Easter Eggers or Ameraucana???

[raisechickens]

I recently purchased these and I know there can be great confusion between Easter Eggers and Ameraucanas. Below are the pics of 3 of the hens and the roster.

I lean toward Ameraucana since the legs are not green or yellow. They are dark colored, like a dark grey. They have muffs and beards, no waddles. They have been molting and today one finally layed a nice blue egg.

I am not only curious as to what they are, I am also interested to know how you can tell these are EE's or Ameraucana. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hen 1:

Hen 2:

Hen 3:

Rooster:

 

[Free Feather]

Hens two and three have me leaning towards EE, but I am no expert.

 

[junebuggena]

#1 looks like a Wheaten hen. #2 is not a standard color, so Easter Egger. #3 is not a standard color, so Easter Egger. #4 may be a Blue Wheaten rooster.

 

[raisechickens]

Thanks for the info so far. In looking at the pics I posted hen 3 doesn't look as blue as she does in person. I am not an expert on standard colors. I should do some searches to see examples of all standard Ameraucana colors.

 

[junebuggena]

Here is a link to a gallery that shows what each variety looks like.
http://ameraucana.org/gallery.html

 

[raisechickens]

Thanks for the link, it is very helpful. After reviewing the pics on the link it seems difficult to tell the difference between a blue wheaten hen and a wheaten hen. Is the only difference the color in the neck/head area?

 

[junebuggena]

Thanks for the link, it is very helpful. After reviewing the pics on the link it seems difficult to tell the difference between a blue wheaten hen and a wheaten hen. Is the only difference the color in the neck/head area?

It's usually only in the tail feathers, actually, that you can see the difference. They are essentially the same color, but Blue Wheatens have a single copy of a dilute gene for black, turning all black feathering into blue or dark grey.

 

[wmgatorfan08]

Sold as Ameraucana at TSC this spring but Im thinking EE

 

[junebuggena]

Sold as Ameraucana at TSC this spring but Im thinking EE

Yes, he's an Easter Egger, but so gorgeous!

 

[wmgatorfan08]

I'm thinking about hatching some eggs with him and my ISA Browns.