Arucana or Americana?

[PirateGirl]

Does she lay eggs yet? What color are they?

 

[CCUK]

I would call it an Easter Egger to be safe. I don't think it's a standard color, however I am in the US and don't know if they have different breed standards in the UK (and I don't really know the US standard anyway either!). 'Easter eggers' are usually crossbreeds, or most often, the descendants of some of the stock used to create the Ameraucana and Araucana breeds. Easter Eggers do not adhere to or have any standards and therefore cannot be shown. However, with no set guidelines on how they need to look, they can look like pretty much anything and are a really great breed to add diversity.
Also please note that the spelling 'americana' is usually meant as a misspelling of 'ameraucana.' But since the 'americanas' sold by commercial hatcheries are often actually Easter Eggers, if someone calls their chicken 'americana' you can be pretty sure it's actually an Easter Egger.
Phew! Sorry for the long post...that was unneccesary..

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It was probably my miss spelling of Americana. I meant Ameraucana.

 

[lazy gardener]

CC, I have an EE who could be the twin of the one you showed, right down to the gray muff/beard. She's a quirky little gal, always getting into mischief. So far as I know, she has not yet laid an egg. She is 9 months old.

 

[lilmillefleur]

It was probably my miss spelling of Americana. I meant Ameraucana.

That's OK. It's a common misspelling. It's the big hatcheries that need to get it right!

 

[CCUK]

CC, I have an EE who could be the twin of the one you showed, right down to the gray muff/beard. She's a quirky little gal, always getting into mischief. So far as I know, she has not yet laid an egg. She is 9 months old.

Mine is about 6 month old. I have another pure white one the same age
They always come up to me and if I kneel down they want to sit on my knee and go to sleep!

 

[CCUK]

Does she lay eggs yet? What color are they?

Sorry late reply. Blue pastel blue eggs.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

What is the difference between these two? Does a easter egger have to be a cross of one of these or any that has the blue gene?

There are only 3 true breeds that I know of that lay blue eggs; Araucana, Ameraucana, and Cream Legbars.

 

[lilmillefleur]

Thats a pretty egg!

 

[CCUK]

Thats a pretty egg!

They have a hard shell on them. Taste lovely.

 

[lorilynla]

I would call it an Easter Egger to be safe. I don't think it's a standard color, however I am in the US and don't know if they have different breed standards in the UK (and I don't really know the US standard anyway either!). 'Easter eggers' are usually crossbreeds, or most often, the descendants of some of the stock used to create the Ameraucana and Araucana breeds. Easter Eggers do not adhere to or have any standards and therefore cannot be shown. However, with no set guidelines on how they need to look, they can look like pretty much anything and are a really great breed to add diversity.
Also please note that the spelling 'americana' is usually meant as a misspelling of 'ameraucana.' But since the 'americanas' sold by commercial hatcheries are often actually Easter Eggers, if someone calls their chicken 'americana' you can be pretty sure it's actually an Easter Egger.
Phew! Sorry for the long post...that was unneccesary..

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Thank you! Great info!