To answer your question, about how to tell which is which, please go to
http://www.eastereggers.com/ . Then, go to "How to Identify an Easter Egg Chicken / Easter Egger ". You might also want to read the "History" section .
That is the site I was referring to. That is
in no way an official anything or authoritative...and just plain full of misinformation to boot. It's written as tongue in cheek. Or perhaps someone became insulted when told they didn't have what they thought they had. It's a complete joke site, folks. Good grief, there certainly
are white EEs! Look at their color list, for heavens sake. I'd hate for someone to think that was authoritative on the subject.
I'm not sure this subject is worth getting worked up over.
Why on earth this causes so much confusion is beyond me. Almost very modern day breed we have came from combining other breeds, then were standardized so they bred true. Same with Ameraucanas. I'm not sure why this is an issue, really. Wyandottes came from Cochins, among others, but we still have Cochins and Wyandottes aren't controversial in the least.
Okay, I'm backing out now. Let's not get too much like this here, please
or yet another EE/Ameraucana/Araucana thread will have to die a sad, horrid death.