Ameraucana vs Easter Egger

[JeffinNH]

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Often such a thing happens because the hens are bored, stressed, or you just have a picker in the flock, which can only be solved by getting rid of her.


Are you asking the difference between Splash Wheaten and Wheaten, or Splash and Wheaten?

I am just looking for pics of each of the colors Ameraucanas come in. I've seen black, white, blue, buff, wheaten, blue wheaten, and lavender. I just wasnt sure what splash looks like or splash wheaten for that matter. Thanks

 

[jmc]

pardon my intrusion, but i wonder why in some catalogs, ameraucana is called the 'easter egg' chicken................it has me confused. am and ee are different...............??

 

[BooBear]

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Hatcheries create confusion by calling their EEs either Aruancana, Ameracuana,and/or Easter Eggers.
When you see confusing descriptions such as this and/or misspelling of the breed names the chickens they are selling are EEs only. This is very frustrating for buyers who are not informed of the breed differences and this misleading practice by hatcheries.
If you want a pure bred Aruanaca or pure bred Ameracuana it is best to research actual breeders.

 

[KensingtonHens]

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She's a beautiful girl! And the blue eggs are sweet. Thanks for sharing her! I have an EE that lays light greenish/blue eggs. She not very friendly compared to my little Red Star (Sex Link), she is just a sweetheart. And lays a nice big brown egg.

 

[Illia]

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Ah. Well, they aren't listed first because the APA does not recognized any variety of splash.

Otherwise, Splash Ameraucanas. . . Well, I don't have photos to show, but here's a splash Araucana for reference. Either of the two, they're white with blue or black feathers dotting the body.

Splash Wheatens are like Blue Wheatens, but instead replace the blue with white/blue smudging.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

Illia, a question - why do they not recognize splash? I don't understand why. I love splash.

 

[Illia]

Because you can't actually write a standard for it. The feathering and placement of what colors go where can vary so much, breeding for a certain type can take some work, and even then, you can't breed splash x splash past one generation without ruining it. Also, splash can vary from blue feathers to black feathers over white as well as how crisply defined the blue or black is from the white. Although all splashes are easily recognized, you can't write up a standard for them, far as I'm concerned.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

Thanks!

Now that I think about it, it makes sense... Oh well. Doesn't make them any less beautiful.