Can you identify each chick's breed?

[ladysophia]

We purchased these two chicks from a local feed store today and were told they are Ameraucanas. What do you think? Thanks.

 

[NolaChick]

Easter eggers.

What color our their legs?

 

[Panth]

If you purchased them from a feed store as Americanas, then they are actually Easter Eggers (green or blue egg laying cross-breeds).

 

[ladysophia]

Best guess would be orange; closer to orange than yellow.

 

[chickenmaniac]

they are americanas

 

[nurse_turtle]

Maybe a Silver and a red/brown Ameraucana.

 

[Sunnysimplelife]

They look a lot like mine did seven weeks ago.



And yesterday

 

[hdowden]

easter eggers

 

[nurse_turtle]

Bear in mind that not ALL chicks labeled Ameraucana at a feed store are actually EE. I sell my purebred and my mutt chicks to my local feed store. Consider asking the feed store owner where they got their chicks from.

 

[somadlyinlove]

Ameraucana

The Ameraucana was developed in the 70's by a few people who were trying to standardize the Araucana breed. The Ameraucana is easier to breed as there are no complications due to lethal genes. A very detailed history of the Ameraucana can be read at the Ameraucana Breeders Club website. Besides the above color requirements the following are some of the traits Ameraucanas should posess:

{eyes - bay (reddish brown)}
{shanks & feet - slate (blue grey) black accepted on black birds, bottoms of feet white}
{ear lobes - red, pale on females (no white)}
{comb - pea}
{wattles - very small, absent}
{skin - white}
{toes - four}
{muffs & beard - forming three seperate lobes, absence is a DQ}
{egg color - blue, minty green}
{cock weight - 6.5 lbs/cockerel - 5.5 lbs}
{hen weight - 5.5 lbs/pullet - 4.5 lbs}
{full breast, medium back, and tail carried at 45 degrees above horizontal}
{the bird must breed true to color}

This is from the Breed description of Ameraucanas here on BYC if they were ameraucanas they wouldn't have orange legs. EE's are nice but not the same thing.