Promoted as Ameracuana...

[Eryniel]

i recently bought these day old chicks, and was told they were Ameracuana by my local feed store. Is there a way to tell if they actually are Ameracuana, or in fact Easter Eggers? Or do I have to wait until they are older?

 

[chickencheeper]

They don’t possess the characteristic cheek fluffs to be Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers. You got swindled

 

[sylviethecochin]

They don’t possess the characteristic cheek fluffs to be Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers. You got swindled

My beardless EEs take offense to that.

But their tiny little orange legs make me doubt their EE heritage as well. Perhaps they'll turn more green/slate as they mature.

EDT: and yeah, they're definitely not Ameracaunas.

 

[ChickNanny13]

They are CUTE!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

They are easter eggers. The second photo shows legs already becoming more willow in color. They are not as fully fluffed in the face as some, but Easter Eggers have a wide range of facial feathering

 

[nightowl223]

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Okay, this is a bit complicated, but here goes...
Ameraucana and EE can be basically the same thing, from the same parents, but even show-quality Ameraucanas can have babies that don't follow the proper color rules to be qualified as Ameraucana - the rules to be able to be called Ameraucana are very strict, and any variation automatically makes them Easter Eggers.

Nevertheless, generally Easter Eggers from an Ameraucana line DO definitely have big, fluffy muffs and beards, and these little ones don't. So, if they're EEs, if you add the color of the legs and feet (which should have been much darker than that as soon as they were hatched) they're not very good ones. Yes, I know there are beardless varieties, and I will attempt to be nice about my opinions of them. But EEs (and Ameraucanas, of course) are supposed to have muffs and beards in the United States, unless they are from a different breed mix (like Araucanas or Legbars, for instance). I'm rather ... prejudiced towards those that don't have them.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

They look kind of like Speckled Sussex chicks.

 

[drumstick diva]

EE's

 

[rita2paul]

if they are araucana they are beautiful. i was told by a breeder that if the chick has slight yellow on the feathers it a male and if greyish female. if true you have one male and female. keep an eye on them and let me know if this is a true fact.

 

[Eryniel]

Thank you for all your responses! I only paid $3 per chick, so I had a feeling they were EE’s, but they were just too cute to pass up.
Plus, the possibility of blue eggs... and it was an irresistible temptation.