EE, Araucana or Americana?

[Backyard Hencam]

Can anyone tell me the difference between EE, Araucana, or Americana? I bought six chicks from our "Farm Supply" last month (ordered from a hatchery). One of mine was said to be an Americana. I was assured that Americana and Araucana were the same and that she would lay colored eggs. I'm not going to show or anything, just want to know what she is?

 

[halo]

Theres hundreds of threads here about EE, araucanas and AMERAUCANAS. If you do a search you'll find more information that you probably want to know. The short of it is, if you purchased from a feed store or a hatchery, you probably have EEs, which are chickens that should lay green or blue/green eggs. They are not a pure bred chicken, but a cross strictly for colored eggs.

 

[speckledhen]

No farm store who gets birds from a hatchery will have Ameraucanas or Araucanas, which are two very different breeds. They are Easter Eggers, a mixed breed, which can really lay any color, including brown.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

BYC probably should have a dedicated forum just for this subject!

 

[speckledhen]

Quote:
You're not kidding!

 

[klf73]

I vote we put cottagegarden's post back as a sticky again

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=128806