What breed is this pretty hen.

[sogr8ful95]

She looks a little like my araucanas but even more colorful.

 

[Table4Six]

I think she's an EE.

 

[BantamLover21]

Easter Egger.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Welcome to BYC!

I agree, this hen is an Easter Egger.

 

[JadedPhoenix]

Agreed, Araucanas are usually tail-less. I have some Ameraucanas that look similar but EE is the best bet for her.

 

[subhanalah]

Agreed, Araucanas are usually tail-less.  I have some Ameraucanas that look similar but EE is the best bet for her.

from my understanding, the rumpless trait shouldn't be double bred, so there are rumped and rumpless Araucanas. However in the SOP, they should be rumpless for show.
This check has a beard though and not the tufts of an Araucana. It is most probably an Ameraucana mix-type easter egger.

 

[enola]

What is double breeding concerning rumpless Araucanas?

 

[subhanalah]

Maybe I'm wrong, let's Google it.

 

[Chicken Review]

I am thinking a EE mix also. Very pretty bird you have there!

 

[subhanalah]

What is double breeding concerning rumpless Araucanas?

K, I had it wrong, it's the tufted gene that's like that, if I read this website correctly
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Arau/ACARumplTufted.html
Here's the information about the rumpless gene, so this whole thing is cleared up, hopefully.
(SORRY, MY BAD!)

Araucanas are rumpless, which means that they do not have a tail, any remnant of a tail, or even an oil gland. This trait is caused by an autosomal dominant, non-lethal gene. Even though the gene is non-lethal, it can have an affect on fertility because the lack of movable tails can create difficulty in maintaining the physical contact necessary for fertilization. Some breeders trim the fluff around the vent to aid physical contact. But other breeders have found that if they don't trim and let nature take its course, over time the fertility will increase. Other breeders make the mistake of mating a rumpless bird to a tailed bird in an effort to enhance fertility. If the rumpless bird is herterozygous (one copy of the rumpless gene), the resultant chicks will be 50% rumpless and 50% tailed. However, many of these rumpless chicks will only be partly rumpless with a few tail feathers at odd angles, creating an ugly bird. This is because rumpless modifier genes exist, and breeding to a tailed bird introduces these genes into the offspring. By breeding only homozygous rumpless to homozygous rumpless, over time these modifier genes get eliminated.