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I understand, and agree to a point. Some have a refusal to listen or learn. There is a recent post here (and there are several others like it) where if a bird doesn't conform to any one particular standard it is automatically assumed that it is an EE. Just because a bird is a cross doesn't automatically make it an EE. There have been numerous attempts to correct some peoples way of thinking, but with some it never sinks in. As for what was said about people doing research, if those who are ordering from said hatcheries did their research, the would find that what is being sold as Ameraucana or Araucana are nothing more than EE. Im sorry, if you order these birds from the hatchery expect the real deal (as with so many other birds) you haven't looked into it. BYC threads show up when I google search, so I know that the information can easily be found. But you will notice as you look more into it on this forum, there are some with very little poultry knowledge and experience who are giving advice like its the gospel. I understand they are only trying to help, but end results can be disasterous. I have raised poultry for over 10 years, but I will not go into the Emergency section and give advice. Do I know some of the answers, yes, but on the possibility that I could be wrong and tell the person the wrong thing to do, not going to happen. I know this turned into a bit of a rant, but language and demeanor is not easily conveyed through forum posting. I have ruffled many feathers along the way, and probably will again at some point, but its a learning experience all the way around. Some times it just takes reading through someones posts to see if they are just being a jerk, or if they are just brutally honest.
There is a sticky at teh top specifically about araucanas, ameraucanas and EEs, and yet it seems that no one reads it--every week there are several posts about "is there a difference between EE, ameraucana and araucana. Repeating readily available information over and over gets old.
I understand, and agree to a point. Some have a refusal to listen or learn. There is a recent post here (and there are several others like it) where if a bird doesn't conform to any one particular standard it is automatically assumed that it is an EE. Just because a bird is a cross doesn't automatically make it an EE. There have been numerous attempts to correct some peoples way of thinking, but with some it never sinks in. As for what was said about people doing research, if those who are ordering from said hatcheries did their research, the would find that what is being sold as Ameraucana or Araucana are nothing more than EE. Im sorry, if you order these birds from the hatchery expect the real deal (as with so many other birds) you haven't looked into it. BYC threads show up when I google search, so I know that the information can easily be found. But you will notice as you look more into it on this forum, there are some with very little poultry knowledge and experience who are giving advice like its the gospel. I understand they are only trying to help, but end results can be disasterous. I have raised poultry for over 10 years, but I will not go into the Emergency section and give advice. Do I know some of the answers, yes, but on the possibility that I could be wrong and tell the person the wrong thing to do, not going to happen. I know this turned into a bit of a rant, but language and demeanor is not easily conveyed through forum posting. I have ruffled many feathers along the way, and probably will again at some point, but its a learning experience all the way around. Some times it just takes reading through someones posts to see if they are just being a jerk, or if they are just brutally honest.
There is a sticky at teh top specifically about araucanas, ameraucanas and EEs, and yet it seems that no one reads it--every week there are several posts about "is there a difference between EE, ameraucana and araucana. Repeating readily available information over and over gets old.
