Easter Eggers or Americanas?

[jessicagoddard]

I got 2 chicks from Tractor Supply about 6 weeks ago. They were both labeled as Americana’s, but I saw many people saying Easter Eggers were sometimes put as Americana’s. Which one are these?

 

[DobieLover]

Without even looking at the chicks, you have Easter Eggers.
Tractor S does not sell Ameracaunas. They sell Americanas which are Easter Eggers. In this case, Ameracauna hybrids.

 

[Chickenlover0810]

hold on. easter eggers are hybrids (mixed breed) while amerucaunas are pure breed.

 

[Chickenlover0810]

Without even looking at the chicks, you have Easter Eggers.
Tractor S does not sell Ameracaunas. They sell Americanas which are Easter Eggers. In this case, Ameracauna hybrids.

they DO sell amerucaunas AND easter eggers. that just tells you they are two DIFFERENT breeds, very similar but different.

 

[DobieLover]

hold on. easter eggers are hybrids (mixed breed) while amerucaunas are pure breed.

Correct.
And pure Ameraucana are much more expensive than EEs.

 

[DobieLover]

they DO sell amerucaunas AND easter eggers. that just tells you they are two DIFFERENT breeds, very similar but different.

Tractor S has never sold pure Ameraucana for the reason I mention above, they are expensive. They only sell EEs.
ALL EEs are hybrids which are created by breeding a pure breed chicken that has the blue egg gene to a different breed. Easter Eggers are not a breed but a mix.

 

[sourland]

Tractor S has never sold pure Ameraucana for the reason I mention above, they are expensive. They only sell EEs.
ALL EEs are hybrids which are created by breeding a pure breed chicken that has the blue egg gene to a different breed. Easter Eggers are not a breed but a mix.

Fact !

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

EE’s are very nice, though!

 

[SnootyHen]

EE for sure if they were from TSC. But cute nonetheless!!

 

[rebeccaH86]

Beautiful EE's you have there ..the second one may turn out to be a cockerel with that red showing.