americauna, auracana, and easter eggers

[chkinut]

i wonder.....cuz i know they do hatch their own eggs....they hatch them every Monday so they can be shipped to people without the poor chicks waiting over the weekend.....i'm excited! i'll let u guys know when the babies come....and i'll post pics...if i can figure out how! lol

 

[LeezyBeezy]

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I don't think there is a true answer to that, as even if you ask the hatcheries themselves they will A) not respond or B) deny that. So, to my believe, it is probably that they will sell much better. Seriously, if I was going to sell you a "rare breed brought from South America, it has no tail and tufts and lays blue eggs" - You'd get it, right? Compared to me selling "a mutt chicken that may or may not lay green eggs, and will look like almost anything." Same goes for Ameraucanas. I think it is just a better sales pitch, plus if they switched now they'd have a lot of customer loss or customer confusion.

Point well taken!! LOL.

 

[cluckcluck42]

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I love my EE's, I dont give a hoot if they are purebred or recognized, they are handsome birds who lay very cool eggs. You will really enjoy yours

The roosters are pretty darn handsome, you might end up wanting to keep one

 

[Moxiechick]

I have questions over the blanket use of the term "EE" to cover any chicken with some Ameraucana ancestry. IMHO, it would be much clearer if chickens were called by the following terms-

Araucana- Araucanas as recognized by the breed standard.

Ameraucana- Ameraucanas as recognized by the breed standard.

Non-standard Ameraucana - If the birds have Ameraucana parentage and traits, differing only from pure Ameraucanas in terms of having colors not recognized by the breed standard.

Easter Egger (Insert type of cross). -A bird with one Ameraucana parent and one non-Ameraucana parent.

I feel that including the breed used to cross with to make an EE would be very helpful information to folks interested in having EEs, and obtaining EEs best suited for their interests, climate, etc. For instance, I'm interested in a number of different breeds. Ameraucanas, Orpingtons, Wyandottes and a few others are high on my list. An EE Ameraucana/Orpington cross or EE Ameraucana/Wyandotte cross would be of high interest to me, where as an EE Ameraucana/OEGB, EE Ameraucana/Jersey Giant, or EE Ameraucana/Turken would not. If I see someone advertising birds as just EE, how do I know what to expect?

Also, it seems that the Ameraucana gene could end up being diluted down the line. An EE crossed out to yet another breed would still be, by the current system, still called an EE, yet only have 1/4 Ameraucana genes. That EE could be crossed yet again, and the offspring would be only 1/8 Ameraucana, yet still called an EE. My guess is that by this time, the offspring will not have many Ameraucana traits. If I respond to an ad advertising just EE, I could end up with a bird that is 7/8 RIR, for all I know.

I have no problem with EEs. Indeed, I have seen many beautiful EEs on this forum. I just think that it would be less confusing and more precise to include the breeds being crossed, when referring to EEs. If the parentage is unknown, that is fine for folks who like surprises. These birds could be referred to as EE Unknown mix. Nothing wrong with that. It lets prospective buyers know what to expect.

 

[CodyDunn]

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Oh wow, okay thanks

 

[CodyDunn]

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That's a good point!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I believe that both the ameraucana and araucana club websites have histories of the breeds. Anyways, both are "relatively" recent breeds that were developed from several native South American breeds. When hatcheries began selling blue egg laying chickens the breeds had not been developed, or at least not well developed. So, that is why they call them ameraucanas or araucanas. Since they have both now been recognised for quite a number of years, IMO, the hatcheries should either get true breeds to see (even if they are PQ) or start calling them EEs.

 

[BearSpringsFarm]

Okay - I get that Araucana's are rumpless and Ameraucana's have certain standard such as the ear tufts/beards and slate legs - but what about British Tailed Araucanas. I have two that I thought were the British Tailed Araucana for a year now - but now I am leaning more towards Ameraucana. What do you think?

The Roo:



The Hen:



Both have slate colored legs and the hen lays dark seafoam green eggs.

 

[draye]

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Looks like the Self Blue Ameraucana's that folks are developing.

 

[Rooster Rampage]

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