Easter Egger Sexing "tips and tricks" *Pictures Included*

[rlhagan56]

I'm sorry, your version of how the *now recognized breed of Ameraucana chicken* is completely false. My birds are directly from John Blehm a foremost breeder of true Ameraucana. Too many people stating rumors as fact, so go to the source.

http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/history.html

 

[nminusyplusm]

I'm sorry, your version of how the *now recognized breed of Ameraucana chicken* is completely false. My birds are directly from John Blehm a foremost breeder of true Ameraucana. Too many people stating rumors as fact, so go to the source.

http://ameraucanabreedersclub.org/history.html

Ameraucanas *were* bred from what were basically EEs. What part of what
bruceha2000 said do you disagree with?

 

[carolinasculpture]

Thank you! I think I will just pick out the bluest eggs and put them under a broody this spring and wait for the surprise when they hatch!

 

[bruceha2000]

Thank you @nminusyplusm
@rlhagan56 Perhaps you would like to tell me where my VERY generalized explanation is incorrect. Mr. Blehm is on this board and has described the origins of the APA Ameraucana. What I wrote is a huge gloss over of the details since specifics were not needed for the purpose of the discussion at hand.

I believe the most common misstatement is that Easter Eggers were originally bred from APA Ameraucana when it is the other way around. It is true that the offspring of true APA Ameraucana that do not fully conform to the APA SOP (only 50% of the time is required by the APA) could be referred to as Easter Eggers and would have features that we have come to expect from EEs like beards, muffs and blue or green eggs. And if you cross an APA Ameraucana with another breed, you might get birds that look like "modern day" EEs. But the fact is that the two factions that took the 1970's "mutts", often referred to as "Araucana" or "Easter Egger", that in some cases look like what we would currently call an EE worked diligently for years to create birds that had specific traits and would breed true to develop the APA Araucana and APA Ameraucana.

And lucky you to have some of Mr. Blehm's birds!

 

[nminusyplusm]

Thank you @nminusyplusm
@rlhagan56 Perhaps you would like to tell me where my VERY generalized explanation is incorrect. Mr. Blehm is on this board and has described the origins of the APA Ameraucana. What I wrote is a huge gloss over of the details since specifics were not needed for the purpose of the discussion at hand.

I believe the most common misstatement is that Easter Eggers were originally bred from APA Ameraucana when it is the other way around. It is true that the offspring of true APA Ameraucana that do not fully conform to the APA SOP (only 50% of the time is required by the APA) could be referred to as Easter Eggers and would have features that we have come to expect from EEs like beards, muffs and blue or green eggs. And if you cross an APA Ameraucana with another breed, you might get birds that look like "modern day" EEs. But the fact is that the two factions that took the 1970's "mutts", often referred to as "Araucana" or "Easter Egger", that in some cases look like what we would currently call an EE worked diligently for years to create birds that had specific traits and would breed true to develop the APA Araucana and APA Ameraucana.

And lucky you to have some of Mr. Blehm's birds!

Exactly. From the Ameraucana Alliance:

Ameraucanas weren’t bred up from Araucanas and Araucanas weren’t bred up from Ameraucanas. Both were created from Easter Eggers.

http://ameraucanaalliance.org/faq.html#Ten

 

[rlhagan56]

I misread your statement and I was wrong. I really didn't mean for my post to appear nasty honestly, but rereading it, it does sound nasty and I apologize.

Yes I am very lucky to have a beautiful flock of black Ameraucana from a celebrated breeder.

 

[PNW_Peepers]

I’m a newbie, just recieved my first of two batches of chicks four weeks ago. I have a sinking suspicion that one of my four EE pullets might very well be a cockerel. Her/his posture is upright, even its chirps sound different than my other chicks. Her/his coloring & the shape of its feathers are pointed, as opposed to round. May be to early to tell but everyone that sees it in person can tell it’s just different.

These are the other three EE hatch mates he/she were shipped with.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I’m a newbie, just recieved my first of two batches of chicks four weeks ago. I have a sinking suspicion that one of my four EE pullets might very well be a cockerel. Her/his posture is upright, even its chirps sound different than my other chicks. Her/his coloring & the shape of its feathers are pointed, as opposed to round. May be to early to tell but everyone that sees it in person can tell it’s just different.
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These are the other three EE hatch mates he/she were shipped with.
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None of them are obvious cockerels yet. Keeping fingers crossed!

 

[DrFeathers]

Looking like all could be ladies for now, but too early to tell for sure at 4 weeks.

I’m a newbie, just recieved my first of two batches of chicks four weeks ago. I have a sinking suspicion that one of my four EE pullets might very well be a cockerel. Her/his posture is upright, even its chirps sound different than my other chicks. Her/his coloring & the shape of its feathers are pointed, as opposed to round. May be to early to tell but everyone that sees it in person can tell it’s just different.
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These are the other three EE hatch mates he/she were shipped with.
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[bruceha2000]

I think #1 will be a beautiful red girl. There is still a lot of fuzz, need to wait for all the first feathers to come in. Female EEs TEND to have fairly evenly patterned feathers (and there is no "usual" pattern with EEs) and the males TEND to be more blotchy.

Where did you get your birds? I like that you got 4 that are different colors, nice to be able to tell them apart.