EE or Ameraucana?

[MissD'uccle]

They are 2 weeks old now. Not sure if they are too young to tell or if more pictures are needed, but here are my babies. Doesn't make much of a difference to me but since there was a chance of pure Ameraucanas in her flock I'd just like to know what I ended up with!

Oh she had B/B/S Ameraucanas if that matters


chick #1

chick #2

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

The first chick appears to have cheek tufts, which I believe only Ameraucana/Auracanas only have. But that's all I know.

 

[MissD'uccle]

Yes they actually both have the cheekiness, its just really hard to see on the black on black and the angle

 

[Illia]

Araucanas should not have cheek muffs.

The first one may or may not be an Ameraucana, but is most likely an Easter Egger. White Ameraucanas are rare - what color legs are those? They look kind of green.

The second one may be an Ameraucana. . . But it looks clean-faced, which is not desired at all.

 

[MissD'uccle]

The legs on the first one are actually more yellow. Although now that I look at the pic they do look sort of green, must've been poor lighting. I will try to update pics in the sun tomorrow.

 

[Illia]

MissD'uccle :

The legs on the first one are actually yellow. Although now that I look at the pic they do look sort of green, must've been poor lighting. I will try to update pics in the sun tomorrow.

Easter Egger. Ameraucanas should have greyish blue colored legs. It will still be a nice hen and lay pretty eggs though.​

 

[MissD'uccle]

Excellent, thank you!

I'm hoping they are pullets cause they are so pretty. Either way, I LOVE em

 

[Pet Duck Boy]

My white EE had yellow legs for the first 4 weeks. But at week 10 her legs are just as green as anyother EE. Do Easter Eggers have cheek tufts? Never seen or heard of one with them.

White EE at 1 week, legs relitively yellow. (Turned a dark green by week 4)

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Here's my EE (bought from McMurray as an Ameraucana but they say it's an EE) when she was just a week old, then a couple of weeks, and now at 6 1/2 wks.
She's all white except for half a black tail feather. Her legs are still pink and she's big compared to the others. We named her "Pippa".

 

[Illia]

Easter Eggers usually have yellow or green legs, and yes they have cheek "muffs" (tufts are found on Araucanas. Muffs and beard, like you see there, are on Easter Eggers and Ameraucanas. Confusing, yes.

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Ameraucanas have slate colored bluish grey legs.