What breed are my new girls?

[ebear82]

I got these 2 yesterday. One is laying blue-green eggs, and the other I'm not sure yet. What are they? Thanks!

 

[bigchickenman]

My guess is Easter Eggers,I have some that look just like those.

 

[onthespot]

Easter Eggers!!! you will have to post pics of their eggs!

 

[ebear82]

So does Easter Eggers mean Auracana, or does it just mean a cross-bred chicken that lays green eggs? I've been reading posts and trying to figure this out, but I"m still confused.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Easter egger is a cross bred chicken that usually lay blue or green eggs. (although I understand they can lay any color)

 

[ClairedeLune]

Probably Easter Eggers.

 

[faykokoWV]

just FYI, Auracanas are rumpless

 

[newchickmom09]

Quote:
An EE is a mutt chicken. It doesn't conform to any standard chicken breed. The way you get an EE is it has to be half Auracana or Ameracauna. Both Auracana and Ameracauna lay a blue egg. That is how you get EEs that will lay a blue/green egg. They have that half of the blue egg gene. So the Auracana (rumpless meaning no tail) and the Ameracauna are purebreds. An EE is a chicken with one parent being either an Auracana or Ameracauna and the other parent being a different breed.

Hope that helps a little with trying to figure it out. There is a post somewhere that explains it even better...

 

[Chris09]

Just to add to what was already said, a EE (Easter Egger) doesn't have to be a cross bred but most of the time they are.. Here is a link on how the Ameraucana Club describes a EE.
http://www.ameraucana.org/faq.html#TWO

Chris

 

[ebear82]

Thanks for the info!