OH, NO....Is she actually a HE? EE or Ameraucana?

[TheDirtyLawyer]

Not just the dark feathers but that its red feathers coming in on the shoulders. That can be a tell of a male in some patterns.
The OPs mostly white one has red on breast but not shoulders or back. That is a tell of a female with some patterns.
Both o yours and hers is dominate white but has a pattern under there like wild type. The dominate white will cover almost all the pattern except red. Their red matches areas of those sexes in the wild type pattern.
If that makes sense.

Very interesting!!! It does make sense. Thank you!

 

[bruceha2000]

Give the bird more time. There is red and there is "cockerel red".

 

[Mckennas poultry]

The wing size is too large to be a cockerel at that age, I’d say you have a hen

 

[Ms Biddy]

I hope I am allowed to do this but since we are on the topic...can anyone tell if my 8 week old pullet on the left is an "Americauna" and is that an Easter Egger....I was told she was and the one on the left is a golden laced Wyandotte....that's
View attachment 1354988 View attachment 1354991 what the farm store said anyway.

She's pretty. Looks kinda like one of mine. She's an EE from a hatchery and lays pale blue eggs.

 

[Glitterchicks]

Not just the dark feathers but that its red feathers coming in on the shoulders. That can be a tell of a male in some patterns.
The OPs mostly white one has red on breast but not shoulders or back. That is a tell of a female with some patterns.
Both o yours and hers is dominate white but has a pattern under there like wild type. The dominate white will cover almost all the pattern except red. Their red matches areas of those sexes in the wild type pattern.
If that makes sense.

So... what do you think of this red pattern?

 

[Ms Biddy]

Way back in the day hatchery blue egg layers were sold as Araucana.
As the Aracauna split into what you know as ameraucana it was dubbed americana by hatcheries and then into Ameraucana by breeders looking to get them an approved breed.
Some hatcheries followed suit and change their birds to being called Ameraucana.
Then the name Easter Egger came out. Easter eggers were meant to lay a rainbow of egg colors while all the others were focused on blue eggs.
Some hatcheries don't see the need to keep changing the name of these birds every time the public things they need to.
They have put these birds out in masses for decades know and I guess feel they have the right to call them what they wish.

Thank you for that cool info! I remember when they were called Araucanas too. We raised them then. I remember both name switches after that, even though it didn't make sense at the time. Name games happen in other industries too and are often confusing to the customer, and not always by accident. I understand why hatcheries don't care to make the switch. Ameraucana has name recognition that EE doesn't, but since it's a recognized breed now it would be nice if they helped educate instead of making things clear as mud

 

[drumstick diva]

Did you notice your GLW has a red growth near the eye?

 

[Glitterchicks]

This is where I got mine... they are using all 3 names. I can't tell if they're trying to be totally honest or create confusion.

 

[TheDirtyLawyer]

Most definitely an EE. Ameraucana are generally not patterned and never patterned like that. And if you got it at a farm store, it is an EE, or "Americana" if that is what the hatchery they buy from call them.

How about these? One of my "amerucanas" from feed store has no tail!

 

[TheDirtyLawyer]

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This is where I got mine... they are using all 3 names. I can't tell if they're trying to be totally honest or create confusion.

I think if there is a breed standard and it's not met then it's dishonest. Otherwise not so much?