Ameraucana Rooster / Olive Egger Hen

[hmlamberson]

I have an Ameraucana rooster and a bunch of other hens. I like to keep a variety in my coop. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what egg color to expect from an Ameraucana rooster + Olive Egger hen? Also, what would I get with the Ameraucana rooster + Black Copper Maran hen = Olive Egg? Just curious and having fun with the varieties. A farmer friend of mine incubated about 100 eggs (most from my hens) and they just hatched yesterday and I'm very interested what may be in store!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

actual Ameraucana, or Easter Egger? If it is actual Ameraucana, the Marans cross will be an F1 olive egger. Mated to the Olive Egger hen, depending on how dark her eggs are, I think they will lose some of the brown, but egg genetics are complicated.

 

[hmlamberson]

I got the rooster from a woman who raised what she said was Ameraucana roosters. Attached is a photo of my guy.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Definitely not Ameraucana, maybe not even Easter Egger. Can you take a better picture of his comb? It looks like he has a walnut or some other comb, no muffs, and yellow legs. So it is uncertain what color egg genes he carries but the likelihood of him carrying blue/green is extremely slim.

 

[hmlamberson]

I decided to write to the woman who gave me the rooster and this is what she said:
"You can look up Ameraucana breed standards and see how he matches up. Comb, legs, whiskers, beard, size, stature. He hatched from a blue egg, and his parents did too. If you want breeder quality, matching all the current standards, those roosters cost more. If he gets along with the hens and humans, still worth keeping. Did you want show quality?"

That was kind of rude of her. It was advertised as an ameraucana. Oh well, we will see what I get!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Just the legs alone give it away. They absolutely should not be yellow. And he doesn't look to have "whiskers" (I think she means muffs) or a beard at all.

ETA did you get him from her as a chick or adult?

 

[hmlamberson]

He hatched in the fall so the woman said. I'm somewhat new to the different chick breeds. She had a bunch of roosters (I'd say like at least 40) in a greenhouse type structure. She advertised them as Ameraucanas and I just liked the look of him. He's really a great rooster just wonder what the heck he is now. Thanks for your feedback!

 

[lvkatiebc]

I decided to write to the woman who gave me the rooster and this is what she said:
"You can look up Ameraucana breed standards and see how he matches up. Comb, legs, whiskers, beard, size, stature. He hatched from a blue egg, and his parents did too. If you want breeder quality, matching all the current standards, those roosters cost more. If he gets along with the hens and humans, still worth keeping. Did you want show quality?"

That was kind of rude of her. It was advertised as an ameraucana. Oh well, we will see what I get!

My Americana roosters look like this.

 

[TheGoldenPoppy]

He hatched in the fall so the woman said. I'm somewhat new to the different chick breeds. She had a bunch of roosters (I'd say like at least 40) in a greenhouse type structure. She advertised them as Ameraucanas and I just liked the look of him. He's really a great rooster just wonder what the heck he is now. Thanks for your feedback!

He look like an Ameraucana x so an “Americana or Easter Egger” he is pretty and a good boy is the best!

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

That is a rude response. If she is selling Ameraucanas as such there is a breed standard and if they’re not up to it they’re Easter Eggers. The difference is important for your question because an Ameraucana will have a blue egg gene and an EE won’t necessarily. Someone with more knowledge of genetics will be more helpful but I imagine you would have a chance of getting brown eggs with an EE rooster over an olive egger hen