Yes...another Ameracauna/EE post...Pleeeeeeeeeeese still look!!!

[speckledhen]

They do have very nice full beards!

 

[Hellebore]

They look very much like my EE from McMurray hatchery. They are starting to lay, and we are getting light olive green from one and a very pretty blue from another so far. We have 3 and I am not sure if one isn't laying yet or if she is laying brown eggs. My daughter wanted to take some eggs to school for a friend so we hard boiled them for durability on the way and noticed that the color changes slightly. Very pretty.

 

[wegotchickens]

I bought my Americaunas from MyPetChicken and they look like the pics posted here. And one has laid 3 very pretty light green eggs. Has the same face & neck and slate grey legs as the pic posted earlier.

Daisy, back in June (don't have a recent pic)

Ms P (also in June)

Daisy's first egg, laid 9-2-7

 

[hinkjc]

My Pet Chickens sells easter eggers (just calls them ameraucana, but they're not). I believe we discussed this before somewhere.

Jody

 

[Illinois_ Kelly]

Well I have to disagree with some of you. And I know exactly what these beauties are because.... I have some of these identical hens! I ordered them from Hoover's Hatchery this past spring. They lay colored eggs, which vary from blues to greens. Hoover's calls them Amerikana's. They're not all the same exact color and some do not have the puffy cheeks but I have 2 or 3 that look just like yours. They have SUCH personalities too. All of ours are pets but we have one that follows us around the yard. We named her Dominique. Why, I have no idea but my 10- year - old daughter, which you see in the picture, came up with it.

I hope this helps you. I'd send pictures of mine but I don't know how to do that. Sorry. =o(

Enjoy your day!
~Kelly

 

[Newchickenmom&kids]

From Feathersite:

Araucanas, Ameraucanas and Easter Egg Chickens

I don't have any purebred Araucanas. These rumpless (tail-less) and ear-tufted birds from South America are very hard to find. They are known for laying blue eggs. Most of the so-called Araucanas in the US are mixes that carry some of the original genes and lay variously colored eggs: blue, green, or pinkish. These birds are sometimes (and more honestly) sold as Easter Egg chickens. They come in white and many other colors. The American Poultry Association also recognizes a bird called the Ameraucana, which lays colored eggs and has muffs and a beard, not ear tufts, and comes in standardized color varieties. The Araucana and Ameraucana also come in a bantam form. And if you want to get even more confused, look at the (probably ancestral) Rapanui.



And here's another site I found..it's got lots of information and tons of pics!!!

http://ameraucana.org/index.html

 

[pricem11]

Yep, Hoover's calls them 'Americanas' not 'Amerikanas'--however, they're neither because neither exists according to those spellings and because their birds, like those from most hatcheries, are Easter Eggers. The dead giveaway is that they say the eggs can be green or light brown. Pure Araucanas (very rare) and Ameraucanas (rare) lay blue eggs only.

 

[GloriaH]

Has anyone thought Faverolle? I have Salmon Faverolle's and my hen looks just like this hen but is a different color. They are very nice birds and my hen seems to really like people.

 

[imloulou]

Hi Guys...thanks for all the compliments on our hens! We got them from McMurray. We picked them out of a catalog from 1999 and their wording has changed in their latest catalog (that we got when we ordered the chicks):

Araucana/Americana The Easter Egg Chicken"

This unusual breed gets its name from the Indian tribe of Chile where they were first discovered. Our chicks have some Araucana and some American blood mixed and consequently are not for show but are beautiful chickens known for their ability to lay colored eggs of shades varying from turquoise to deep olive to shades of brown. These natural Easter Eggs will amaze your friends and make a great "show Nd tell" project for school. Adults are of medium size with pea combs and our breeding stock are selected for their ability to produce colored eggs. They exhibit a wonderful combination of colors and color patterns and 10 or 20 of these birds make an absolutely beautiful laying flock that is extremely hardy and will be the talk of the town. Baby chicks come in all colors, plain and ffancy, and great fun to have when the colored eggs start coming. Our chicks are recommended for egg laying color and ability, not for exhibition.

This explanation is different than the one on the website.

I have seen a lot of chicken pics online and on this site (the thread that shows all the Easter Eggers and egg colors) and did not see any that looked like our hens....so I started to wonder.

wegotchickens-your Daisy looks a lot like our Cocoa!!

Thank you EVERYONE all for all the info!!! I learn so much on this site!!!!!!

Lisa

 

[speckledhen]

It's amazing that we go over and over this same thing and still people don't get it. It isnt complicated at all. The hatcheries are to blame for it, IMO. They use the term "Ameraucana/Araucana" all the time. You cant say a bird is that because those are two distinct breeds. If they use that double name, they sell Easter Egger mutts, plain and simple. Also, if they say they are not for exhibition, they are Easter Eggers, not Ameraucanas or Araucanas. That means their birds do not meet any standard for either breed.
***Kelly, I couldn't figure out who you're disagreeing with, LOL.