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

[Honeybear77]

They are both so gorgeous

Nice!

thanks!
Apparently the rooster was a full ameraucana but I highly doubt it after al I’ve read. Although he looked like one as far as anything I could tell. The mothers are barnyard bantams. Anyway, these guys were unexpected and I love their fluffy faces and pretty colours.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Does anyone have pics of an Ameraucana rooster? What about an EE?

Here are some from the web.
Almost all EE roos have patchy patterns, with red-orange splashes on their shoulders.

 

[SerrarGett]

Here are some from the web.
Almost all EE roos have patchy patterns, with red-orange splashes on their shoulders.
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Thank you! My roosters are still young, and I'd like to believe their Ameraucanas. They have the pea comb, blue legs, and solid coloring. Even if they aren't, they should be mostly Ameraucana, right? That would be really cool, considering I found them in a canal. A canal may be better than a feed store when it comes to finding purebred Ameraucanas!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Thank you! My roosters are still young, and I'd like to believe their Ameraucanas. They have the pea comb, blue legs, and solid coloring. Even if they aren't, they should be mostly Ameraucana, right? That would be really cool, considering I found them in a canal. A canal may be better than a feed store when it comes to finding purebred Ameraucanas!

Pics would help! They sound pure.

 

[SerrarGett]

Pics would help! They sound pure.

I'll see what I can do. I'm traveling for the holidays right now, so it will take a few days.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I'll see what I can do. I'm traveling for the holidays right now, so it will take a few days.

Ok!
How old are they?

 

[SerrarGett]

Ok!
How old are they?

They began crowing around August. About nine months.

 

[SerrarGett]

Sorry it took so long, but here is a picture of one of them.

 

[JadeFarms]

Sorry it took so long, but here is a picture of one of them.

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He’s an EE, he’s really pretty

 

[SerrarGett]

He’s an EE, he’s really pretty

Cool. He has a brother who is practically identical, so he's obviously an Easter Egger, too.