Broke down and bought an assortment of chicks

[Strange Hatter Farms]

I still think these two are Americanas

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I stand by my previous guesses Your Americanas are Easter Eggers. It's just a strange way of saying it. Hatcheries will call them that with the "i" to indicate they're not true Ameraucanas. I prefer to call them Easter Eggers to eliminate any confusion

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

Idk this one maybe olive egger

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

I stand by my previous guesses Your Americanas are Easter Eggers. It's just a strange way of saying it. Hatcheries will call them that with the "i" to indicate they're not true Ameraucanas. I prefer to call them Easter Eggers to eliminate any confusion

Maybe this is my first experience with Hoover hatchery

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Maybe this is my first experience with Hoover hatchery

Your last bird (#5) also looks to be a traditional Easter Egger. You can tell they are rather than true Ameraucanas by their sourcing. Hoover's doesn't carry true Ameraucanas. They only stock the mixed variety lot. One easy way to tell is if they're listed as "mixed variety" like they do on their website. They say "The Americana breed comes from the Araucana and Ameraucana mix and has different color plumage variations." The Americana isn't a breed, but simply a mix that they are deceptively marketing

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

Your last bird (#5) also looks to be a traditional Easter Egger. You can tell they are rather than true Ameraucanas by their sourcing. Hoover's doesn't carry true Ameraucanas. They only stock the mixed variety lot. One easy way to tell is if they're listed as "mixed variety" like they do on their website. They say "The Americana breed comes from the Araucana and Ameraucana mix and has different color plumage variations." The Americana isn't a breed, but simply a mix that they are deceptively marketing

Oh thank you, thats good info to know. I guess I’ll have to look for hatching eggs next time

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

Update picture of one of the chicks

 

[house1917]

Oh thank you, thats good info to know. I guess I’ll have to look for hatching eggs next time

In defense of EEs, they're typically pretty darned good producers of bluish or greenish eggs. They tend to be middle of the flock in temperament, not bullies or bullied. Their coloring and patterns are super varied, so if you like looking out at a mixed flock- they're your birds. Unless you're wanting to breed and sell purebreds, EEs deliver pretty eggs with little downside (and typically lower acquisition cost)!

 

[Strange Hatter Farms]

This one now has a polka dot pattern on her neck. I know these all can’t be EE’s as they came from the rare breed bin from hoover hatchery