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

[Reinventme127]

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)
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I like the red and lavender one

 

[rascal66]

I like the red and lavender one

My red/blue rooster? I love his colors too! I'm going to be using him as a breeder soon

 

[cluckingheck]

daria:

maude:

i feel like the “breeder” ( not sure how legitimate the woman was, i didn’t meet her. my cousin picked them up for me ) might have fibbed at bit? and they are actually EEs. both were bought for $10 each

 

[TheOddOneOut]

daria:
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i feel like the “breeder” ( not sure how legitimate the woman was, i didn’t meet her. my cousin picked them up for me ) might have fibbed at bit? and they are actually EEs. both were bought for $10 each

One boy, one girl. EEs.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here are my 3 feed store Americana. Top left corner of basket are their eggs.
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Those are Easter Eggers! Lovely birds.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

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
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Then her sister Henrietta
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And little Opal
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Gorgeous girls!

 

[Vickischics]

Ok. I have seen too many posts with people saying "Here's my pure Americana (note the spelling) what color is it?" The pic is always of a beautiful EE.

So here goes: THESE TRAITS are what determine whether yours is the rare pure Ameraucana...or the very common EE!
(EEs are mixes that lay Blue/green and often resemble the pure breed Ameraucana, and are sold as such A LOT.)

THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT!

#1: Colorations
Here I will show some pics of EE colors vs Ameraucana colors.
Ameraucanas come in solid colors; black, blue, silver, wheaten, and a few more. Don't be fooled by your brain going "hey, mine looks wheaten!"
Here's an EE pattern similar to wheaten vs the real color:
EE:
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Ameraucana:
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See the difference?
Here are some common EE colors. THESE ARE NOT COLORS YOU FIND IN AMERAUCANAS!

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NEXT: LEGS.
I'll give it to you straight: Ameraucanas never have green legs. Or yellow. Or whatever. They only have slate, with pink skin underneath. So if your "ameraucana" has purdy lil' green feet, rethink what you're calling her.

NEXT: COMB. Ameraucanas always have pea combs. None of those weird lopsided modified peas, or a single, or anything. Only a normal pea comb.
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NEXT: Eggs.
Ameraucanas lay blue. EEs lay blue/aqua/green/sometimes pink.
If you're getting brown green or aqua, you've got yourself an EE.
Blue, likely still an EE.

NEXT: Source. Did you buy from a feed store or hacthery? Was it under 20$ per chick? If so, EE.

Hope this helps, y'all. My two EEs are some of the best things that ever happened to me, and I hope it's the same for you.
If you read through this and still aren't sure, I can tell you if you post a pic.
Good luck!

That was a very nice explanation. Thank you!
I have three EE's. I get two blue eggs and one green. The Golden one just went Broody!!!! Ugh!

 

[orloffer]

She’s lovely! What color is the rest of her? What color does she lay?

Thank you! She is roughly the same color as the second one in your post on the first page, and she lays small green eggs (small as in thin).

 

[Reinventme127]

Thank you! She is roughly the same color as the second one in your post on the first page, and she lays small green eggs (small as in thin).

i had one lay thin eggs at the beginning

 

[lyleg5895]

Yup. But there's only one girl!

Thanks. I suspected that only one was a hen.