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

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Great post! Hope it helps all those folks out there who continue to confuse the two.

I had two Easter Eggers in a past life, Galaxy and Nebula who were the most gorgeous chickens and both laid pale green eggs.

Galaxy and Nebula! I love their names!

 

[JustBabyMargo]

They look like white ameraucanas so far.

Easter egger, great job rescuing her!

Hi I was wondering how you can tell she’s an EE? I really don’t know much about them but is it possible she could be a mix between a silver ameraucana and a red brown ameraucana? Or what else would she be a mix of?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Awesome thank you… even the 2 with gray/blue on their heads, chest & upper back are considered white?
I hate that their adorable little muffs aren’t visible in the pics, they are white on all

I don’t see blue feathers in the picture, just white ones.

Hi I was wondering how you can tell she’s an EE? I really don’t know much about them but is it possible she could be a mix between a silver ameraucana and a red brown ameraucana? Or what else would she be a mix of?

Red brown x silver wouldn’t produce a coloring like that. Also, she has a large pea comb, meaning she has one recessive single comb gene. A purebred ameraucana be pure for the pea comb gene. She’s an Easter egger x Easter egger mix.

 

[Bananer86]

I don’t see blue feathers in the picture, just white ones.

Red brown x silver wouldn’t produce a coloring like that. Also, she has a large pea comb, meaning she has one recessive single comb gene. A purebred ameraucana be pure for the pea comb gene. She’s an Easter egger x Easter egger mix.

With it being down would it change to white?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

With it being down would it change to white?

You’re right, they could be whites or splashes.

 

[cluckingheck]

My very, very sneaky EEs ( I think ). The only thing in my rooster is his leakage and his pea comb is a messed up, but his legs are slate, feet are white & his body shape is very nice, in my opinion.

and here’s my hen ( from the same ‘breeder’ ):

here’s her egg:

 

[TheOddOneOut]

My very, very sneaky EEs ( I think ). The only thing in my rooster is his leakage and his pea comb is a messed up, but his legs are slate, feet are white & his body shape is very nice, in my opinion. View attachment 2753782View attachment 2753779

and here’s my hen ( from the same ‘breeder’ ):
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here’s her egg:
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She’s very cute!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Here’s one of my girls. She plucked out her own beard for some reason.