I got my first chicks!!! (PICS)

[Ilovemyduckies]

CUTEEEE! Can't wait to get my chicks

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

They are all asleep now

 

[Nicolla]

So cute!! Congrats!!!

 

[Remudamom]

Cutie patooties! Love the little chipmunks!

 

[chookhead]

hey the two striped ones wat breed are they because i had a random hatch under a broody and got 4 of them i love having a broody they do all the work no need to worry bout temps etc etc

 

[mrstillery09]

Awe! They are SO adorable! We just got ours last Saturday and be prepared because they grow so quickly!! I love the one asleep at the feeder, just too cute!

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

hey the two striped ones wat breed are they because i had a random hatch under a broody and got 4 of them i love having a broody they do all the work no need to worry bout temps etc etc

these striped ones are Easter eggers....at TSC they had them listed as ameracaunas....anyone care to tell me the difference I have searched for the difference on here and some other sites but I cant find any clear difference???

 

[HudokFarm]

I'm fairly new to chickens but from what I have read, Ameraucanas and Araucanas are recognized breeds with only certain colors or other characteristics allowed. EEs are basically mutts which carry the blue egg gene (which produces green or blue eggs) from one or both of these breeds. EEs must have been an outcross using Ameraucana or Araucana bloodlines with the goal being a colored egg producer (maybe at a cheaper price or without some of the genetic problems of a purebred?). That is the best I can understand it anyhow. Perhaps someone else has a better idea of how / why they were created.

Very cute chicks!! I have one in the brooder now that looked like your little striped one. I have no idea what color they will end up being though. My first time with EEs!

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Totally adorable

 

[Disco Hen]

I'm fairly new to chickens but from what I have read, Ameraucanas and Araucanas are recognized breeds with only certain colors or other characteristics allowed. EEs are basically mutts which carry the blue egg gene (which produces green or blue eggs) from one or both of these breeds. EEs must have been an outcross using Ameraucana or Araucana bloodlines with the goal being a colored egg producer (maybe at a cheaper price or without some of the genetic problems of a purebred?). That is the best I can understand it anyhow. Perhaps someone else has a better idea of how / why they were created.

Very cute chicks!! I have one in the brooder now that looked like your little striped one. I have no idea what color they will end up being though. My first time with EEs!

Pretty sure thats right