Not the typical Ameraucana...

[stormylady]

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Only if you breed her to a rooster that carries at least one copy of the blue egg gene, then only the offspring that get that gene from daddy would lay colored eggs.

Thankyou! now I know.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

The ancestry is a biggie and I think that is one reason (besides some of the familiar EE traits), that these 2 hens were tagged as EEs in the first place. The original owner thought they were Ameraucanas and sold them to the OP as Ameraucans, which means the original owner most likely purchased them from a hatchery not knowing the difference between EEs and Ameraucanas. Since they were sold as Ameraucanas and both have a couple EE traits, I think they're both Easter Eggers (either hatchery or 2nd generation).


As for the EEs not always having the muffs/beards, sometimes the pure Ameraucanas don't either. You'd never know it by looking at this hen, unless you knew her background, but this hen is actually pure Ameraucana (although she won't breed true because her parents were 2 different colors). This hen had a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana father and a Splash Ameraucana mother:

Here she is with 2 of her sisters (the black hen was also the product of 2 different colored AM parents) All 3 share the same father, but came from 3 different Ameraucana hens).

 

[HomesteaderMel]

Well, being that I'm not a chicken snob, I don't mind saying I have a couple mutt hens

As for the background of my hens- I have no clue. My friend said she got them from a local feed store and that they were labeled as "Ameraucanas"
They are sweet little girls, regarless of their lineage

Thanks, everyone for the very informative discussion!!

 

[sonew123]

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They are EE's

 

[kari_dawn]

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They are EE's

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That white flag smiley made my day! (sorry sonew123) These two "Breeds" have GOT to be the most explosive breeds on this entire forum! Either way, OP, you have two lovely mixe heritage girls there.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

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They are EE's

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lmao love the smilie Sonew!



Homesteadmel : Yep hun they are definitely hatchery Easter Eggers if they came from a feed store.

and may I say they are just beautiful! I love Teriyaki

 

[sourland]

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They are EE's

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YES!!!!!!!

 

[EweSheep]

Glad you all got it LOL! Yes it gets pretty hot sometimes when one decided because of a hatchery said its an Ameraucana when it is really NOT.

I agree with the fact, if you KNOW of the ancestry of the bird, know where it came from, then we have the answers.

If one didn't KNOW where it came from, laid white eggs, etc. We all can only guess the parentage but with the muff and feather pattern, it is more obvious that it is an EE cross. It looked like it was crossed with a Leghorn over EE and the OP's beauty just happened to carry the white egg gene.

 

[dfdesigns]

My best EE had no beard or muff, but did have a pea comb. She gave me beautiful green eggs...

This is her daughter. (Dad was either a Speckled Sussex or a Colombian Wyandotte.) No beard, no muff, pea comb, green eggs.

EEs are so much fun!

 

[HomesteaderMel]

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Beautiful birds!!