why EE?

[klf73]

this is just a random question, BUT why is the first thing everyone calls a chick an EE? I have been checking out a lot of these posts and the first ID (or close to it) someone calls it an EE(especially the chipmunk striped ones)?

EE is not a catch all

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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Yeah for sure...it seems as though some people think EE means just any barnyard mutt.

 

[cottagegarden]

Well, technically, the definition is:
Easter Egger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An Easter Egger is any chicken that possesses the "blue egg" gene, but doesn't fully meet any breed description as defined in the American Poultry Association (APA) and/or the American Bantam Association (ABA) standards. The name derives from the resemblance of their colorful eggs to Easter eggs.
Often confused with the rare, pure breeds of Araucana and Ameraucana, the majority of chickens in laying flocks that lay blue or green eggs are Easter Eggers. Even if a bird meets an APA or ABA Standard of Perfection breed description, but doesn't meet a variety description, or breed true at least 50% of the time, it is technically considered an Easter Egger. These chickens also may exhibit the muffs and beards similar to the Araucana and Ameraucana.

so we could start making a difference between mixed breeds and mixed breeds with the blue egg gene but everyone is so confused all ready!

 

[cottagegarden]

or the answer is just so Hatcheries can sell chicks. he he he

 

[klf73]

if it has green legs= it must be an EE
if it has a beard/muff= it must be an EE
it has chipmunk stripes= it must be an EE

I just don't think it benefits anyone by just calling any bird an EE.

green legs can result from a cross of a yellow legged bird to a darker shanked bird

beards occur in other breeds....D'anver, D'uccle, Faverolles, Houdans,

chipmunk stripes also occur in many other breeds.....welsummer, barnevelder, OEG, etc......

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Because people are scared to say "mutt..."

 

[klf73]

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I am not referring to the hatcheries, just when someone asking for help to ID their new chicks, one of the first answers are usually "it's an EE"

I love this site, it would help a lot of people identify their chicks, and there are links to feathersite under the pics of the birds.
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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Here! Here!!!

I'll say it: "Mutt." There. I feel better already!

 

[cottagegarden]

We could call them designer birds with hybrid vigor.
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Here! Here!!!

I'll say it: "Mutt." There. I feel better already!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

And sell them for $600 a piece!