Easter Egger club!

[RoosterLew]

Thank you! Ameraucanas and Araucanas existed before there were recognized breed standards in 1979.

I'm not going to get into a debate with you RoosterLew. Believe what you want to believe.

That's just the point, it is not what I believe...it what is fact. The link you provided tells you when and where the name "Ameraucana" came from.
If you actually research it...read the articles...you'll find the correct information instead of mis-information.

In 1948 the Palm Beach Post did an article on Ward Brower's "Easter Egg Chickens", in September 1948 the National Geographic did a story on his Easter Eggers....
Yes. he had 3 birds shipped from Chili that he even said were not pure "Araucanas" as they looked more like Rhode Island reds, and didn't lay blue eggs...The post said they laid brown and the National Geographic said they Laid white.....

Any way....I too will quit arguing and end with this....

Easter Egger is historically a term that describes a chicken that lays eggs of colors other than brown or white. Just like chickens are grouped as "Brown Egg Layers" or "White Egg Layers" , "Easter Eggers" are a group.

SO when someone says "Easter Eggers" come from Araucanas and Ameraucanas...they are not wrong...but they are not right either.

SO I guess we agree to disagree...you keep your thoughts and opinions...I'll be happy with my facts.
For now, I have to go check on my Splash Wheaten Ameraucana Cock that's with my EE hen making more EE's....but Splash Wheaten isn't a recognized variety, so I guess he is just an EE to.....then I'm joining the ABC if they'll have me!


I do sincerely hope everyone enjoys their Chickens as much as I do....even if they are ugly old Araucanas!
HAH

 

[jerryse]

Thank you! Ameraucanas and Araucanas existed before there were recognized breed standards in 1979.

I'm not going to get into a debate with you RoosterLew. Believe what you want to believe.

Actually all the statements are true . Araucana as we know them were a combination of traits from different native tribes . Each had their own chicken or landrace . A DR. combined the different races to create the tufted rumples Araucana . The original blue layers were single comb . The current Easter Eggers were the first commonly available blue layers . Ameraucana were bred from these but at the time they were called Araucana if they had the blue egg gene . Yes both existed before the standard . You must build it before admission into the standard . True Araucana were rare in the USA back then . I helped create many of the Ameraucana Bantam colors . My start of bantams came from J. Ralph Brazelton of Axtell Kansas . They were white and white silver mixes . All had willow legs . The silvers had no salmon breast due to the way they were crossed . I got slate legs on them and salmon breast back into the silver hens and black breast on the males. I used white in the creation of all the colors I worked on . The whites were the best I had .

 

[RoosterLew]

Actually all the statements are true . Araucana as we know them were a combination of traits from different native tribes . Each had their own chicken or landrace . A DR. combined the different races to create the tufted rumples Araucana . The original blue layers were single comb . The current Easter Eggers were the first commonly available blue layers . Ameraucana were bred from these but at the time they were called Araucana if they had the blue egg gene . Yes both existed before the standard . You must build it before admission into the standard . True Araucana were rare in the USA back then . I helped create many of the Ameraucana Bantam colors . My start of bantams came from J. Ralph Brazelton of Axtell Kansas . They were white and white silver mixes . All had willow legs . The silvers had no salmon breast due to the way they were crossed . I got slate legs on them and salmon breast back into the silver hens and black breast on the males. I used white in the creation of all the colors I worked on . The whites were the best I had .

So....were all right?

LOL

 

[jerryse]

So....were all right?

LOL

Yes . Kind of like the 3 blind men trying to describe the elephant . All accurately described what they experienced .

 

[FVRM]

i googled ward brower and his chickens. I could not find the nat geo piece but i did find another story about the nat geo story on his chickens. It starts out with the history of nat geo but if you go down to the bottom pages you can read the story on ward brower's chickens.

http://www.chilit.org/Papers by author/Tomashefsky -- Easter-Egg Chickens.pdf

 

[RoosterLew]

I guess I should apologize...
I do not like it when people put down Easter Eggers or consider them as lesser fowl.
It upsets me when people put down hatchery birds as well!
But from the other angle, when people sell birds as something they are not, that's what actually angers me!
And it does get tiresome seeing bad information given out so often....
And I do love Easter Eggers as much as I love Ameraucanas....And they consistently get a bad rap!

Regardless, I should not have been so harsh with my wording. And maybe I need to let go of some of my ....ummmm...I dunno the word here? (If you can believe that?) Stubborness?

After all, we are all here to learn and enjoy....

So sorry for interrupting with my rudeness...





Can I make up for it with EE Chick pics......
Chickies make everything better!

 

[lightchick]

I guess I should apologize...
I do not like it when people put down Easter Eggers or consider them as lesser fowl.
It upsets me when people put down hatchery birds as well!
But from the other angle, when people sell birds as something they are not, that's what actually angers me!
And it does get tiresome seeing bad information given out so often....
And I do love Easter Eggers as much as I love Ameraucanas....And they consistently get a bad rap!

Regardless, I should not have been so harsh with my wording. And maybe I need to let go of some of my ....ummmm...I dunno the word here? (If you can believe that?) Stubborness?

After all, we are all here to learn and enjoy....

So sorry for interrupting with my rudeness...





Can I make up for it with EE Chick pics......
Chickies make everything better!

Chickies always make everything better! I don't think you were rude!

 

[FVRM]

just a wild guess, they look like boy and girl

 

[RoosterLew]

The top one, black and white, actually looks just like his/her momma did. Bottom very much like daddy....and wouldn't mind having another one of him!!

 

[lightchick]

The top one, black and white, actually looks just like his/her momma did. Bottom very much like daddy....and wouldn't mind having another one of him!!

Both are adorable!