It’s An Ameraucauna

[ChickenGirl555]

Yesturday my first egg was layed by my pullet, Robin. We had been very excited for the first egg—Especially Robin or her sister, Becky to lay one— because, it’s the FIRST EGG! Who isn’t excited? But also, we wanted it to be Becky or Robin, because the egg would determine if they were Ameraucauna or Easter Egger. Many BYC members said she was EE, and I took their advice and went with it. But we had bought Robin and Becky from our local feed mill (along with 2 Barred Rocks and 2 buff orpingtons) so, many BYC members said that since they were feed mill chicks, they would most likely be EEs. But then yesturday came the beautiful blue-green egg. It wasn’t pure blue or pure green (picture below) so I couldn’t tell what breed from the outside. But when I asked some of my “chicken expert” friends, they said I could tell—for sure—if they were EE or Ameraucauna. EEs have a color on the outer shell, but then it’s white on the inside of the shell. Ameraucaunas have the color (blue or green) on the inside and outside of the shell.

Well. Robin’s egg was blue-green on the inside.

So now I have confirmed. They are Ameraucaunas. I didn’t care which they were, since both have fun colored eggs. But this post was just to let others know how to tell if they have an Ameraucauna or EE, and to celebrate my first egg!
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(Robin has layed another egg today!!)

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Your photos don't show up. I believe Ameraucana only come in certain colors, always have slate legs, and they lay only blue eggs. Ameraucana are more common now as some hatcheries carry them, especially the blue and splash varieties.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

When a chicken has blue on the inside and outside of the shell, it simply means that it has two copies of the blue shell gene. Easter eggers can have two copies of the blue shell gene, so it is definitely not a good way to tell whether you have an EE or Ameraucana.

 

[lazy gardener]

Your friends are mistaken. Many EE lay blue eggs. And if the bird lays a blue/green egg, that's an indication that it's not an Ameraucana. Ameraucana breed true to color AND lay blue eggs. And there are only certain colors accepted in the SOP.

 

[BantyChooks]

Your friends are mistaken. Many EE lay blue eggs. And if the bird lays a blue/green egg, that's an indication that it's not an Ameraucana. Ameraucana breed true to color AND lay blue eggs. And there are only certain colors accepted in the SOP.

Agreed. Congratulations on the egg!

By the way, I liked your lovely use of em dashes in your post. I rarely see correct ones on here, only mangled hyphens or en dashes.

 

[Boonie Stomper]

Try posting the photos a different way please?
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I have also a questionable breed now being called EE so would like to know truth too.

 

[aart]

I rarely see correct ones on here, only mangled hyphens or en dashes.

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[Suzi18]

Agreed. Congratulations on the egg!

By the way, I liked your lovely use of em dashes in your post. I rarely see correct ones on here, only mangled hyphens or en dashes.

Oh Banty......I adore your en dash obsession.

 

[Suzi18]

Congrats on the first egg. It never gets old....im excited eveey day when I gather eggs.

 

[BantyChooks]

Oh Banty......I adore your en dash obsession.

I can't help it.