Confused

[matsechler]

So I got some chicks and was pretty sure which was which. But now a little confused. I know one is a Speckled Sussex and a Ameraucana. Any help thanks.

 

[matsechler]

This is the one on the pen, at least going by the markings on the head

 

[matsechler]

So she would be the one resting on the arm

 

[CoopDeDoo]

So I got some chicks and was pretty sure which was which. But now a little confused. I know one is a Speckled Sussex and a Ameraucana. Any help thanks.

The top one is your Ameracauna (but really an Easter Egger) and the bottom is your Speckled Sussex. One way to tell is by the combs - peacomb for EE and straight comb for SS

 

[matsechler]

The top one is your Ameracauna (but really an Easter Egger) and the bottom is your Speckled Sussex. One way to tell is by the combs - peacomb for EE and straight comb for SS 

Thanks that's what I thought wife just wanted to name the Sussex and she ended up naming what is the Easter Egger now. Confused them on the way home I guess.

 

[BantamLover21]

The top one is your Ameracauna (but really an Easter Egger) and the bottom is your Speckled Sussex. One way to tell is by the combs - peacomb for EE and straight comb for SS

Agreed.

 

[matsechler]

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The top one is your Ameracauna (but really an Easter Egger) and the bottom is your Speckled Sussex. One way to tell is by the combs - peacomb for EE and straight comb for SS 

So if I can ask without sounding stupid. What's the difference between an EE and Ameraucana?

 

[donrae]

Another easy way to tell the difference is leg color. Sussex have white/pink legs, EE have dark colored legs.

 

[CoopDeDoo]

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So if I can ask without sounding stupid. What's the difference between an EE and Ameraucana?

Hi - An EE is a mixed breed = Ameraucana + a high production layer. Feed stores and some hatcheries list their EEs as Ameraucana's. True Ameraucana's come in recognized color patterns and type (blue, black, wheaton, etc) while EE's can be any color and their type is also not standardized. It is a really common occurrence to get EEs ( labeled AMs) at feed stores. Still good layers - usually of green eggs.

 

[debid]

Hi - An EE is a mixed breed = Ameraucana + a high production layer.  Feed stores and some hatcheries list their EEs as Ameraucana's. True Ameraucana's come in recognized color patterns and type (blue, black, wheaton, etc) while EE's can be any color and their type is also not standardized. It is a really common occurrence to get EEs ( labeled AMs) at feed stores. Still good layers - usually of green eggs.

As I understand it, Ameraucanas derive from easter eggers that have were selected for many generations to stabilize traits and achieve the SOP. Hatcheries were breeding them before there was a breed standard. So, not an engineered hybrid but surely some show signs of outcrossing same as any hatchery bred chick population.