The EE braggers thread!!!

[Selsley]

Aracauna or EE


She laid her first egg on friday and it was almost pink

as already mentioned its an EE but at some point its had araucana in its parentage, hence the lack of tail, the EE we bred this year just to see what we'd get also had no tail, it was a roo araucana and a buff orpington, it is 10 weeks old and white. we dont know the sex but if its female we hope for a hint of green egg, if its male, it will be useless as it may not carry the blue gene, and theres no way to tell except by breeding it, the pink comes from a thicker final protection layer (cant remember the name without looking it up) over the brown that is added as it passes through the egg pouch.
i read somewhere the missing rump is a dominant gene, so more ees bred from araucanas would be rumpless although some would be tailed, i assume the americana had the offspring that was tailed selected and bred as to keep them tailed.

 

[QueenMisha]

as already mentioned its an EE but at some point its had araucana in its parentage, hence the lack of tail, the EE we bred this year just to see what we'd get also had no tail, it was a roo araucana and a buff orpington, it is 10 weeks old and white. we dont know the sex but if its female we hope for a hint of green egg, if its male, it will be useless as it may not carry the blue gene, and theres no way to tell except by breeding it, the pink comes from a thicker final protection layer (cant remember the name without looking it up) over the brown that is added as it passes through the egg pouch.
i read somewhere the missing rump is a dominant gene, so more ees bred from araucanas would be rumpless although some would be tailed, i assume the americana had the offspring that was tailed selected and bred as to keep them tailed.

Technically speaking, EEs, Ameraucanas, and Araucanas all came from the same South American stock imported in the 20s and crossed with American breeds. All of them were EEs until the 60s-70s when the three groups of EE, Am, and Araucana breeders split off.

If the father of the chicks was a real Araucana, he carried two copies of the blue egg gene. Meaning 100% of his offspring, male and female, will carry one copy and produce green eggs (or in the case of cockerels, have the potential for green-egging daughters).

 

[bruceha2000]

as already mentioned its an EE but at some point its had araucana in its parentage, hence the lack of tail, the EE we bred this year just to see what we'd get also had no tail, it was a roo araucana and a buff orpington, it is 10 weeks old and white. we dont know the sex but if its female we hope for a hint of green egg, if its male, it will be useless as it may not carry the blue gene, and theres no way to tell except by breeding it, the pink comes from a thicker final protection layer (cant remember the name without looking it up) over the brown that is added as it passes through the egg pouch.
i read somewhere the missing rump is a dominant gene, so more ees bred from araucanas would be rumpless although some would be tailed, i assume the americana had the offspring that was tailed selected and bred as to keep them tailed.

Just to be clear "Americana" is one name some big hatcheries give to the EEs they are selling since they don't sell the APA recognized breed: Ameraucana. Frankly I think it is intentionally misleading. Some others falsely call their EEs Ameraucana thereby continuing the confusion both on their sites and through the stores that sell their day old chicks.

 

[Selsley]

Just to be clear "Americana" is one name some big hatcheries give to the EEs they are selling since they don't sell the APA recognized breed: Ameraucana. Frankly I think it is intentionally misleading. Some others falsely call their EEs Ameraucana thereby continuing the confusion both on their sites and through the stores that sell their day old chicks.

i mispelt it

 

[QueenMisha]

i mispelt it

I actually find this so funny. Absolutely no one seems to be able to spell it! I've seen probably 30 variations of Ameraucana/Araucana online... and only 2 or 3 of those are hatchery's fault. People just really seem to either mistype or completely misspell it constantly.

 

[bruceha2000]

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Then your statement was correct

There was a faction that wanted to "perfect" the rumpless, tufted birds and another that wanted birds without the lethal tufting gene (2 copies = guaranteed chick death) and with tails, muffs and beards. When the former was accepted by the APA, they chose the name Araucana which is what the birds with any of the aforementioned features were already called. When the tailed, muffed and bearded birds were accepted they had to come up with another name and chose Ameraucana.

 

[Lincityfarmette]

Dmontgomery, Stella sounds like a true charm. I have noticed that sweet little roosters can become aggressive with the onset of Hormones!!! It is the hormone change, right? Well, my pullets have been talky but often friendlier as they came into lay. Go figure. Maybe it's all that sensitive talk I give them like "stop your gripin' , all us females go through it" or "just Lay that egg, will ya?" Or maybe I cheer them with "I had 2 babies with no meds and didn't 't squawk that loud!" Sometimes though I "poor baby them" or commiserate with "I know it hurts honey..." All I can say is it's A Good Thing I've been through menopause or fur 'n' feathers would fly!

 

[SHERRING7712]

Look at this beauty.

I don't have a scale that will weigh that small but this is the 3rd egg out of my EE minerva (i think). On the far right is her sisters little pink/creme egg!!! Can't believe how big it is! The blue egg next to it is slightly bigger than the x-large I buy at the store (or used to buy)

 

[Selsley]

Then your statement was correct

There was a faction that wanted to "perfect" the rumpless, tufted birds and another that wanted birds without the lethal tufting gene (2 copies = guaranteed chick death) and with tails, muffs and beards. When the former was accepted by the APA, they chose the name Araucana which is what the birds with any of the aforementioned features were already called. When the tailed, muffed and bearded birds were accepted they had to come up with another name and chose Ameraucana.

the british standard calls them both araucana

 

[Catandherchicks]

Look at this beauty. I don't have a scale that will weigh that small but this is the 3rd egg out of my EE minerva (i think). On the far right is her sisters little pink/creme egg!!! Can't believe how big it is! The blue egg next to it is slightly bigger than the x-large I buy at the store (or used to buy)

Ouch! Was it a double yolker?