The EE braggers thread!!!

[LarryPQ]

My EE Roo, "Sweetcheeks"

 

[CrazyCatNChickenLady]

Here's a pic of his coloring!

and this is my favorite girl Suzy(Mr. Hooster's Girlfriend!):

I'm really excited!! Just so you all know, about this Aloha Chicken Project. I just caught myself singing "I'm so excited.. I just cant hide it"! haha! I'm so pathetic!!

ETA: All these EE's are SO gorgous!!!!

 

[Sock Puppet]

Yes, EE's are one of my favorites.... next to Cochins of coarse

We are glad that you are onboard the Aloha Train... its taking off full speed ahead (LOL)

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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I love the little white and black one!

 

[Sock Puppet]

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I love the little white and black one!

Thank you! Funny thing is, she doesnt fit in the Aloha program because of all the black. She's adorable though.

 

[megcpat]

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Swetcheeks, totally fitting. Love it.

 

[LarryPQ]

Thanks! My 4 year old recently started complaining because "Sweetcheeks" is a "girl" name.

 

[Sock Puppet]

Well, my EE rooster was named Fae

Found out it was a boy and changed it to Faenerd (LOL)

Sweetcheeks is very purdy

 

[Soccer Mom]

Sweetcheeks is a genius name! Almost all of mine have "nature names" except I fudged on a group of girls I call my "Spice Girls"--Paprika, Cinnamon, Sage, & Rosemary. I also have one named Daffodil that I mostly call "Dumplings" as a vague threat because she is always causing trouble.

Love all the pictures! If only the weather would straighten up here, I'm dying to break out the camera and take lots of photos of my girls (and their two BFs, Hickory and Thistle).

 

[Moxiechick]

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Hi there. There are eight color varieties recognized by the Ameraucana Breeders Club: Black, Blue, BLue Wheaten, Brown Red, Buff, Silver, Wheaten, White. Only birds who meet these color restrictions and breed true are considered Ameraucanas. All other colors are considered Easter Eggers, even if they are the result of breeding two separate color varieties of pure bred Ameraucanas resulting in a random colored EEer. The reasoning behind this that these eight colors can be bred true - a valuable trait if you want to sell or trade chicks and know what you are getting. Also, pure bred Ameraucanas only lay blue eggs or a shade of blue/green egg. It has always seemed to me that there should be some distinction in name between chickens that are simply off color pure bred Ameraucana chickens (who carry both copies of the blue egg color gene and breed true in this trait) from the EEers that are a cross between Ameraucana and some other breed and thus only carry one copy of the blue egg shell gene. It gets complicated sometimes when we are talking EEers and have to go to great lengths to explain which kind we have and what genetic potential there is, when a separate term would simplify things greatly.

I've been thinking a lot about this myself. I can understand the Ameraucana Breeders Club wanting to keep only varieties known for true breeding known as "pure" Ameraucanas, but couldn't a non-standard variety be known as just that - a "Non Standard" Ameraucana? For example, in dog breeding, a dog with a color not recognized by the standard for it's breed would not be able to be shown, but is still considered to be part of it's "breed". A parti-colored poodle, who's parents and grandparents going back 6 generations were poodles, is still considered a poodle.

I am interested in bantam Ameraucanas, but would have no problem with having a non- standard color Ameraucana if I knew it had Ameraucana traits other than color. ( Non feather legged, blue egg layer, beard and muff, etc. )
A Non-Standard Ameraucana would be a vastly different bird from say, an Ameraucana/Cochin EE or an Ameraucana/Jersey Giant EE. The amount of variation in what are colectively called "EE's" is considerable. I'm not saying variation is bad, just that it makes considering getting an EE a riskier proposition if I'm trying to stay away from certain traits, such as feathered legs, large size, etc. If I were to try to buy a puppy as a companion for my dog, who is a 20 lb. miniature pinscher/pomeranian mix, I wouldn't answer an add that just said "mutt", unless it also stated something about the parentage. Moxie probably wouldn't enjoy playing with say, a lab/pitbull mix that will grow to weigh 60 lbs. "EE" just seems like such a large, blanket term for birds with sooo much variety.