks labeled as ameraucana aren't true ameraucanas, they are usually Easter Eggers. This one however looks different than the others. I kind of think it looks like a splash wheaten? Also if u think I'm wrong on the gender, let me know!
For reference, he is about 6wks old
He is the one on the leftView attachment 2854920
Here is a Pic of him when he was about a wk oldView attachment 2854921View attachment 2854922View attachment 2854923

the 3 rowed combs mean nothing as gender is concerned. One of our Ameraucana hens has 3 distinct rows in her comb. Others have 2, others a pea and others flat. Yet they are all Ameraucanas according to the hatchery. True Ameraucanas have greennish/sleight colored legs and feet. Easter egger is just a marketing term to denote an Ameraucana crossed with something else. The important thing is that Araucana is in their lineage to produce the blue/green/pink eggs...hence Easter Egger. I've seen some hatcheries use the terms interchangeably between EE and Ameraucana but the green legs are the give-away for true Ameraucana as recognized by the industry. At least this is how I understand the situation. Bottom line, they are both great, friendly birds and lay lots of beautiful eggs.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

True Ameraucanas have greennish/sleight colored legs and feet.

Ameraucanas should not have green legs. Green legs is common in EEs, however.

Easter egger is just a marketing term to denote an Ameraucana crossed with something else.

Not exactly.

EE and Ameraucana but the green legs are the give-away for true Ameraucana as recognized by the industry.

If it has green legs it is not an Ameraucana. Ameraucanas should have blue-slate legs.

Ameraucanas only come in nine colors, lavender (self blue), blue, wheaten, blue wheaten, black, silver, brown red, buff, and white.

Ameraucanas according to the hatchery.

Hatcheries often breed "Ameraucanas," yet they are not "Ameraucanas" according to the SOP.

 

[Momma*chicken]

the 3 rowed combs mean nothing as gender is concerned. One of our Ameraucana hens has 3 distinct rows in her comb. Others have 2, others a pea and others flat. Yet they are all Ameraucanas according to the hatchery. True Ameraucanas have greennish/sleight colored legs and feet. Easter egger is just a marketing term to denote an Ameraucana crossed with something else. The important thing is that Araucana is in their lineage to produce the blue/green/pink eggs...hence Easter Egger. I've seen some hatcheries use the terms interchangeably between EE and Ameraucana but the green legs are the give-away for true Ameraucana as recognized by the industry. At least this is how I understand the situation. Bottom line, they are both great, friendly birds and lay lots of beautiful eggs.

I've seen 3 rows to be true only with chicks. I'm not talking about adult chickens. He is 100% cockerel though as he has already begun crowing. He's getting more beautiful everyday, it's going to be hard to choose which cockerels we will be keeping. We have 7 cockerels right now

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Ameraucanas should not have green legs. Green legs is common in EEs, however.

Not exactly.

If it has green legs it is not an Ameraucana. Ameraucanas should have blue-slate legs.

Ameraucanas only come in nine colors, lavender (self blue), blue, wheaten, blue wheaten, black, silver, brown red, buff, and white.


Hatcheries often breed "Ameraucanas," yet they are not "Ameraucanas" according to the SOP.

Don't forget splash

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Don't forget splash

Not actually an accepted variety, neither is splash wheaten.

Many breeders consider them EEs because they technically aren't accepted by the APA.

Which is stupid IMO, splash is a natural result of BBS breeding, and if both of it's parents are considered pure Ameraucana I don't see why the offspring shouldn't be.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Not actually an accepted variety, neither is splash wheaten.

Many breeders consider them EEs because they technically aren't accepted by the APA.

Which is stupid IMO, splash is a natural result of BBS breeding, and if both of it's parents are considered pure Ameraucana I don't see why the offspring shouldn't be.

I had no idea, I just assumed because of exactly what you said, it's a result of BBS breeding. Hmmm, good to know, thank you, I still think they are quite pretty!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I had no idea, I just assumed because of exactly what you said, it's a result of BBS breeding. Hmmm, good to know, thank you, I still think they are quite pretty!

They are beautiful. I love splash.

 

[cherrynberry]

Not actually an accepted variety, neither is splash wheaten.

Many breeders consider them EEs because they technically aren't accepted by the APA.

Which is stupid IMO, splash is a natural result of BBS breeding, and if both of it's parents are considered pure Ameraucana I don't see why the offspring shouldn't be.

Weird to me too. Especially since it already breeds true.

 

[cherrynberry]

They are beautiful. I love splash.

Splash and paint. I like the contrast.