Are these Americaunas chicks or Easter Eggers?

[animalwild]

I got these chicks from Runnings and was told they were Americaunas but most places I've read say they are Easter Eggers and not true Americaunas.

 

[ChickenLover200]

Most likely if bought from a hatchery wouldn't be an ameracauna, would be an EE, but maybe someone else has a better reply

 

[animalwild]

Thank you I don't care what breed they are I'm just wondering bc I show them for 4-h so I want to have the right breed written down.

 

[donrae]

Easter egger.

I'm not sure if they're a show-able breed for 4-H. I think you can do them in showmanship, but you'll have to check with your leader if EE are permitted. They're not a proper breed and don't have a Standard to measure up to, so they may not be.

 

[Chicken5555]

I read that there is ONE 'official color' of Ameraucana has those markings as a chick... it is the one that sort of looks like 'wild-type' but has a lot of gray on it. The color is called 'silver'. If they look like baby turkeys at around 2 to 3 weeks, then they're EE chickens. Here is a picture of my EE chicks to show you what I mean.

 

[animalwild]

Here is more of what their backs look like

 

[lilmillefleur]

i think it is an EE because usually ameraucanas don't look like that as chicks, i don't think...
don't judge, i may be wrong. I have owned several ee but no true ameraucanas

 

[animalwild]

Thanks any information is helpful would they lay green or blue eggs either way

 

[donrae]

Silver Ameraucana are very hard to find. You don't see them much at shows or see breeders offer them. You're not going to find one from a hatchery, sorry. there are silver/grey colored EE.

 

[Chicken5555]

http://www.ameraucana.org/gallery.html
If you look at that website, you can see that there is one chick that looks like yours. But it isn't common.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/128806/differences-ee-ameraucana-araucana-pls-post-pics
This link explains differences between pure and mixed Ameraucana chickens.