What breed and color?

[SilverDuck284]

I swapped a BO hen yesterday for an Ameracauna hen, and upon further inquiry I have to wonder if she's not an EE. On the other hand, could she be a non standard color of Ameracauna? She lays blue eggs (so I was told, haven't gotten one yet), a pea comb, muffs, beard, and slate legs. But she's not one of the colors listed. In fact, I have no idea what this color/pattern is even called. But I read somewhere that if you cross the atandard colors you can get mixed colors that are still -technically- purebred.

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I'm perfectly fine with whatever she is, I'm excited about the blue eggs. I'd just like to have my facts strait so I don't go spreading misinformation about the breed. Thanks for any help and if you need more pics, just let me know.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Most birds people call Ameraucana are EEs and essentially mutts so could be any color. What people are going for is egg color, not feather color.

 

[SilverDuck284]

I've seen a lot of threads asking is it one or the other, but it seems that EE's tend to be missing one or more of the traits I listed. Such as wrong color legs, or wrong comb.

In any case. Is there a name for this color/pattern of feathers?

 

[enola]

To be an EE all a hen has to do is lay a colored egg - blue, green or pinkish.

Ameraucana hen come in certain colors and lay blue eggs

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Looks like a EE. No certain color.

 

[donrae]

She's an Easter egger, and like most EE hens, there's no specific name for her color.

 

[juliechick]

Her legs are green, not slate. Slate is much more of a blue, grey color than that. She's a pretty Easter Egger.

 

[SilverDuck284]

Thanks for clarifying, and I agree, she's very pretty. Thank you.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I've only had one. Mine has a lot more white. I don't really care the color. She's a nice mellow bird and has laid a huge green egg from the beginning. That's all that counts. She's been through a couple predator attacks and still hangs in there. She's also gone broody and raised clutches several times.