Are easter eggers mix breed chickens?
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Congratulations!
Would love to see photos.
I have photos and video on my Facebook page. Anyone that would like to see her and does not have facebook just pm me. So far mom and baby are doing great.
PHOTOS NEEDED!
I have photos and video on my Facebook page. Anyone that would like to see her and does not have facebook just pm me. So far mom and baby are doing great.
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Yes they are mixed breed to lay colored eggs from blue to brown and everything in between.
Latte and Mocha are Easter eggers but have not started laying yet (any day now ladies!) so no idea what color eggs yet.
Yes they are mixed breed to lay colored eggs from blue to brown and everything in between.
Latte and Mocha are Easter eggers but have not started laying yet (any day now ladies!) so no idea what color eggs yet.
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Yes. Hatcheries sell them as Americanas, Ameraucanas, Araucanas, etc but they are a mixed breed that has a *potential* for having a blue egg gene. They come in many different sizes, colors, and shapes.
Everyone has to have at least one!
Yes. Hatcheries sell them as Americanas, Ameraucanas, Araucanas, etc but they are a mixed breed that has a *potential* for having a blue egg gene. They come in many different sizes, colors, and shapes.
Everyone has to have at least one!
Darn it Rainwolf, you beat me to the punch!
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and I'm at work too
and I'm at work too
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Techincally yes. Although most EE's from hatcheries descend from the original Quechua that started Ameraucanas, most EE's now a days are just simply mutts that have the blue egg gene, meaning they can lay blue or green eggs but do NOT qualify as an Ameraucana or an Araucana. (hatchery based ones often have production breeds crossed into them to create the green eggs and/or higher production and more color)
They're what most people sell as "Americauna," and what hatcheries and feedstores claim to be Ameraucanas, Americanas, and Araucanas.
My only hatchery based EE, "Tufted," now two years old. She's given me about 15 eggs in all her 2 years of life. And they're light brown.
My non-hatchery Easter Eggers, ironically, are starting to get very faux-EE colors though. Credit from that goes to my Araucana I used though, as he has columbian, silver, gold, and duckwing in him, which is the backbone of a lot of hatchery EE colors.
Techincally yes. Although most EE's from hatcheries descend from the original Quechua that started Ameraucanas, most EE's now a days are just simply mutts that have the blue egg gene, meaning they can lay blue or green eggs but do NOT qualify as an Ameraucana or an Araucana. (hatchery based ones often have production breeds crossed into them to create the green eggs and/or higher production and more color)
They're what most people sell as "Americauna," and what hatcheries and feedstores claim to be Ameraucanas, Americanas, and Araucanas.
My only hatchery based EE, "Tufted," now two years old. She's given me about 15 eggs in all her 2 years of life. And they're light brown.
My non-hatchery Easter Eggers, ironically, are starting to get very faux-EE colors though. Credit from that goes to my Araucana I used though, as he has columbian, silver, gold, and duckwing in him, which is the backbone of a lot of hatchery EE colors.
Illia, have you named your Shamos yet?
No.
Was discussing that with a sister of mine too. . . . Never realized until tonight that she's never seen em before. I showed her how tall the stag was, then how tall I'm estimating he'll be. "Wow!!" was her response.
Surprisingly during that visit, the pullet was actually much more friendly than the stag.
Surprisingly during that visit, the pullet was actually much more friendly than the stag.
You'll have to let us know when you decide
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