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

[black_cat]

yes

Is the buff laced something or other or silver laced something or other a polish? Because it looks like she may be an EE crossed with an SL polish, maybe?

 

[cooingdove]

I'm sorry I don't know. the big issue is that I didn't start this flock, I inherited it.

 

[black_cat]

I'm sorry I don't know. the big issue is that I didn't start this flock, I inherited it.

Do you have pictures of your roosters?

 

[cooingdove]

heres my roo along with Caliope and Penelope (the one we are talking about)

 

[black_cat]

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heres my roo along with Caliope and Penelope (the one we are talking about)

Then yeah, it's your roo crossed with an EE. That's the only way she could have hatched from a green egg.

 

[BayAreaMike408]

I purchased a female day old chick from my pet chicken and she’s currently two weeks old. I assume when ordered like this, it will be a purebred?

Day-Old Chicks: Blue/Black/Splash Ameraucana ($19.85)
-->Sex->Females(+$3.60)

 

[black_cat]

I purchased a female day old chick from my pet chicken and she’s currently two weeks old. I assume when ordered like this, it will be a purebred?

Day-Old Chicks: Blue/Black/Splash Ameraucana ($19.85)
-->Sex->Females(+$3.60)

Yep. Was it from MyPetChicken? They sell EEs and Ameraucanas separately. When ordered like that it should be the real deal.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

ok heres a mystery for you too do you true truth thing to:
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It’s definitely not a pure Ameraucana.
lol.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

mmm hmm she lays regular brown eggs. so yeah she must be EE

Then I doubt she even has a blue layer in her heritage....
But she’s very pretty.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

She’s got a large crest. Do you have any crested birds?