I thought EE was a nickname for Araucana. I think I have learned that it actually means something different. I am not sure what it means though. Does it just mean they are not a pure breed.
A EE is a bird that is a mix of different breeds that lays colored eggs. A Araucana Is rumpless ( no tail feathers ) and has ear tufts. There is also a Ameraucana that has a tail and has muffs and a beard, but does not have andy ear tufts. A EE can have any of these as it is a mix.
The Ameraucana Breeders Club defines an Easter Egg chicken or Easter Egger as any chicken that possesses the blue egg gene, but doesnt fully meet any breed descriptions as defined in the APA and/or ABA standards. Further, even if a bird meets an Ameraucana standard breed description, but doesnt meet a variety description or breed true at least 50% of the time it is considered an Easter Egg chicken.
Most EE's that you will get from a hatchery are going to be a cross of any number of breeds and will come in any color, with any type of comb, any color legs and will lay any color egg.
*Note, "Ameraucana", "Americana", "Araucana", and "Easter Egg Chickens" that come from a hatchery are all a Easter Egger's, "EE"*
