Ameraucana or Easter Eggers?

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I'm assuming they're EE but the store said Ameraucana. So... Which is it? Especially the white and black one. Everything I googled for both types, I'm seeing chicks that look more like the darker ones. When I google white EE, all white comes up. I have been driving myself crazy trying to figure this out. It is so hard to get pictures of them, btw. They always move away from my camera. I have to make crazy sounds to get them to look and somedays none will look and somedays all but one will look. lol Never all 4 though. Today only two looked at me. They make it so difficult. lol Just like children, they can't all cooperate at the same time. Haha

They're all 2 weeks old as of yesterday.
 

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Most likley Easter eggers if you got them from a store. And they probably had them listed as Americana not americauna.
They weren't listed at all with names, that I saw. The store employee pointed at each cage and told me which was which. I also was focused on looking at all the babies so I could have missed it. lol
 
The Ameraucana is a purebred breed. (Notice the spelling, there is no “i” in the pure breed.

Purebred means they are true to distinct standards set by the APA (American Poultry Association). True Ameraucanas lay various shades of blue eggs.

Easter Eggers, sometimes labeled by hatcheries as Americana, are hybrid birds that can lay green, blue, pinkish, and even brown eggs.

Both breeds can sport muffs and a beard. Ameraucanas always have both, while Americanas sometimes do.

Both types of birds are wonderful additions to any flock. I have both breeds, although I prefer the gentle, sweet, loving nature of the purebred Ameraucana.
 
The Ameraucana is a purebred breed. (Notice the spelling, there is no “i” in the pure breed.

Purebred means they are true to distinct standards set by the APA (American Poultry Association). True Ameraucanas lay various shades of blue eggs.

Easter Eggers, sometimes labeled by hatcheries as Americana, are hybrid birds that can lay green, blue, pinkish, and even brown eggs.

Both breeds can sport muffs and a beard. Ameraucanas always have both, while Americanas sometimes do.

Both types of birds are wonderful additions to any flock. I have both breeds, although I prefer the gentle, sweet, loving nature of the purebred Ameraucana.
Yes, I didn't spell it with an I. I was just trying to find out which one mine are. lol
 
Yes, I didn't spell it with an I. I was just trying to find out which one mine are. lol
Oh, I know, I was just trying to explain how some hatcheries tweak the spelling of a breed. IMHO I believe they do this in hopes of confusing buyers.

Generally, there is a sizable difference in the price, with the Ameraucana costing between $20 & $40 per bird. The Easter Egger usually is around $5.

One plus of an Easter Egger, I believe, is they aren’t notoriously broody like the Ameraucanas. That gets really old after a while.

Your chicks are beautiful and I am curious as to what the black and white one will look like. Very pretty.
 
Thank you! Me too! One of the darker ones is already starting to lighten up and white and black seems to be staying the same so far. Lol Going by price, they are EE. lol They were all $5 each!
 
Thank you! Me too! One of the darker ones is already starting to lighten up and white and black seems to be staying the same so far. Lol Going by price, they are EE. lol They were all $5 each!
I got them when they were 5 days old (dark ones) and 2 days later went back for one more and she was 7 days old. So all are about the same age and already had wing feathers. The white and black one is getting more feathers like the others, but the featgers seem to be coming in nsimilar to what her down color was. They other two same. One of the dark ones though, some of her feathers seem to be coming in lighter. It's so interesting! I'm excited to see what they all will look like once fully feathered.
 

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