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Sorry, was responding to KieksterChicken.
I am learning that not knowing is 50% of this gig.
I am learning that not knowing is 50% of this gig.
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Maybe this will help. This is a picture of my 2 Easter Eggers from Ideal Hatchery ( Ideal claims they are Ameracuana but they are Easter Eggers since they don't show most of the Ameracauna breed standards). As chicks they both had what I believe are called the "chipmunk" coloration of stripes/dots. The pullet is the dark chestnut colored one. Notice the difference between her wattles, comb and tail compared to the roo in front of her. The EE roo is the darker one. He is a bit larger than the pullet and notice his comb and wattles are much larger than the pullets. His tail has the longer feathers growing in and he has a bluish peacock type sheen to his feathers. They both have yellow legs. They are both approx. 3 and a half months old. In case you are wondering, the black chicken in the back ground is a Crevecoeur from Ideal, same age as the 2 EE's.
Maybe this will help. This is a picture of my 2 Easter Eggers from Ideal Hatchery ( Ideal claims they are Ameracuana but they are Easter Eggers since they don't show most of the Ameracauna breed standards). As chicks they both had what I believe are called the "chipmunk" coloration of stripes/dots. The pullet is the dark chestnut colored one. Notice the difference between her wattles, comb and tail compared to the roo in front of her. The EE roo is the darker one. He is a bit larger than the pullet and notice his comb and wattles are much larger than the pullets. His tail has the longer feathers growing in and he has a bluish peacock type sheen to his feathers. They both have yellow legs. They are both approx. 3 and a half months old. In case you are wondering, the black chicken in the back ground is a Crevecoeur from Ideal, same age as the 2 EE's.
I actually got those 2 from the feed store which deals with Ideal so it's probably a no go on a refund. I am thinking the clerk at the feed store has no idea what type of chick is which. The black ones she sold us as Jersey Giants turned out to be Crevecoeurs and now it looks like she sold us 2 Dark Cornish as EE's. lol. I do have to say that those 2 Cornish/EE's are the friendliest chickens I own. They will be the first to greet me at the gate and will jump up and sit in my lap, or on my foot when I have my legs crossed and will sit there for petting for as long as I let them stay. Kind of like the lap dogs of the chicken world. Today the pullet jumped up in my hand and attacked one of the freckles on my arm. She isn't laying yet but I am getting the nesting boxes put up next week because it won't be long. The mystery though is that a friend of mine who has 300+ chickens bought about 20 or so EE pullets from Ideal and they have the same coloration/patterning as my 2 EE/Cornish so I am confused.