Auracana or ameracauna????

[Michael OShay]

Ok if marans x auracanas =olive eggers, do i understand correctly that easter eggers = auracanas x any of the above mentioned breeds except leghorns and marans??

Olive Eggers are also Easter Eggers. They just happen to be EEs produced by crossing a blue egg layer with a chocolate egg layer. The resulting offspring is an EE that lays olive colored eggs and is referred to as an Olive Egger. There is a good article explaining this at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html.

 

[Michael OShay]

Thank you for the responses, is lavender a recognised colour?

Lavender is not an officially recognized color for Ameraucanas by the APA or the Ameraucana Breeders Association, but there are Ameraucana breeders who are breeding them and working to get them officially recognized.

 

[Michael OShay]

There is a good article explaining this at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html.

LOL! I lost track of the fact that I had posted that article's url address already. There's nothing wrong with my memory--it's just short! )

 

[Sunny-side-up]

What color eggs do Ameracauna's lay?

 

[Wyandottes7]

What color eggs do Ameracauna's lay?

True Ameraucanas only lay blue eggs.

 

[Michael OShay]

True Ameraucanas only lay blue eggs.

X2 on that.

 

[Bruberi]

I have two black Auracana hens. Both rumpless and go broody at the drop of a hat . One lays blue eggs, the other lays olive eggs. Both were bought from a respected breeder in Grabouw. Feisty, full of fun and great moms. Would love a lavender hen or three. Let us know how the brteeding goes. I'd be keen to cross my RIR rooster with them.

 

[BrahmaCrazy]

Hi! Where are you from? I'll let you know, I bought two breeding pairs both lavender they are beautiful!!

 

[Bruberi]

Hi I live in Hermanus, Western Cape. It would be amazing to get a few fertilised eggs or a two hens ? Where are you based?