The EE braggers thread!!!

[melishkia]

I'm jealous!

I love my EE, I wish the feed store would get more "accidents," i'd buy them all

 

[dan26552]

Here's my two ameraucana (easter eggers). Cant blame the hatcherys. I wouldn't want to change their name either. sounds wierd and they're just trying to make money. cluade my rooster dust bathing

Your Claude looks kinda like my Barney.

 

[SHERRING7712]

My son's new EE's Minerva on top and Athena on bottom. I think they are just beautiful birds.

 

[Leihamarie]

NOTHING wrong with EEs, I have 4 and they are great. You should, however, inform the guy you got them from that he does not have APA Ameraucanas. More than likely he got them from one of the big hatcheries that refuse to admit that they do not have APA Ameraucanas and sell their EEs under the name Ameraucana or Araucana. Anything we can do to cut off the false claims.

I brought it up and he insists they're pure Ameraucanas... He's very proud of his Ameraucana breeding pair (showed them to me proudly when I bought the baby) . I don't know there's much more that I can do. He isn't willing to entertain the truth, lol! If he would have advertised her as an EE I still would have bought her. She's beautiful and I thought so from the moment I saw her. I originally wanted an EE anyway!

 

[Selsley]

am i mistaken in thinking the ameraucana was an araucana crossed with a crested bird?

 

[Selsley]

I brought it up and he insists they're pure Ameraucanas... He's very proud of his Ameraucana breeding pair (showed them to me proudly when I bought the baby) . I don't know there's much more that I can do. He isn't willing to entertain the truth, lol! If he would have advertised her as an EE I still would have bought her. She's beautiful and I thought so from the moment I saw her. I originally wanted an EE anyway!

yeah but you can breed any EE you want if you have an araucana or ameraucana problem with an EE is, it wont breed true, they may not cross over to its young feather or egg colour
i liked the way our orpaucana turned out, rumpless muffs and beard and white, im hoping it will remain this way as its only 4 weeks old and still feathering,
its an araucana buff orpington hen cross, the orpington chicks ive seen at 3 weeks have buff feathers

 

[jerryse]

am i mistaken in thinking the ameraucana was an araucana crossed with a crested bird?

yes . mistaken .

 

[FlyWheel]

lol, right? I was secretly hoping if I named her Olive then the eggs would follow, haha JK. I have no idea about her parents, she came from a local feed store that told me she was an americauna. More than likely she will lay blue or tan (rats!) ... i'm still holding some hope though.....

Keep hoping. EEs can lay just about any color, depending on which cards they were dealt. Various shades of blue and green are common (giving the "breed" it's name) but I've heard they can also lay brown, olive, tan, cream/white sometimes even 'pink'(ish) eggs! Since you are completely clueless concerning it's parentage, you could get anything!

 

[Selsley]

yes . mistaken .

very helpful reply

 

[SD Bird Lady]

am i mistaken in thinking the ameraucana was  an araucana crossed with a crested bird?

I haven't seen many EEs with a crest. I know its common in some other "breeds" but not usually EEs. What made you come to this conclusion?