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marjwhamond said:
Thx. I'll sure be chatting with the hatchery.
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No prob, it happened to me too... and is futile to talk to the hatchery, they are the biggest cause of the mislabels along with feed stores (tho most feed stores get their chicks from hatcheries)... they will continue to call EE's Ameraucanas... the only way to get true Am's is from a breeder...

At least Dayana lays blue eggs! My Missy gives me very pretty green ones, lol... :)
 
Just to add to the confusion. True Ameraucanas, when bred to other true Ameraucanas of an unrelated color can have offspring that are not the accepted standard color. Even though both parents are purebred, the off color babies are now recognized as EE and cannot be shown as Ameraucana.
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marjwhamond said:
Thx. I'll sure be chatting with the hatchery.
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Here's the thing about the hatcheries - if you read the descriptions for their "Ameraucanas", most actually come right out and say (in a round about way) that the birds they are selling are not actually Ameracaunas - phrases like "commonly called Easter Eggers" or "also known as" or "bred with some Ameraucana/Araucana" - essentially they are using word play to get around the issue of being able to be held accountable for selling a misrepresented product. This actually makes it worse, imo, because it makes it obvious that it isn't a mistake on their part, but a very deliberate misleading marketing ploy.
 
marjwhamond said:
Hmmmm. She was definitely sold as an ameraucana. Do you have a pic of an ameraucana? I was told they are multi coloured hens with few looking exactly the same. Your insight??
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Typical double talk used to pass of EE as the "real deal" - the fact of the matter is that, true Ameraucana DO look pretty much exactly the same. There are few recognized colors of Ameraucana and each bird of that grouping is expected to look pretty much just like every other bird of that grouping.
 
How long do you have to start hatching eggs after an egg is laid? This is difficult to explain.
Here's an example: I want to collect 10 blue eggs. I only have one blue egg layer. So it will take 10-12 days to collect them. I know I cannot put the eggs in the fridge. Where do I keep them until I have 10? And, will they still be good so I can put them under my Broodie?
 
marjwhamond said:
How long do you have to start hatching eggs after an egg is laid? This is difficult to explain.
Here's an example: I want to collect 10 blue eggs. I only have one blue egg layer. So it will take 10-12 days to collect them. I know I cannot put the eggs in the fridge. Where do I keep them until I have 10? And, will they still be good so I can put them under my Broodie?
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Eggs are best if set for incubation at the 10 day mark or less - hatching rates begin to drop off at that point, though you *can* get eggs to hatch that are 2 or even three weeks old prior to incubation. Place the eggs in an egg carton in a cool place (40-50 degrees is best) - though I have stored them on the counter at regular room temperature and still had a 5/5 hatch rate on the last batch. Eggs should go into the carton fat end up. Elevate one end of the carton so it is at a 45 degree angle (a stack of books or other items can be used to do this) and 2-3 times a day change which end of the carton is elevated.
 
Your advice worked great. Our 2 broodies hatched out 100% of their eggs. 1 hatched 8. The other, 9. We're pretty eggs-cited. They hatched on the 20th day, which totally surprised us.
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