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That's where the hatcheries have screwed with the minds of their customers. Ameraucanas and easter eggers are NOT the same thing. Ameraucanas are a pure breed, recognized by the APA. An easter egger is a mutt that usually has ameraucana or araucana (another breed that ee's are also commonly and mistakenly referred to as) blood in their backgrounds.
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Take into account the above (the fact that they are a mixed breed) and that they can be mixed with anything and everything, there's no reason why an ee HAS to have muffs, a beard, or green legs. They can come in any color, many patterns, bearded or nonbearded, many comb types, any leg color, etc. There is no standard so simply because they do not have a beard or green legs doesn't necessarily mean they're not an ee.
This being said, he does appear to be an ee, not because he conforms to a "standard", but because he has many characteristics that are more commonly seen in ee's than any other "breed". He's just a barnyard mix that likely had at least one ee as a parent, thus making him an ee.
