Araucanas or Easter Egger

[Ellisa]

I went to a place Cal-Ranch, and they had Araucanas. I bought 3 and people on the Araucana Info page made comments on some of the reviews stating they are Easter Eggers. I was hoping someone can help me with telling them apart.

They are 1 week old.

 

[ramirezframing]

Where are you located? In the US or over seas? Most feed stores/ hatcheries sell EEs, but label them as americanas/araucana/ee

 

[K Spot]

Where are you located? In the US or over seas? Most feed stores/ hatcheries sell EEs, but label them as americanas/araucana/ee

x2

 

[Ellisa]

Thanks for the info already! I'm in Utah.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Unfortunately, you absolutely, positively, were sold Easter Eggers.

Araucanas look quite different, and are quite rare. They aren't all rumpless, and they aren't all tufted, but they come in only standard colors and usually are at least rumpless OR tufted. Here's some photos from the Araucana Breeder's Association: http://www.araucana.net/Varieties/Araucana_Varieties.htm, and here are some photos of true Araucana chicks from a BYC member: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/araucana-chicks

I hope you didn't pay Araucana prices for your chicks (If you paid around $3 each, that's the going rate for straight run EEs, at least in Ohio).

 

[Ellisa]

Walkingonsunshine, thank you for that info that helps out so much!

I paid over $4 for them, but I'm not upset i just wanted some chickens

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Unfortunately, you absolutely, positively, were sold Easter Eggers.

Araucanas look quite different, and are quite rare. They aren't all rumpless, and they aren't all tufted, but they come in only standard colors and usually are at least rumpless OR tufted. Here's some photos from the Araucana Breeder's Association: http://www.araucana.net/Varieties/Araucana_Varieties.htm, and here are some photos of true Araucana chicks from a BYC member: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/araucana-chicks

I hope you didn't pay Araucana prices for your chicks (If you paid around $3 each, that's the going rate for straight run EEs, at least in Ohio).

X2, In indiana at rural king you can pay $3 for sexed pullets

 

[Ellisa]

Haha this place where i bought them, has been more wrong then right!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Walkingonsunshine, thank you for that info that helps out so much!

I paid over $4 for them, but I'm not upset i just wanted some chickens

Well at least yo didnt pay outragous prices for them.

 

[Ellisa]

Haha you are right! Since I wasn't buying for the breed I didn't suffer a blow! :-D