check out EE website

[chkinut]

check this out:

http://www.eastereggers.com/

 

[speckledhen]

That is a tongue-in-cheek website, you know. There is no standard for an EE. Someone just got their hackles up when they found out they didn't have an Ameraucana, it seems.

 

[rancher hicks]

I wonder if it's possible to develope a standard at all. Wouldn't there hve to be consistant characteristics in the birds. Is there a site that compares the EE to the Ameraucana side by side? Sometimes I think it would be good to compare side by side, especially where "barred" chickens are concerned.

 

[speckledhen]

You can't standardize an EE since it's a cross and you get all sorts of color patterns, leg colors, eye colors, body types, beards and muffs, beardless and no muffs, egg colors, etc, etc. It's completely unpredictable, really.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I have seen that before- kinda funny. I wonder why they would "discount" tufted and rumpless birds though? I want to make mini-EEs with my araucana & cochin bantams

EEs aren't supposed to have any standards.

 

[cubalaya]

thats pretty funny although the history part is true so i guess standard ameraucanas came from easter eggers. lol. i prefer to call mine non standard ameraucanas.

 

[chkinut]

yeah, i thought it was weird too....since EE are essentially mutts.....and fun mutts they are!

hey, how come my 2 topics got "moved", did i do something wrong?

 

[speckledhen]

You posted this one in "Managing your flock" and I just thought it more appropriate in the Breeds section.

 

[chkinut]

Gottcha! i'll look out for that next time. thanks!

 

[Illia]

Quote:
My exact thoughts.