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

[TheOddOneOut]

Interesting post! I always chuckle when people are posting "pure Ameraucana" for sale. It's a cross. You are taking a chance buying them, no matter what the price. I bought some Prairie Bluebells and was doubting their lineage. Someone on here said "consider the odds if the hatchery has purebred Araucanas or not." Big light bulb. If a hatchery has successful breeding of Araucanas (which have low fertility rates and, even if fertile, low hatch rates) they would probably be selling Araucana eggs or chicks at high prices and not mixed breed chicks you can buy in quantities of 20.

Yes. Araucanas are a different breed completely, yet hatcheries still sell EEs as such.
For people out there:
Araucanas are a breed that have ear tufts (NOT muffs.)

And are RUMPLESS.
NO TAIL.

 

[RevlisRemmah]

Great information. I have 3 EE pullets that aren’t laying but are almost 19 weeks so hopefully getting close. They were sold as “Americanas” by Townline hatchery.
First is my avatar, Smidge

Then her sister Henrietta

And little Opal

 

[Cturber]

Here are my 3 feed store Americana. Top left corner of basket are their eggs.

 

[rascal66]

Easter Eggers are what began my current obsession with chickens. I absolutely love their beards and random colors.
They are also my main inspiration for a little project breed I'm working on!
Here are some of my favorites. (Majority here I have hatched)

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Thank you so much! I've never been able to understand the difference so this helped a lot! Many thanks!

 

[britesidefarm]

I have one Blue Wheaten “Ameracauna” hen, at least I believe so. We got her from TSC about 5 years ago with another who has since passed.

Here are some recent EE I got out of her:

 

[black_cat]

Here are my 3 feed store Americana. Top left corner of basket are their eggs.
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Feed store 'americanas' are easter eggers like yours. Beautiful birds and amazing egg basket!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

So I'm new, thank you so much for this post.
Could you please clarify what the slate color of the legs look like VS green?
I'm having a hard time telling slate apart from green.
Also, do all ameraucana have the same color legs?
I ordered 6 ameraucana pullets, they are black, blue and splash. Paid approximately $23 for each.

Green legs

Slate/blue legs

 

[NNYchick]

I hatched wheaten/blue wheaten bantam eggs from a breeder I found on the Ameraucana alliance directory in April. I love this breed so friendly and inquisitive.
blue wheaten cockerel

Wheaten cockerel

wheaten pullets

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Anyone have any birds to post pics of? Even if you know they are EEs, it would help viewers to see more patterns and examples!
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Here are the eggs I get. The lighter blue is from the lavender/ white/ red EE. (Vanilla.) The darker is from June Bug, the brown.