Diffences Between EEs, Ameraucanas, and Araucanas

[Chantecler7]

Without going into a lot of detail, your birds are Ameraucanas. If they breed predictably true for a recognized color and have all the right characteristics, they are Ameraucana, whether the APA recognizes them in that color yet or not. Yes, splash to splash yields all splash offspring - they breed predictably true for color. There are a lot of self-proclaimed experts on the internet, but if you want good information go to the Ameraucana website. I know this will be censored and probably deleted, but I'm telling it like it is.
Also, I checked out your source's website. Do not believe everything they are telling you there, because it is not all true.

 

[NRML]

Okay, thank you! I appreciate you giving me an honest answer.

 

[draye]

Hi-- I am hoping an expert on here could help. I bought three "Ameraucana" chicks who are now about three months old. I never questioned that they were true Ameraucanas until I posted their photos elsewhere on the forums (to confirm their genders) and got told otherwise. (It didn't help the stupid autocorrect on my tablet changed the breed name to "Americans" and "Americanas" LOL Unfortunately, I think I gave the impression I was completely incompetent to some of the people responding to my post. My previous posts-- on other threads--I spelled the name correctly; the people who bred these birds spelled the names correctly... it was just an honest mistake... oh well...)

Anyway...here is what I was told:

"At 3 months of age, I would say all pullets except for the white splash/or lavender EE...need to see more body... That bird is not an Americana, there is no such breed, and not an Ameraucana as there is no white splash or lavender color in the strict breed standards for Ameraucana."

And from the same poster:

"Your blue birds might be Ameraucana as there is a blue color standard but they appear a bit lighter. If they are not according to Ameraucana standards, then they would be called Easter Eggers too. If the place you got them at presented them as Americanas, they are all probably Easter Eggers as they will not be pure enough or on standard to be Ameraucanas as those who take the time to breed to standard know what to call them and how to spell it. All of that just so you know. I think they are all pretty birds and you will have a lot of fun with them...but someone will eventually correct you if you call them Americanas."

I appreciate them telling me this information, but now I am completely confused. I realize that the splash color is not recognized as one of the eight colors for Ameraucanas in the standard. How should I refer to the splash--is he EE or just a nonstandard Ameraucana? What about the solid ones.... is the above poster right that they are too light to be Ameraucanas?

The parents of these birds were from here: http://www.padillas-peeps.com/theameraucanas.html

Obviously, I have never bred this birds so I cannot say whether they breed true (although I never questioned that they would--until now--because all their relatives appeared to). I guess I should also ask, do splash Ameraucanas never breed true?

Of course, I bought them as pets (not show birds) so I am not *overly* concerned. However, it would be nice to know what I actually have since I bought them from a private breeder and not hatchery. Similarly, as someone who has always raised chickens as only family pets, I do not know much about colors or genetics of birds and it is nice to learn

Below are photos of the babies in question

Thank you!

They all look like Ameraucana's to me. Except for the speckled (Barred) one in the thrid picture down. Blue to blue will produce 50% blue, 25% black and 25% Splash, so yes splash would be considered pure ameraucana but unrecognized color for the breed standard. With the blue coloration you don't always get the right shades either. Thing is all Ameraucanas and Araucanas all started out with what most folks call Easter Eggers (imported South American stock) they did not comfopm to any breed standard. They the breeders) just took the stock and bred them up to a standard.

 

[Sunflower3628ac]

They all look like Ameraucana's to me. Except for the speckled (Barred) one in the thrid picture down. Blue to blue will produce 50% blue, 25% black and 25% Splash, so yes splash would be considered pure ameraucana but unrecognized color for the breed standard. With the blue coloration you don't always get the right shades either. Thing is all Ameraucanas and Araucanas all started out with what most folks call Easter Eggers (imported South American stock) they did not comfopm to any breed standard. They the breeders) just took the stock and bred them up to a standard.

This is my EE Dale, she does not have a beard or muffs but hatched from a blue egg. I expected a beard and muff for all Ameraurcana/EE but obviously that skipped this bird. I'm just thankful it is a hen and not a roo since I seem to get more roos than hens.

 

[draye]

This is my EE Dale, she does not have a beard or muffs but hatched from a blue egg. I expected a beard and muff for all Ameraurcana/EE but obviously that skipped this bird. I'm just thankful it is a hen and not a roo since I seem to get more roos than hens.

That happens at times. There was obvisiusly a non beareded bird in the backgorund.

 

[NRML]

They all look like Ameraucana's to me. Except for the speckled (Barred) one in the thrid picture down. Blue to blue will produce 50% blue, 25% black and 25% Splash, so yes splash would be considered pure ameraucana but unrecognized color for the breed standard. With the blue coloration you don't always get the right shades either. Thing is all Ameraucanas and Araucanas all started out with what most folks call Easter Eggers (imported South American stock) they did not comfopm to any breed standard. They the breeders) just took the stock and bred them up to a standard.

Appreciate the time you took to explain this to me...thank you!

 

[larisalynn]

I'm sad now I think all the Ameraucanas I bought are EEs :-(

 

[Angelray]

I'm sad now I think all the Ameraucanas I bought are EEs :-(

I feel your pain! I got 2 before I knew the diff

Live & Learn

 

[aart]

I'm sad now I think all the Ameraucanas I bought are EEs :-(

I feel your pain! I got 2 before I knew the diff

Live & Learn

Well, at least you'll still probably get colored eggs!

 

[Angelray]

Well, at least you'll still probably get colored eggs!

Maybe, but some EE's will lay brown eggs.