Ok, clarification needed on breed and gender of these 3 chicks...Ameraucana or Easter Egger?

mis gallinitas

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Apr 19, 2017
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Hello, I am a first time Chicken Momma... these chicks are 7 weeks old...i got them from my local feed store (they get their day old chicks from postal delivery hatchery) I was told all three of these are Ameraucana....but I don't know...the colored ones look Easter Egger to me, and the white one has me stumped! And, of course, I was told all females, but...???

CHICK #1(Marlo)







CHICK #2: (Minerva)







CHICK #3: (Petunia)







Chick #3 (Petunia) on top roost; Chick #2 (Minerva) below.
 
Chick #1 is not an EE or Ameraucana. Chicks 2 and 3 are EEs. All are pullets.
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I'm not that savvy on most large fowl. I looked at this chart real quick http://www.backyardpoultry.com/wiki/index.php/Chicken_Breeds_Chart and I wonder if she is some sort of Rock. I don't think she is a Leghorn because I believe even the females grow big combs early on. I'm stumped too lol

Hi, SunHwaKwon!
happy to hear pullets
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sounds like most chicks that are labeled "Ameraucana" from mail order hatcheries are EEs...totally fine by me.
thanks for the breeds chart tip...good resource.
i guess my white one will be my Mystery Lady....i will be curious to see how she goes developing and what color eggs she lays....if they are blue/green, then she may be an Araucana?
hmmmmm
thanks for the reply,
have a great day!!!
 
No, Araucana's don't have yellow legs and would not be sold at a feed store. You'd pay about $15 for a day old, from a breeder. A couple hatcheries do have Ameraucanas (Cackle and MyPetChicken) but none have Araucanas, as far as I know.
 
No, Araucana's don't have yellow legs and would not be sold at a feed store. You'd pay about $15 for a day old, from a breeder. A couple hatcheries do have Ameraucanas (Cackle and MyPetChicken) but none have Araucanas, as far as I know.

ah, good to know...
i think i need to not worry about the breed, just let nature take its course and enjoy the show as the White One grows up..
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thanks for the reply!
 

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