Ameraucana or Easter Eggers????Please Help!!!!

[CritterLuvin]

I have ordered 12 "Ameraucana" from MMH. They are now 14 weeks old and I have since learned that they may be EE!!! I am very concerned over this issue considering the amount of money I have invested in them and the fact I supposedly have Certificates showing the pure breed for show quality birds (which I paid for as well). I am brand new to the Ameraucana line and am in no way familiar with the standards. I have done tones of research over the last few days and still cannot find a solid answer. Any help would be appreciated. Also, if anyone could give me info on who I may take my birds to in order to confirm if my breed standards are met? Here are the photos of my birds. (Ignore the Black Austrolorps also shown in the pics. They are about to all be separated in the next week or two.). I am pretty sure most of the ones shown in the photos are also MALE! So any input on the gender would be great too.

 

[Old Rando]

You have Easter Eggers. Murray McMurray Hatchery does not sell Ameraucanas and does not advertise them as such. They advertise them as Araucanas/Americanas. They do not say they are actually Ameraucanas, the descriptions even calls them the Easter Egg chickens. They even mention they are for colorful egg production and not for exhibition. Hatcheries don't sell any chickens of any breed that are bred to the APA or ABA standards. They can't flock breed and produce thousands of chicks and produce "show quality" chicks Research before you buy.

 

[CritterLuvin]

I actually just figured that out a couple of hours ago.
I goofed and completely miss read and miss understood the concept of Ameraucana breed. As I said, I am new to this breed. So I now realize MMH is 100% not at fault for this misunderstanding. There website does in fact state "Easter Eggers" on the very first line. Well, I know now! Live and learn.

 

[Old Rando]

I hope you come to appreciate the ones that you have though. They will be healthy, productive and beautiful. Some of those are certainly pullets but without a full body photo I would not judge on the sex of some of them. A face shot just isn't enough at this stage for some. If you purchased pullets they would have been vent sexed at hatched and large hatcheries are usually about 95% accurate with this method. But of course nothing is perfect. If you bought them as strait run, there are some pullets there.

www.ameraucana.org/ has the breed standards listed if you choose to look.

 

[CritterLuvin]

It doesn't matter to me what breed I own because I love all my animals! I have a mini farm up on my mountain lol. I just miss read the posting from MMH and was not fully educated on the standards of breed they were. I am more disappointed to have less hens not upset with the hatchery over that. Just curious if anyone could tell. Thanks again for all the replies! I have all the answers I was looking for.