Hatcheries in the U.S. sometimes sell their Easter Eggers as Araucana. No hatchery in North America sells pure Araucana. Araucana are rumpless, are sometimes tufted, have pea combs, and only lay blue eggs. Most hatchery Easter Eggers resemble Ameraucana. Ameraucana only come in a few colors, have pea combs, muffs, beards, slate legs, white skin, and only lay blue eggs.
Most Easter Eggers have Ameraucana in their distant background, some have Araucana; but they have been cross bred with other breeds to improve their production rates. Easter Eggers can be any color and pattern combination, can have pea combs or single comb (but the single comb birds are not likely to lay colored eggs), can be muffed and bearded or clean faced, and usually have greenish legs and yellow skin. Easter Eggers could possibly lay blue, green, white, brown, or cream eggs.
