Ameruacanas or Easter eggers,or other

[Roo5]

My chicks are now two weeks today and have grew into their feathers a bit and all looking different.I purchased 3 Easter Eggers out of 16.When he gave them to me I notice him(the hatchery)say that they were just Amauracanas but I knew that wasn’t right, as their supposed to be two different breeds.I notice one also has a few feathers on the feet, two of their legs look alike while the other bearded chick that I have named hawk(all the bearded ones look like baby birds of prey to us,our first Easter egger we ever had we thought we mighta gotta hawk or owl in the mix.)has different legs, their almost a green/grey color and that supposedly means Easter egger,also,can you sex these birds by feather pattern,AND what colors are they?
Chick #1
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Birds is white,grey,and brown spots on wings, similar to the last supposed Easter egger we got years ago.

Two supposed Amauarcanas
Chick 2,calling it OwlView attachment 1766672
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Chick3
Calling falcon, their clearly all got beards.
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[EggSighted4Life]

Hi there.

None of your attachments are working so there is only one photo to view.

Those might be EE but they are NOT Ameraucana... though many hatcheries do sell them as such and say they are a "representation of the breed".

Agreed, the white EE we got one year looked VERY much like an owl!

Which hatchery?

 

[Roo5]

Ok I tried uplifting again and it shows a link you can click on, maybe try that.I go then from heartland hatchery as I live about 10-15 minutes away from him so we just make a call and go visit and grabbed what we wanted before he took off in the morning and wouldn’t have anything left.

 

[FowlStuff]

I looked at the site for Heartland Hatchery and I see they list "Americanas", so that tells you they aren't Ameraucanas.

How do I know I'm really getting Ameraucana chickens?

If they are advertised as Americana, Americauna, or Easter Egg chickens, you can be sure they are NOT really Ameraucanas. If they can't get the name right, they don't know what they have. Also beware of the fine print that says their chickens "are recommended for egg laying color and ability and not for exhibition" or “Our flock is multi-colored with a wide variety of colors and feather patterns” or “** Breeds marked this way are production strains and Should Not be used for 4-H”. Those disclaimers and similar ones mean they are selling mongrel chickens (mixed breeds), not Ameraucanas. Most commercial hatcheries will sell anything that doesn't lay a white or brown egg as an Ameraucana or Araucana when they are really just Easter Eggers which is not a “breed”. Also, when it is time for “chick days” at feed stores you can bet what they sell as Ameraucana and Araucana chicks are really Easter Eggers too, because they come from the big commercial hatcheries.

A chicken is an Ameraucana when it meets the APA Standard breed description AND meets a variety description or breeds true at least 50% of the time, whether the variety is recognized or not. Since the APA only judges on phenotype (what is seen and not genetics), you could say if a bird meets the APA Standard’s Ameraucana description to the extent that it could be exhibited in a sanctioned show and not be disqualified by a competent licensed judge it is an Ameraucana.

Educate yourself about Ameraucanas before you buy. Besides all of their great practical qualities, Ameraucanas, especially bantams, from Fowl Stuff are also great for 4-H, FFA and other youth poultry projects such as showmanship competition.