would a feed store sell EE's as amerucauna?

[sunket77]

m not sure how to spell amerucauna I do it every time so I apologize in advance! My chicks I bought at a feed store were sold as amerucauna but now I am seeing all the posts about ee's they have blue/green legs, muffs, and pea comb how can you tell? will it always be just ee's?

 

[Uppity Peon]

It happens all the time.
They are usually labeled Araucana or Ameraucana.

 

[lux_interior]

Araucana:

Ameraucana:

EE:

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

I was told my EE was an Araucana when I bought her. The kind folks here educated me about what she was, but I don't care at this point. That is my favorite girl in the flock! I love her so much I just went out and bought 7 more EE chicks and had bought 2 others a couple of weeks before that. Most people probably don't know the difference. I didn't.

 

[lux_interior]

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Yeah, Araucana's and Americana's aren't that common... you probably won't find real ones in a feed store. Just ee's which are mixes. They will still lay pretty eggs though!

 

[SpringChickens]

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Those all look like EEs to me.... The "aracaunas" look like they have tails (and no tufts), and the "ameraucanas" aren't the right color.

 

[BluegrassSeramas]

I think that in some hatcheries they even spell it different...to make it even more confusing! lol

I think that it is spelled AMERAUCANA

and they spell it Americana....
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/araucanas_americanas.html

 

[lux_interior]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=128806&p=1

 

[Rootball]

Its not just the Feed store, every hatchery in America lists EEs as Araucanas or Amerucanas

 

[Uppity Peon]

But EEs are great chickens, so it's all good unless you want to be a breeder or raise them for show.