Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[minihorse927]

still trying to figure out what the heck I got from stromberg?

and a silver laced Wyandotte in the back .

 

[minihorse927]

All my birds were hatched fist week in July

Easter egger pullet left and a hatchery d'anver cockerel right .

 

[cmccullough1390]

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I was thinking that she looked like she had a bit of Polish in her, or is that just my imagination...? -Mustang

My thought to but I've seen it look similar with silkie mixes so I don't know

 

[di772]

What is an Easter Egger? I paid for 10 Americauna.

 

[di772]

Are you located near NJ? I would love to swap 3 Danver Cockerels, I have 4

 

[llough14]

After reading all of the threads I am thinking this is a Roo. Am I correct? Age is roughly 5-6 weeks.

 

[minihorse927]

What is an Easter Egger? I paid for 10 Americauna.

an americauna is a hatchery version of the purebred ameracauna. We call them Easter eggers as they are a bird of mixed heritage that will likely lay a multitude of colored eggs.

 

[junebuggena]

What is an Easter Egger? I paid for 10 Americauna.

It's a bit complicated to explain, but I'll try to give you the short story. When blue eggs layers from South America first arrived in the U.S., they were called Araucana. Some had muffs, some had tufts, some were rumpless. In short, they were more of 'type' than a proper, consistent breed. And they laid just about every color egg. In the 1970s, the American Poultry Association accepted a breed standard for the Araucana and the Ameraucana breed. However, this left a significant number of birds that didn't meet either breed standard. These are what we now call Easter Eggers. When the breeds were recognized, hatcheries did not incorporate these new breed standards into their breeding programs. They just decided to slap the Ameraucana label on their colored egg layers. It's not that they are mixes, it's that they don't fit the recognized breed standards.

 

[di772]

Thank you , now I understand why I have so many different looking birds. All the Meyer Hatchery grew into what I ordered the Wyndottes, RIR, Salmon Favolle , But the Stromberg chicks are still a mystery. Again, It really doesn't matter, I love them all. But I really don't want so many Cockerels. Not sure what to do with them.

 

[di772]

AAHHHH, hence the name Ameraucana I was wondering how that came to be. I appreciate your explanation. I love the history of Breeds. I have 3 KuneKune pigs on my farm too. Their story is interesting too. My most friendly are the Dominque. One flew on my shoulder today as I was standing up straight, I was quite surprised. Loved it. What does that mean?