True Ameraucana or Olive Egger?

[kalynnn]

hi!
I have a few cockerels I am trying to determine which breed they are.
We purchased 5 straight run chicks , and they could be either true Ameraucana , olive egger ( black cooper Maran, or Easter Eggers Wheatan true ameraucana x black Ameraucana. I cannot tell which they are but I know we could have alittle of all because they had a combo of all they were selling lol
Any way to tell? They are 13 weeks old this weekend. Help lol

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[oldhenlikesdogs]

They look like Easter eggers to me.

 

[kalynnn]

Here's a few pics of the parents

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Those look like Americana, yours look like Easter egger. Did you breed them?

 

[kalynnn]

Those look like Americana, yours look like Easter egger. Did you breed them?

No I bought them from a private breeder who said they were olive eggers but we bought 5 and she only had 3 olive eggers for sale and the others where Ameraucana or Easter egger lol I can't get ahold of her so I'm not sure

 

[kalynnn]

Here's a few of the others but they were younger in these pics

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Maybe she mixed colors. There is an Americana thread where there might be some experts on it who might know better than me.

Olive eggers are mixed with a dark brown egg layer, so usually some of the EE/ Americana traits are missing on the offspring, like the muffs, or the pea comb.

 

[kalynnn]

Ok thank you

Maybe she mixed colors. There is an Americana thread where there might be some experts on it who might know better than me.

Olive eggers are mixed with a dark brown egg layer, so usually some of the EE/ Americana traits are missing on the offspring, like the muffs, or the pea comb.