easter eggers (Araucanas)???

[ChickensAreSweet]

Went to Big R today and read up on what their going to be having in march, ya da ya da.. What not
Then they had Easter eggers on their sign with (Araucanas) On the side of it??

Big R hasn't been around for to many years.. So
What is the chance that these "Araucanas" are just some blue egg layer mutts or actually the real thing???
Adding Easter egger kind of makes me feel that their just mutts.. but then again??

Is there anyway for me to tell the difference between the two by how they look as chicks??

It is very common for feed stores to do that...wouldn't hold it against them - they are just like that. I think it would take an Act of Congress to change it unfortunately.

 

[drewskimac]

If it is a feed store selling them they are Easter Eggers IMO.

Oftentimes the hatcheries and feed stores call Easter Eggers:
Ameraucanas, Araucanas, and Americanas, etc.

IF you want true rumpless Araucanas you need to go to a breeder. If you want Ameraucanas, it is best to go to a breeder as well, although if you get the "right color" plumage you may be able to call it an Ameraucana. There are certain colors and other specifics that I am not familiar with that make them true Ameraucanas. I would recommend going here if interested:
http://www.ameraucana.org/standard.html

http://www.ameraucana.org/gallery.html

You're almost certainly not getting true Araucanas. The Araucanas would be rumpless,and it would be pretty obvious that this is what they are. As far as Ameraucanas, there are easter eggers that look VERY similar, if not almost identical... but many people will consider them easter eggers because true Ameraucanas are said to come in only a few true-breeding colors. As far as getting true Araucanas from a feed store i would say it's pretty unlikely.