She has never had tufts and her feathers have always been very smooth. Her little feet are blue/grey in color and the soles are pink. When the babies hatch in a few weeks I'll post some photos. Thank youAn Easter Egger is a mixed breed chicken that (generally) lays blue eggs. The bigger commercial hatcheries are selling Easter Eggers under the breed names of Araucana, Ameraucana and Americana (spelled with an "i"). Araucana and Ameraucana are breeds. There is no such breed as Americana (with an "i"). I thought she was a lavender, but wasn't sure if the lighting was off in the photo. I thought I saw the lacing a blue should have, even a pale blue. She doesn't have the crummy feathers that most lavenders have. She's really pretty. I wonder if she is an Ameraucana without the beard and muff genes. Why don't you post her picture on the Ameraucana thread. Tell you you were sold her as a lavender Ameraucan and see what they say. The president of the Ameraucana breed club will let you know. Did she ever have muffs and a beard that maybe the other chickens have plucks or have broken off? If she is a lavender, all the chicks will be black. Lavender is recessive, so they'll all carry it but not express it. What color are the soles of her feet? Pink/white or is she yellow skinnned? Here's a picture of one of my splash Ameraucana hens showing the muff and beard. Some don't have as full muff and beards as mine do. This hen is the biological mother of the chicks that I've hatched this past week that I've posted pictures of. A lavender Ameraucana hatched 7 of 7 and a Silkie just hatched the last chick.
