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Not the typical Ameraucana...
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Is EE an new term for mutt now? Or, is that just what some people think? No pun intended, I am really curious. There are other breeds with beard, so I think that the first hen (Teriyaki) looks like a pretty mutt. I would probably agree with her being a EE if she laid Blue/Green eggs along with the common "look" of EEs. The second hen (Mrs. Fluffles) I would consider a EE, in my opinion. But, from the looks of them they are both just mutts. They might have one EE parent and the other parent of different breed or a mutt also. I know EEs are mutts themselves. So, would everyone still consider that a EE? I personally think that the offspring would be just mutts, unless the egg color fits, but that might just be me.
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agreed. i have favorells/silkie mutts. they have muffs and slate legs. but they are not EEs.
agreed. i have favorells/silkie mutts. they have muffs and slate legs. but they are not EEs.
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An EE is a bird with ANY colored egglaying ancestor... whether that be an Ameraucana, an Araucana, a Quechua, or another EE. If egg color is your only requirement, then what are the EE's from the hatcheries that lay cream, pink, and brown eggs? If I cross EExEE, there is NO guarantee the chicks will lay colored eggs, unless I know what genetics they are carrying. They're still EE's though!
Yes. EEx(whatever) is still technically an EE. I think it comes to a point when the crossings no long carry the blue egg gene nor have any typical EE traits that you can't really apply the EE label, but this bird can. She has the most typical EE coloring, huge beard, muffs, and has slate (I'm assuming) legs.
An EE is a bird with ANY colored egglaying ancestor... whether that be an Ameraucana, an Araucana, a Quechua, or another EE. If egg color is your only requirement, then what are the EE's from the hatcheries that lay cream, pink, and brown eggs? If I cross EExEE, there is NO guarantee the chicks will lay colored eggs, unless I know what genetics they are carrying. They're still EE's though!
Yes. EEx(whatever) is still technically an EE. I think it comes to a point when the crossings no long carry the blue egg gene nor have any typical EE traits that you can't really apply the EE label, but this bird can. She has the most typical EE coloring, huge beard, muffs, and has slate (I'm assuming) legs.
I would call her an EE because she has a pretty typical-to-EE feather pattern, and the beard and muffs to go with it.
The second one I would call an EE because she has green legs and lays green eggs.
I have an EE that has slate legs like an Ameraucana, has the beard and muffs, and a pea comb, but lays brown eggs. I also had an EE hen that had green legs, beard, muffs, pea comb, and laid pink eggs with white speckles on them.
You just never know what you're going to get.
When you cross an Ameraucana to a brown or white egg laying bird, and you have resulting offspring that lay blue or green eggs, and breed the offspring together, you'll get some that lay brown or white eggs, that doesn't mean they don't have Ameraucana in their ancestry, it just means they didn't inherit that particular Ameraucana gene...
The second one I would call an EE because she has green legs and lays green eggs.
I have an EE that has slate legs like an Ameraucana, has the beard and muffs, and a pea comb, but lays brown eggs. I also had an EE hen that had green legs, beard, muffs, pea comb, and laid pink eggs with white speckles on them.
You just never know what you're going to get.
When you cross an Ameraucana to a brown or white egg laying bird, and you have resulting offspring that lay blue or green eggs, and breed the offspring together, you'll get some that lay brown or white eggs, that doesn't mean they don't have Ameraucana in their ancestry, it just means they didn't inherit that particular Ameraucana gene...
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agreed. i have favorells/silkie mutts. they have muffs and slate legs. but they are not EEs.
I also have Fav/Silkie Mix (Mutts) and they have beards/muffs and white legs, but because I know there parentage I can say with assuredness they are not EE's,
However If a chicken has EE's in the mix somewhere I think that it is an EE regardless of the egg color, I'm not sure how this really works but, (so someone could clue me in,
) even if a particular hen has EE in the mix, but doesn't lay blue/green eggs herself, isn't it possible that she have chicks that could lay colored eggs?? I have a hen that is half EE and half LB she has no signs of the" typical EE" herself except the comb (which is iffy cause it looks more like her dads did) and she lays a beautiful blue egg. I also have very typical looking EEs hatched from blue eggs that lay brown eggs. LOL. So Yeah I would consider them EEs, Just my opinion but an EE is an EE anyway you add it up.
agreed. i have favorells/silkie mutts. they have muffs and slate legs. but they are not EEs.
