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

[dgrasseth]

Is it true that a chicken has to have a pea comb to have a blue gene to lay some sort of a blue egg? I bought an olive egger recently who is just at the point of laying. She has a straight comb though? Do that mean that she will not have some sort of blue gene to make olive eggs? New to chickens and trying to learn as much as I can. Thanks!

 

[aart]

Is it true that a chicken has to have a pea comb to have a blue gene to lay some sort of a blue egg? I bought an olive egger recently who is just at the point of laying. She has a straight comb though? Do that mean that she will not have some sort of blue gene to make olive eggs? New to chickens and trying to learn as much as I can. Thanks!

There are chickens with straight combs that lay blue eggs.....like Cream Legbars.
If an Ameraucana cross was used, a peacomb would indicate a blue egg gene.
If an EE cross was used, a peacomb might indicate a blue egg gene.
So it depends on the cross used by the person who sold you the OE.

 

[dgrasseth]

There are chickens with straight combs that lay blue eggs.....like Cream Legbars.
If an Ameraucana cross was used, a peacomb would indicate a blue egg gene. 
If an EE cross was used, a peacomb might indicate a blue egg gene.
So it depends on the cross used by the person who sold you the OE.

Thank you so much for all your help! You're wonderful. I was told a black copper maran and an ameracauna. Ingrid is just lovely!! And the sweetest!! She comes running to me like a puppy and constantly wants to be held and pet. Haha! Since I'm new to chickens maybe you can tell me what she is!

 

[Alaskan]

She looks like a possible cross between a Black Copper Marans and an Ameraucana. One of those gave her the blue feather gene.

She sure is pretty.

 

[aart]

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She looks like a possible cross between a Black Copper Marans and an Ameraucana. One of those gave her the blue feather gene.

She sure is pretty.

Weelll...I think that's exactly what it is........because, well because that's what dgrasseth said it was ;-)


Ahh.... and this is the Ingrid from 2 other threads, that you hope will lay olive...but I got my doubts looking at that comb.

 

[dgrasseth]

Weelll...I think that's exactly what it is........because, well because that's what dgrasseth said it was  ;-)



Ahh.... and this is the Ingrid from 2 other threads, that you hope will lay olive...but I got my doubts looking at that comb.

Because I'm new to chickens can you elaborate? Because she has a straight comb do you think she'll lay like a BCM? And in the future, should I only look for chickens that have pea combs to make sure they have the blue gene?

 

[Alaskan]

@aart

Yeah... But sometimes what you are told something is... is NOT what it is.

So, I wanted to say that it did look like it should...

Except you are right... It is odd that the comb looks like a rose comb and not a pea comb.

Edited to add:

Oops! I had only opened up the second photo... I opened up all three... That is a single comb!

Now... That is a puzzle.

An F1 cross with an Ameraucana would guarantee a pea comb.

If one parent was an EE and not an Ameraucana, that would explain the single comb... And (if the EE laid blue or green eggs, or if male was hatched from a blue or green egg), probably give you only a 50% chance if an olive egg layer.

 

[dgrasseth]

@aart

Yeah... But sometimes what you are told something is... is NOT what it is.

So, I wanted to say that it did look like it should...

Except you are right... It is odd that the comb looks like a rose comb and not a pea comb.

Edited to add:

Oops! I had only opened up the second photo... I opened up all three... That is a single comb!

Now... That is a puzzle.

An F1 cross with an Ameraucana would guarantee a pea comb.

If one parent was an EE and not an Ameraucana, that would explain the single comb... And (if the EE laid blue or green eggs, or if male was hatched from a blue or green egg), probably give you only a 50% chance if an olive egg layer.

That is wonderful insight! Thank you. So would the other 50% chance be dark chocolate eggs? Or 25% blue/green and 25% dark brown?

 

[aart]

@aart

Yeah... But sometimes what you are told something is... is NOT what it is.

So, I wanted to say that it did look like it should...

Except you are right... It is odd that the comb looks like a rose comb and not a pea comb.

Edited to add:

Oops! I had only opened up the second photo... I opened up all three... That is a single comb!

Now... That is a puzzle.

An F1 cross with an Ameraucana would guarantee a pea comb.

If one parent was an EE and not an Ameraucana, that would explain the single comb... And (if the EE laid blue or green eggs, or if male was hatched from a blue or green egg), probably give you only a 50% chance if an olive egg layer.

glad you took that as the good natured teasing it was.

Hatched from an EE/amberlink olive egger with a pea comb under a Wellie cock, those pullets have huge straight combs(suspecting leghorn in amberlink background). some bearded with wattles and they all lay brown eggs, some as nice as a fair Wellie egg.

Hatched from an EE laying blue under same Wellie cock, pullets have modified pea, one is bearded but all lay a pretty nice olive.

It's a crap shoot!

 

[SoMdChicken]

Hello fellow BYC Members! First post from SouthernMarylandChicken here, and I'm hoping to get some of that expert feedback from the BYC members on my EE/Ameraucana chickens.

I have three chickens all of which were hatched from light blue/blue colored eggs. The eggs were purchased from eBay and advertised as EE/Ameraucana crosses. I went ahead and purchased knowing that most likely all that hatched would become "mutts" in my flock of 45+, but providing the blue/light blue colored eggs my wife and I were looking for.

This first picture is of a chicken hatched on 9/5/15 (approx. 8 weeks old now). I'm looking to confirm two things: 1) This is indeed a standard easter egger chicken based on color/pattern? 2) Whether this is a rooster or pullet? Up till today I had thought it was a rooster based on its large size (compared to the other chicks), and it's slow pattern of feather growth (attribute I've seen before in other roosters I have - I'm up to 12 now).


This second picture is of a barred rock cross. He (yes, I'm pretty sure he's a rooster) also came from a light blue/blue egg, and was hatched on 9/20/15. I guess I'm just looking for some feedback as to how this chick hatched from a blue egg, looks like a barred rock, is smaller than all the other chicks that have hatched, and doesn't show any signs of muffs?


This last photo is of the last lady to hatch out of the batch of 7. She was also in a blue/light blue egg, but has no signs of muffs... Can anyone provide input on what type of breed this bird might be? She is beautiful, and I would love to create more like her... Can't wait to see what she looks like in 14 weeks. (note - that "white" color is actually what I would consider "slate", or a light grey.


Thanks for all the assistance and feedback BYC Members!
Semper Fidelis
SoMdChicken