Telling the Difference Between EE and Ameraucanas

[bcmama]

I picked up two "Ameraucanas" at the feed store. After getting feedback on my BR I was checking to see what the difference is between EE and Ameraucanas? Here is a pic of one of my supposed pullets, HunkaMunka. Ameraucana or EE? I think she is beautiful. She is the smallest of all of my large fowl weighing in at around 3.5 oz at 2.5 weeks. She loves to be held and is super friendly. I love the color of her feathers coming in and can't wait to see what she looks like grown!

Also besides crowing and laying an egg how do you sex this breed? Can you tell now?

 

[Pele]

Here is a really wonderful and informative website that is well worth the read on the subject: www.ameraucana.org Go to the History section

A super easy way to tell without doing mounds of reading is to keep a simple rule in mind: True Ameraucanas are VERY rare, and hard to acquire. You cannot just walk into a feedstore and pay several dollars for one.

Be leery of any place that touts baby Ameraucanas, Araucanas (or worse, the horribly mispelled Americaunas) for just a few bucks. It's too good to be true.

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

That's an EE, that color doesn't come in Ameraucana's.

True Ameraucana's are don't come from hatcheries or feedstores. There are breeders scattered around.



Quote: Ameraucana Breeders Club

 

[bcmama]

Are they easy to sex at such a young age?

 

[Pele]

Most hatcheries will figure out their gender before selling them via 'vent sexing', which is a very technical and requires highly trained individuals to determine gender of newborns.

With EEs, you can generally tell gender easily by 6 weeks just by looking at their coloration. Post pictures of her at 6 weeks (most likely she's a she if you got her from a feedstore), and we'll be able to tell you.

 

[bcmama]

I will do that. Thanks

 

[hdowden]

also most ee's will have green legs as were an ameraucana is supposed to have slate colored legs...true ameraucana are expensive just the eggs to incubate are pricey i have been trying to save up to buy several different batches of eggs from different breeders to start a breeding flock but that wont be for another 2-3 years before i finish that up then another 2 before i start selling eggs because i will be incubating the eggs to see if any odd colors hatch out.

 

[chickenlover89]

easter egger. what color are the legs?

 

[bcmama]

Both of them have greenish legs. One more greenish than the other but they do have green tones.

 

[Pele]

easter egger. what color are the legs?

Easter Eggers are mixed genetically by nature (they are not an official breed with a standard. No rules to break), so they could theoretically have any colored leg. However, they tend to have greenish (called Willow) colored legs.

True Ameraucanas have Slate colored legs - grey without any green in it.