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

[orloffer]

i had one lay thin eggs at the beginning

She is over a year now, so I don't think her eggs are going to change. She is a relatively small chicken, though. She is about the size of my CA White, and can fly just as well as Whitey too.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

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

They look like ameraucanas to me, just poor quality ones.

 

[cluckingheck]

They look like ameraucanas to me, just poor quality ones.

yeah, they weren’t in good shape when i got them. i don’t think they were taken care of very well. their crops were empty and they felt like feathers, skin & bones when i picked them up. they’re regrowing a lot of feathers, now, so there’s something.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

What would these be? The seller just called them Easter Eggers but they look nothing like the other Easter Eggers I ownView attachment 2369031View attachment 2369032View attachment 2369034

They are EEs. The splash with feathered legs might be an EE mix, possibly with a marans to make her an olive egger.

I bought black ameraucana hatching eggs and where all black but one, pictures below at about 6 weeks old.
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Since they both don’t look like they have beards, they’re probably EEs.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

They are EEs. The splash with feathered legs might be an EE mix, possibly with a marans to make her an olive egger.

Since they both don’t look like they have beards, they’re probably EEs.

Thank you. I mostly agree.

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

These are my EEs, Phoenix, Dishtarki, Lad, and Dotson. No eggs yet, but hopefully soon!

(My Profile) Phoenix:

Dishtarki:

Lad:

Dotson:

They're always jumping on you when you want it least.

I LOVE them.

 

[TwoCrows]

Very informative thread, thanks for posting @TheOddOneOut!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Very informative thread, thanks for posting @TheOddOneOut!

Thanks!

 

[ladybrasa]

Late to the party! This is an “Americana” aka EE about 2.5 -3 months pullet:

 

[ChocolateMouse]

This information is SLIGHTLY inaccurate. I'd just like the point out than many purebred wheaten, especially Blue/Splash wheaten, ameraucanas look like the first picture.
Second, some shades of aqua/green ARE recognized by the APA and both major USA breeder clubs as Ameraucana colors for eggs.

Sources;
Breeders club egg color charts, Notice many colors on both like A12, A14, B1, D8 and others stray into green

Texas poultry show, show winning stock blue wheaten
https://www.poultryshowcentral.com/tx-wheaten-and-blue-wheaten-ameraucanas-from-show-stock.html

Mypetchicken from their wheaten/blue wheaten ameraucanas page;

Chickens I bought from a registered Ameraucana breeder that I have evidence weren't very well bred but have OK colors;