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Yes, with this order I have requested all Ameraucans (EE) pullets. I don't give too much "air-time" to the Americauna / EE debate. It's tiresome and un-interesting to me. For some people (
not Maxx - he's really trying to be helpful, I know him and he's good stuff!), they take some serious offense to the mis-labeling of these three breeds.
To me...this is a hobby. It does not matter what anyone thinks of my chickens - or what breeds I was sold by a very helpful hatchery. Call 'em what you want - I love them all the same
I am an elitist-snob about the following:
1) Classical Music - beautiful music soothes my soul...poorly played classical music assaults my senses! So for this, I am a snob. I don't want to hear crappy music. But when I do hear it, I do not tell everyone I know that the music is crappy. I just tune it out - or leave. I do not feel strongly about convincing all those around me that it is crappy music played by crappy musicians.
2) Horses - same as above....a beautiful horse soothes the soul. But poorly conformed horses have health/soundness issues....and they are not nice to look at. So I am a a confessed horse-snob. However, again, I do not feel compelled to tell everyone around me how ugly a particular horse is. I simply let it go.
3) Photography - as above - gorgeous pictures transport me...either to another place in this world, or into another beings soul. I do not care for everyone's photography - for example: my mom thinks she is a great photographer. She is not. Very expensive cameras have not helped her. But I do not feel the need to tell her her pictures are horrible. She loves them, and that is enough.
Chickens. They are just chickens, to me. I love my pets: I buy the best feed for them. I keep their living conditions spotless (Maxx can confirm this!). I give them treats. I free range them when I'm there to supervise. I do all these things whether my chickens are Ameraucanas or EE.
Ameraucanas or EE - I will be getting a lot of green eggs pretty soon - and maybe a blue one or two!!!!!!!!
eta: Many of you will remember this photo from the cover of National Geographic....does this photo not reveal the life lived by this woman in Afganistan - look at those eyes!
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/kellygast/random pictures/afghan-girl-615.jpg
...and how about this for a gorgeous horse:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/kellygast/Horse - Random/halter3_05.jpg
*steps off soap-box*
cool! my EE hasn't laid her first egg yet
she's about to be 1 year old.
