Ameraucana or Easter Egger?

[wowlss]

I figure there is a 99% chance she is an EE, just curious! Got her from Concord Feed in Dublin. The other chick was listed as a Blue Australorp.

 

[ldawntaylor]

Hi,

I've heard that sometimes the legs change color as birds grow. If that is true it might be an Ameraucana. A lot seems to depend on color of feathers, conformation, and egg color.

I don't have the experience to know any of that from a chick.

 

[JedJackson]

It's an Easter egger for sure. The brown striped chipmunk pattern is not present in true Ameraucanas. Also, anywhere that is selling true Ameraucanas will give a color variety before the breed name, like black Ameraucana, wheaten Ameraucana, etcetera.

 

[Alexandra33]

It's an Easter egger for sure. The brown striped chipmunk pattern is not present in true Ameraucanas. Also, anywhere that is selling true Ameraucanas will give a color variety before the breed name, like black Ameraucana, wheaten Ameraucana, etcetera.

X2.

~Alex

 

[wowlss]

It's an Easter egger for sure. The brown striped chipmunk pattern is not present in true Ameraucanas. Also, anywhere that is selling true Ameraucanas will give a color variety before the breed name, like black Ameraucana, wheaten Ameraucana, etcetera.

Great! I heard they were really good layers. It will be exciting to see what color she ends up laying.

 

[JedJackson]

Great! I heard they were really good layers. It will be exciting to see what color she ends up laying.

They are good layers, better than Ameraucanas. But not all will lay blue or green eggs. I hope yours does!

 

[drumstick diva]

Easter Egger

 

[willchickeneat]

Easter eggers. They are fun!

If you want a real Ameraucana, the only online hatcheries that I know of that carries true Ameraucanas are: My pet chicken, Meyers and Cackle but they sell them at a ridiculous price. http://fowlstuff.com/FAbout.html is by John Blem, one of the original breeders of Ameraucanas, but the min. order is 25.

I would join Facebook groups such as Real Ameraucana Marketplace or Real Ameraucana Group and connect with people who would know/experts about Ameraucanas. They are a closed group, so you have to ask to join.

http://ameraucanaalliance.org/faq.html is also a good start to learn about them.

Sometimes people post them on Craigslist, but be wary. Ask questions and get good photos to verify if it's the real deal. http://ameraucanaalliance.org/photos.html has images of the different colors and what they should look like.

 

[alexa009]

Easter eggers can be mixed colors, ameraucanas can't.