Another breed Question....Amauracanas?

[Mamato6]

I bought these hens from a breeder of several different breeds. They said they are pure Amauracanas. Regardless I like them and wouldn’t get rid of them but was just wondering. It’s the 3 Black And whites, and brownish reddish in the middle of two black and whites.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Easter Eggers or EE mix. Definitely not Ameraucanas.

 

[Better Than Rubies]

Nice pictures. Just saying, though, I doubt they're Ameraucanas; they don't look a thing like any I've seen...color or 'fluffy' face-wise (Ameraucanas have muffs and beards).
Even though you got good pictures, it's still just hard to say if they have a pea or small single comb.. Do you know? They could be Easter Eggers, but to be honest, I actually slightly doubt that, too. Wait for an egg if you haven't gotten any; see if they're blue.
You probably just have hybrid chickens, in my opinion. More experienced people can probably tell you what they might truly be, or what they might be crossed with.

 

[junebuggena]

No muffs, no standard color, no white skin, not Ameraucana. Those are Easter Eggers.

 

[Mamato6]

They’re still youngish, the middle one which is more yellow is starting to get ear muffs. They were literally advertising them as Pure Amauracanas. Even to my face. And now I feel like I paid way too much. They were supposedly 20-22 weeks on November 19th when I got them and they didn’t even seem that old. One died like 3 or 4 days after I got them (I originally got 4 Black And white and the yellowish one)

 

[junebuggena]

Pure Ameraucana will always have a color/variety specified. A proper breed will know exactly what they have, and will be more than happy to tell you all about them. If a breeder can't tell you what varieties their birds are, they are not breeding actual Ameraucana. They have Easter Eggers. A lot of people order hatchery birds and take the hatcheries at their word that the birds are Ameraucana. When they go to sell offspring, they insist they have purebred Ameraucana. The reality is that they had Easter Eggers the whole time, they just never bothered to learn anything about the Ameraucana breed.
Happens all the time.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Junebuggena.
This type of misrepresentation goes on constantly. Easter Eggers are good layers however available at much lower prices.

 

[Mamato6]

agree with Junebuggena.
This type of misrepresentation goes on constantly. Easter Eggers are good layers however available at much lower prices.

Yup and I wasn’t even thinking and ended up paying $100 for 5 of them, one died 3 days later so $20 down the drain instantly

 

[Percheron chick]

$20 for a 20 week EE pullet is a reasonable price in most markets. A 20 week old Ameraucana pullet will sell for $30-50.
Yes, you were sold misrepresented birds but you got what you paid for and thankfully the seller knew what a pullet looks like and didn't stick you with a bunch of cockerels.

 

[junebuggena]

Yup and I wasn’t even thinking and ended up paying $100 for 5 of them, one died 3 days later so $20 down the drain instantly

Actually not a bad price for point of lay pullets, regardless of their breed.