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Is this a easter egger

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by Poultrybonkers, Dec 14, 2015.

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  1. Dec 14, 2015 #1
    Poultrybonkers

    Poultrybonkers Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Ee or ameraucana[​IMG]
    Ee or ameraucana both were advertised as ameraucanas but they dont come like this
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  3. Dec 14, 2015 #2
    junebuggena

    junebuggena Overrun With Chickens

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    That's an Easter Egger.
     
  4. Dec 14, 2015 #3
    Lozuufy

    Lozuufy Nutty Pigeons Premium Member

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    Yes, EE. He is very beautiful though!
     
  5. Dec 14, 2015 #4
    Michael OShay

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    Definitely an Easter Egger.
     
  6. Dec 14, 2015 #5
    BantamFan4Life

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    EE
     
  7. Dec 15, 2015 #6
    drumstick diva

    drumstick diva Still crazy after all these years. Premium Member

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    Easter Egger Cockerel
     
  8. Dec 15, 2015 #7
    ericinga

    ericinga Chillin' With My Peeps

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    The first pic is an EE but should be a new color of Ameraucana. I have one like that and they feather different from the other EE. Mine feathered faster than the other hens and roosters. They also have the appearance and size of an Ameraucana. I am attaching a pic of the father of my Roo and then a pic of my roo which is only 6 mths old.
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    Mine has more of the blue/gray coming in now. In this pic you really cant see much of it.
     
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  9. Dec 15, 2015 #8
    junebuggena

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    Your boy has greenish legs and a very yellow beak which indicate that he has yellow skin. That means he is an Easter Egger. Ameraucana have white skin.
    It takes more than a pea comb and muffs for a bird to be an Ameraucana.
     
  10. Dec 15, 2015 #9
    Michael OShay

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    X2 on junebuggena's post.
     
  11. Dec 15, 2015 #10
    ericinga

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    Yeah I see what you are saying. I hadn't thought about that. I compared him to my Pure Blue Ameraucana and I see the difference. I have thought about breeding the pure blue to the silver and blue EE hen I have to see what I would get. With EE they could all be red. HAHA!
     
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