The True Truth: How to tell an Easter Egger from an Ameraucana. Even if you think you have an Ameraucana, do check!

[TheOddOneOut]

My little EE -Henrietta- laid her first little egg today!!! Just over 21 weeks! I have 15 pullets. One laid an egg yesterday, she laid one today and it’s sooo pretty View attachment 2391087View attachment 2391089View attachment 2391090View attachment 2391091

Awesome! My Vanilla lays ones just like that.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Long ago where I got them got their chicks from cackle.
About 5 or 6 years ago I got them from a place that ordered from Estes (spelling ?) Theres would qualify as EEs in your opinion. But if you know what they needed to be and picked through them you could get birds that didn't have any traits to eliminate them from their SOP. Mostly all I could get were BBS though. Never had one that didn't lay a true blue egg from there either.

Interesting! I wish my feed stores were like that.

 

[JamesZ]

Easter Egger. So pretty! Is she laying?

She lays large slightly tinted blue/green eggs.

 

[nuthatched]

@TheOddOneOut
Did you ever post this to the articles page? It's full of great info.
This thread should be stickied to the top of this section.

 

[Johnny17]

Here is my easter egger pullets and cockerel. I think that they are lovely

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here is my easter egger pullets and cockerel. I think that they are lovely View attachment 2391538View attachment 2391541View attachment 2391542View attachment 2391543View attachment 2391545View attachment 2391546

How did you get these wonderful fibro guys? It's awesome!

 

[Johnny17]

How did you get these wonderful fibro guys? It's awesome!

Thank you very much! I breed one of my ayam cemani roosters with some of my araucana hens and this was the result. My pullets lay every time different shade eggs. Some times are more dark and some other more light, almost white. Only the fibromelanistic hens have this ability. They are very friendly and social. All parts of their body are total black. I think it is one of the most interesting araucana mixes. Anyone who has these breeds I suggest to do a test and will not regret it

 

[StephanieB1220]

Here's my "Ameraucana" her name is Oats and honestly the most beautiful hen I've ever had. I already know she's an EE however I didn't know that when I bought her. I absolutely don't mind!!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here's my "Ameraucana" her name is Oats and honestly the most beautiful hen I've ever had. I already know she's an EE however I didn't know that when I bought her. I absolutely don't mind!!

She is no EE.
She is a Columbian Wyandotte!

 

[CHlCKEN]

My MTHealthy “Ameruacanas” (clear EEs from the start) are growing up so quickly! Jellybean has laid her 6th blue egg (in a row!) today!

so those of you finding out your birds are actually EEs, don’t feel discouraged. EEs are way better IMO. With amazing personality, unique patterns, and a wider variety of egg colors