feed store bird sold to me as an Araucana. . . . .

[chicks4fun]

Okay, this bird was sold to me as an Araucana and I'm not even sure if she/he is an Easter Egger. She was purchased at the end of March so she is about four months old. So far she hasn't crowed or laid an egg. She isn't aggressive either. I am simply hoping for a hen at this point.
BUT I would really like to know what this bird is. . . .


This chicken came from the same bin as the above chicken. Both have greenish-gray legs. Similar carriage and tail.




As you can see this bird has more upright tail feathers than the true Araucana (at lease from what I read). She does have the pea comb and muffs, therefore this bird is much closer to being an Araucana, I think. If they lay blue eggs I guess they are considered Easter Eggers??? I knew buying feed store chicks that was most likely what I was getting and I don't breed or sell chickens so for pets & eggs it was okay for me to take the chance.
If anyone knows anything from looking at them I am curious about what I can learn.
Thanks

 

[hdowden]

Araucana here in the US are tailless and have ear tufts not beards and muffs. both of those pullets are ee's

 

[Illia]

Looks like Easter Eggers to me

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Most definitely EE's

 

[bairo]

The white one looks like she may be a true Ameraucana. The 2nd one is an EE. If the white one develops a better defined beard and muff, she is a true Ameraucana. What many people get confused about is there are three main colored egg layers here in the US.

• A true Araucana (compromises about than 2% of all colored layers here)
• An Ameraucana (accepted by APA and compromises about 30% of colored egg layers here)
• An Easter Egger (not accepted by the APA and is a mixed breed that lays a colored egg, usually an F1 or F2 Ameraucana cross) Compromises the majority of colored egg layers here in the US.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

She's four months old, she would've already developed beard and muffs

 

[hdowden]

The white one looks like she may be a true Ameraucana. The 2nd one is an EE. If the white one develops a better defined beard and muff, she is a true Ameraucana.

if it were to have a beard it would already be showing at least a little and filling out as it got older. that one is completely beardless

 

[bairo]

She's four months old, she would've already developed beard and muffs

Yep..your right. I was looking at a few dif things at the same time and just had a brain fart.

 

[Stacykins]

Yep..your right. I was looking at a few dif things at the same time and just had a brain fart.

Also, even if she had a beard and a muffs, her leg color is wrong for an Ameraucana. They are willow, not slate.

 

[chicks4fun]

Also, even if she had a beard and a muffs, her leg color is wrong for an Ameraucana. They are willow, not slate.

what color is willow?