I also have Fav/Silkie Mix (Mutts) and they have beards/muffs and white legs, but because I know there parentage I can say with assuredness they are not EE's,
However If a chicken has EE's in the mix somewhere I think that it is an EE regardless of the egg color, I'm not sure how this really works but, (so someone could clue me in,
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agreed. i have favorells/silkie mutts. they have muffs and slate legs. but they are not EEs.
I also have Fav/Silkie Mix (Mutts) and they have beards/muffs and white legs, but because I know there parentage I can say with assuredness they are not EE's,
However If a chicken has EE's in the mix somewhere I think that it is an EE regardless of the egg color, I'm not sure how this really works but, (so someone could clue me in,
) even if a particular hen has EE in the mix, but doesn't lay blue/green eggs herself, isn't it possible that she have chicks that could lay colored eggs?? I have a hen that is half EE and half LB she has no signs of the" typical EE" herself except the comb (which is iffy cause it looks more like her dads did) and she lays a beautiful blue egg. I also have very typical looking EEs hatched from blue eggs that lay brown eggs. LOL. So Yeah I would consider them EEs, Just my opinion but an EE is an EE anyway you add it up.
i agree the chickens in the pics are EEs. my point i was making it that to many people say EE when they see a mix chicken with muffs without looking at the details first.
agreed. i have favorells/silkie mutts. they have muffs and slate legs. but they are not EEs.
I also have Fav/Silkie Mix (Mutts) and they have beards/muffs and white legs, but because I know there parentage I can say with assuredness they are not EE's,
However If a chicken has EE's in the mix somewhere I think that it is an EE regardless of the egg color, I'm not sure how this really works but, (so someone could clue me in,
i agree the chickens in the pics are EEs. my point i was making it that to many people say EE when they see a mix chicken with muffs without looking at the details first.
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I also have Fav/Silkie Mix (Mutts) and they have beards/muffs and white legs, but because I know there parentage I can say with assuredness they are not EE's,
However If a chicken has EE's in the mix somewhere I think that it is an EE regardless of the egg color, I'm not sure how this really works but, (so someone could clue me in,
) even if a particular hen has EE in the mix, but doesn't lay blue/green eggs herself, isn't it possible that she have chicks that could lay colored eggs?? I have a hen that is half EE and half LB she has no signs of the" typical EE" herself except the comb (which is iffy cause it looks more like her dads did) and she lays a beautiful blue egg. I also have very typical looking EEs hatched from blue eggs that lay brown eggs. LOL. So Yeah I would consider them EEs, Just my opinion but an EE is an EE anyway you add it up.
i agree the chickens in the pics are EEs. my point i was making it that to many people say EE when they see a mix chicken with muffs without looking at the details first.
Oh I understand totally! but the chicken in this post looks very much the EE to me, and I also agree that some people jump to the EE conclusion pretty quickly, I've also noticed lately that no matter what if the EE is suggested as a breed there is a comment about just because it has certain attributes that doesn't mean that it is an EE, which is true but there is a very good chance that they do have EE in the mix. Its just peoples opinions of course because unless you know the parentage Its anybodys guess.
I was mostly just commenting on the statement that "They might have one EE parent and the other parent of a different breed or a mutt also would you consider this an EE . My answer would be YES that is exactly what an EE is in my book.
I also have Fav/Silkie Mix (Mutts) and they have beards/muffs and white legs, but because I know there parentage I can say with assuredness they are not EE's,
However If a chicken has EE's in the mix somewhere I think that it is an EE regardless of the egg color, I'm not sure how this really works but, (so someone could clue me in,
i agree the chickens in the pics are EEs. my point i was making it that to many people say EE when they see a mix chicken with muffs without looking at the details first.
Oh I understand totally! but the chicken in this post looks very much the EE to me, and I also agree that some people jump to the EE conclusion pretty quickly, I've also noticed lately that no matter what if the EE is suggested as a breed there is a comment about just because it has certain attributes that doesn't mean that it is an EE, which is true but there is a very good chance that they do have EE in the mix. Its just peoples opinions of course because unless you know the parentage Its anybodys guess.
I was mostly just commenting on the statement that "They might have one EE parent and the other parent of a different breed or a mutt also would you consider this an EE . My answer would be YES that is exactly what an EE is in my book.
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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.
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.
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