Breed

[Gray Farms]

No way to know until she lays.

 

[AquaDuck]

There is none. Easter Eggers aren't a real breed. They are more of a hybrid that comes in many different colors, usually lays a green/blue egg and is bearded.

So the Easter Eggers are originally bred from Ameraucanas, and are continuously being changed through new breeding for the sake of egg color, looks and health?
Asking as a non-american here. Haven't heard the expression Easter Egger before getting on this forum. We only have Ameraucanas / Araucanas as green egg layers with beards.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Some are no longer bearded. They are technically a mixed breed that keeps getting tweaked, some don't even lay green eggs and lay plain old brown eggs. So even the certain characteristics of the "breed" are disappearing in some lines, though they are still sold as Americana, which breed true, come in only certain colors, and are a recognized breed.

Definitely - which is why i said usually.

And just for future reference, the real breed name is Ameraucana.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

So the Easter Eggers are originally bred from Ameraucanas, and are continuously being changed through new breeding for the sake of egg color, looks and health?
Asking as a non-american here. Haven't heard the expression Easter Egger before getting on this forum. We only have Ameraucanas / Araucanas as green egg layers with beards.

No. Easter Eggers are bred to Easter Eggers.

Then you have EEs.

 

[alexa009]

Gold laced wyandotte, easter egger pullet easter egger rooster, red sex link and the last looks like a Cornish cross.

 

[Alex Broussard]

No. Easter Eggers are bred to Easter Eggers.

Then you have EEs.

What's an EE

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

What's an EE

Please read the rest of the posts - they should explain it. If you're still confused or want some clarification, I'll try to explain better.

 

[TheJournalist]

What cross breed is this? We got him when he was only a month old and now he is three months old. The man we got him from said his dad was a black copper maran but he didn't know what the mom was. Would it be possible to distinguish what breed the female was by these pictures? It's okay if you can't. I'm just curious.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

What cross breed is this? We got him when he was only a month old and now he is three months old. The man we got him from said his dad was a black copper maran but he didn't know what the mom was. Would it be possible to distinguish what breed the female was by these pictures? It's okay if you can't. I'm just curious.

Do you know what he had? I could see him having black sex link in there, which is a cross.

 

[TheJournalist]

I don't know what he had. He brought him to us.