I have a beautiful Easter Egger, and I was wondering if she could be an Ameraucana because she looks like one. Does she meet the breed standard?
If you purchased your bird from a farm store or a major hatchery, your bird is an Easter Egger. Ameraucanas only come in certain explicit colors, and in addition, have other standards they must meet such as a specific body size, a specific angle at which their tail must be held from their body, a specific color of their legs, length of neck, color of eye and so on. Even if, an Easter Egger were to meet all these qualifications, she still wouldn’t be a true Ameraucana, because her genetic make-up wouldn’t allow her to breed true. That is, her children wouldn’t look the same as she does or carry the same characteristics. She is not the Ameraucana breedshe just happens to be a beautiful mixed breed whose appearance is similar in some ways. You shouldn’t enjoy her any less just because she is not an Ameraucana. Easter Eggers are great! However, if you purchased her from a hatchery that sold her to you under an incorrect name, we suggest you write them and urge them to correct their error.
