what breed is she

[nuthatched]

EE, or ameracana

Ameraucana is a real breed. Americauna is an Easter egger.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Ameraucana is a real breed. Americauna is an Easter egger.

Really? I thought they were close but some minor differences? Like egg color inform plumage...

 

[cherrynberry]

Really? I thought they were close but some minor differences? Like egg color inform plumage...

Same... more like which are rumples, how many color eggs they can lay...etc.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Oh OK, hey you learn somthing new every day!

 

[nuthatched]

Really? I thought they were close but some minor differences? Like egg color inform plumage...

An Easter egger is a crossbreed chicken with an Ameraucana (or maybe a legbar) as an ancestor, typically a parent.
They're all good birds!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Araucana: The rumpless and tufted blue egg layers, accepted by the APA.
Ameraucana: bearded and muffed. Lay blue eggs and have blue (not green) feet. Have defined colors in the Standard of Perfection. Accepted by the APA.
EE/Americana: Same thing. Have any color of legs (usually greenish), can lay any color egg, and are not accepted by the American Poultry Association.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Easter Egger

 

[Deenok]

She looks exactly like my Easter Egger! Here's a photo of my girl! (First lady)View attachment 2433029

Is that a midnight majesty maran.

 

[OmnipotentOrpington]

Is that a midnight majesty maran.

Nope! Easter Egger, then Buff Orpington, then Australorp!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Seems to have been estamblished, but definitely an EE.