Differences EE, Ameraucana, & Araucana * Pls post pics*

[ging3rhoffman]

I am going to go pick up my chicks on the 10th from Meyer's and I ordered 2 Ameraucana's...will they be EE's or ameraucans? Im so new at this that im still not sure what the difference is. Could someone sum it up in a sentence?

 

[klf73]

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hatcheries only sell EE's, you would need to get true ameraucana from a breeder....

 

[MichiganWoods]

So far I only have EE's. But I'll share some pics!

Here are a few of my boys. The one in the front and the mostly white one on the right were Ideal Hatchery babies. We will probably be keeping the one in the front for our EE roo, only because he's turning out to be the prettiest of the lot. Is there a specific name for his coloring?

This was also an Ideal Hatchery baby. It was marked as a male, but it turned out to be a female. It's one of two that have no muff/beard, and no comb to speak of either.

Another Ideal Hatchery baby. This is our "honking hen". She sounds like a goose. And she can also imitate my 4-year-old daughter so well, she had us thinking our child had traipsed out to the hen house in the middle of the night (while we were visiting with the chickens) and was standing out in the cold just beyond the door. In fact, our child was fast asleep in bed. This stunt earned Lucy (Goosey) a free pass to be a forever pet here. She is also the lightest colored hen from our Ideal Hatchery order.

 

[ging3rhoffman]

Oh, they are so awesome. It doesnt matter to me if I have ameraucanas or if i have EE's, they are all pretty and they all lay pretty eggs. I suppose you would have to be a breeder to really care. I just want healthy chicks. Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

[klf73]

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EE's are very pretty, I especially like the white ones with the black heads. I only cared about getting true ameraucana because I wanted the guarantee of blue eggs, some have gotten ee's that lay brown and white

 

[ging3rhoffman]

Oh, i see. So you dont know for sure what color your eggs will be with the EE's. The hatcheries shouldnt list them as amerauacans if they are EE's. But there is a chance that you will get every color of an egg with an EE even pink? Im thinking about getting 4 of the EE's now instead of just 2 to better my odds of colorful eggs.

 

[QuailHollow]

Here is a picture of a friend's Ameraucana. I believe he's a 3 year old Blue Wheaten. I just took this picture last night, as I picked up a Blue from him to start a breeding program with.

 

[cottagegarden]

Thanks for the pic, neighbor!

 

[Little Barnyard]

I love all of your chickens

 

[ging3rhoffman]

As i have been looking over all of the pictures, i cant see what the difference is between the ameraucanas and the EE's. What am i missing?