Not a different story, just more long-winded. I simplified it down. Basically, they all started out being called Araucana. Then came the Araucana breed. Then came the Ameraucana breed. The birds that no longer fit either breed, are now called Easter Eggers. But technically, they were all Easter Eggers, when they first came to the U.S.
Actually I purchased them years ago. They're the old ladies that rule the coop these days,
My Orloff/Legbars were obvious pretty early, since the boys got the barring and the girls are brown with a few random spangles. Sill waiting on eggs from them, it should be soon! If they lay green they'll be a special kind of EE, muffed, bearded and crested with a walnut comb.
Olive Eggers lay a darker green egg, more like a green olive in the jar, hence the name.
examples always helped me make sense of the difference, so here are a few examples showing what each one is:
The Black has no Blue dilute gene. A Blue rooster will produce about 50% blue and 50% black offspring. Then you have to take into consideration, the RIR pattern genetics. They aren't usually solid red. They have a columbia pattern restrictor. Basically, it's a gene that restricts the 'pattern' from expressing in certain areas. Black and Blue Ameraucana have a solid black pattern gene, meaning their pattern is all over, allowing no base color to show through.
This website will help you see what you get when you cross different color birds. You will always want to use the ameraucana cock bird over other breeds to keep the blue egg gene as dominant as possible. You will also want to use a bird that lays a lighter brown egg if your goal is green.
