do i have 2 roos???

[ButtonquailGirl14]

oh. really? i ment to say

Ameraucana

i just forgot how to spell it. a really expirenced person told me to her surprise they were real Ameraucana.

 

[debid]

For many of us, EEs are the preferred backyard birds. Inexpensive, a wide variety of plumage colors and patterns, and great producers of blue or green eggs. I'm not showing or breeding so for me, EEs are the better choice. If you buy true Ameraucanas, they're more like $20/chick rather than $4. The price tag can be a big tell but @sourland is exactly right, there are only a few recognized colors for Ameraucanas and your chicks aren't one of them.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Please post pics of their combs at 7 weeks. Sparring doesn't mean anything. Both genders do it.
I agree, you chicks are EEs, unless you are positive that the store ordered from Cackle, Meyer, or My Pet Chicken, they were labeled as a specific color, and spelled like this: Ameraucana.
Some EEs do have darker legs, and look identical to the real thing.

 

[Alexandra33]

Unfortunately, there's so much deception and confusion surrounding this topic. True Ameraucanas are known by their slate legs (not willow green, like most EEs), ability to produce nothing but blue eggs (whereas EEs can lay green, blue, or even brown), and recognized color varieties such as Blue, Wheaten, and a few others. The price tag is also much more hefty on true Ameraucanas, not to mention they're a little harder to locate.

~Alex

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Here, this is my blue Ameraucana:

They have very big muffs noticeable from any direction, even behind! The recognized colors are Blue, Black, Brown-Red, White, Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, Silver and Buff.

Feed stores RARELY ever carry true Ameraucanas, and like @Alexandra33 said, they have blue/slate legs, but yours have yellow.

EEs are still great birds that are very similar to Ameraucanas! Plus they lay a whole variety of egg colors: green, blue, pink, etc! You’ll love them!

 

[Alexandra33]

This may be unpopular opinion, but....I think EEs are better than the real thing. Having raised both, this has definitely been my experience. They're better layers, and simply more "interesting," being that down color doesn't apply to what they'll look like once feathered out. I've been surprised every time! Same principal goes for egg color, as well. Too cool.

~Alex

 

[TheYLWFlock]

This may be unpopular opinion, but....I think EEs are better than the real thing. Having raised both, this has definitely been my experience. They're better layers, and simply more "interesting," being that down color doesn't apply to what they'll look like once feathered out. I've been surprised every time! Same principal goes for egg color, as well. Too cool.

~Alex

Hey, everyone can have their own opinion! I’ve only ever had Ameraucanas, so I like them best, but EEs are really cool too! They are both so similar, but to tell you the truth, EEs are probably even COOLER!!!

 

[Alexandra33]

Hey, everyone can have their own opinion! I’ve only ever had Ameraucanas, so I like them best, but EEs are really cool too! They are both so similar, but to tell you the truth, EEs are probably even COOLER!!!

Ameraucanas are great, too, don't get me wrong! Those blue eggs....fabulous. I just adore my Wheaten bantam pair, and will never be without.


~Alex

 

[debid]

This may be unpopular opinion, but....I think EEs are better than the real thing. Having raised both, this has definitely been my experience. They're better layers, and simply more "interesting," being that down color doesn't apply to what they'll look like once feathered out. I've been surprised every time! Same principal goes for egg color, as well. Too cool.

~Alex

This IS a popular opinion but not welcomed by those who are breeding Ameraucanas. IMO, variable egg color is a grossly exaggerated "flaw". I've gotten blue or green every time because the hatchery I get them from has been selecting for egg color for decades. No, they don't select for standardized plumage, beards/muffs, leg color, or even pea comb. I've gotten a number of cushion combed birds from them. But, brown layers? Never.

 

[Alexandra33]

This IS a popular opinion but not welcomed by those who are breeding Ameraucanas. IMO, variable egg color is a grossly exaggerated "flaw". I've gotten blue or green every time because the hatchery I get them from has been selecting for egg color for decades. No, they don't select for standardized plumage, beards/muffs, leg color, or even pea comb. I've gotten a number of cushion combed birds from them. But, brown layers? Never.

I can see that.

Come to think of it, same here. Never once has an EE of mine laid brown or pink.

~Alex