I love them no matter what, but are they really Americauna or mix breed?

[Dumb Kluck]

So I recently picked-up five laying hens from a local(ish) feed store manager. She gets a mix of chicks in each order, but the chicks are supposed to be mix lot of recognized breeds (not mixed breeds LOL). Anyway, she takes a clutch of each type & grows them out on her ranch to sell as layers. I nabbed three 10 month old Gold Laced Wyandottes, and two 8 month old "Ameracaunas", the latter two turned out to be my favorites because of their personality & intelligence.
So we started thinking about getting a roo, and of course it would have to be an Ameracauna. Fast forward a few days and VIOLA! A freebie Ameracauna rooster comes available locally (he was over-mating with the four hens they had so he will need either a bachelor pad or more hens). He is gorgeous!!! And now I know chicks are inevitable (even if not immediately so).
I won't ever need to show my birds, but I do expect that chicken math with find us with a few too many birds from time to time. I'd like to share with friends/family/neighbors but I don't want to misrepresent their breed(s).
So I'm attaching pic of my roo and his flat mates for BYC readers to contemplate... Are these true Ameracauna or sweet little mutt Easter Eggers? I will love them all no matter what they're called, just trying to get my facts straight LOL

Thanks for your input!

 

[ramirezframing]

Pretty ees


eta There's a thread in this section called the differences between ee's, ameraucanas, and araucanas. It's pretty good for learning to tell the differences.

 

[Dumb Kluck]

Pretty ees


eta There's a thread in this section called the differences between ee's, ameraucanas, and araucanas. It's pretty good for learning to tell the differences.

Thanks! I'll see if I can find it

 

[foreverlearning]

For further reference:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html
Most out there are just EE's. There is nothing wrong with EE's, they are great and pretty birds just not full breed to show. There are many people that look for EE's and if you have proven blue eggs from a few hatches (the hatched ones lay blue eggs too) they are in high demand. Most people get them because they are friendly, they have many different colored eggs, and they are pretty.

 

[Dumb Kluck]

I read the Chicken Chicks guide days ago LOL, still can't quite tell for sure. I'll go out and fondle the poor birds again in a few, check leg & skin coloring.
I think they are still getting the last of their big girl feathers, and their wings were hacked by their previous keeper so that makes them look a little scraggly.
My girls are bearded.

 

[foreverlearning]

The easiest way to tell if they are even close to true breed is to look at the color of the bottom of their feet. After that you can start looking at the little details and breed requirements. You can also always post a picture with the question in our breed section. We have many helpful breeders on here that would love to help.

 

[donrae]

You don't need to inspect them further, you can tell by the color of the bird. Those birds are all non-standard colors, they're typical Easter egger colors. If they don't exactly fit one of the standard colors, they're EE by default. If they come from a hatchery and aren't expressly described by color, they're Easter eggers. Some hatcheries are now selling true Ameraucanas, but they're $$ and sold by specific colors.