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Is this guy an Easter Egger?

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Guest:
Having spent 25 years with pit games. I\'d say no he\'s definatly not game. they are many things he could be but game  is not one of them..perhaps welsmmer X brahma. right off the top of my head. the size is a definate give away. Chris

Guest:
this bird looks very much like my big-hatchery- produced blue red cubalaya.  does he walk extremely upright, with his tail held down low? and very broad in the breast?  I have one with a golden head and wing bays also.

John:

--- Quote ---On this forum, is an easter egger defined as a hybrid bird that carries the gene for blue/green egg color?
--- End quote ---


Here is the diffinition that the ABC is currently using:
An Easter Egg Chicken or Easter Egger is any chicken that possesses the blue egg gene but doesn’t meet the Ameraucana breed descriptions as found in the APA and/or ABA Standards.  Further, even if a bird meets the Ameraucana standard breed description, but doesn’t meet a variety description or breed true at least 50 percent of the time it is to be considered an Easter Egg Chicken.  

Guest:
John,

Thank you for answering my question.


Rooster

John:
I like the way I have it worded on our FAQ page better:
The Ameraucana Breeders Club defines an Easter Egg chicken or Easter Egger as any chicken that possesses the blue egg gene, but doesn’t fully meet any breed descriptions as defined in the APA and/or ABA standards.  Further, even if a bird meets an Ameraucana standard breed description, but doesn’t meet a variety description or breed true at least 50 of the time it is considered an Easter Egg chicken.
The first difinition that I posted was from our last Bulletin.  The problem is that the way it is worded it would include other blue egg laying breeds, like Araucanas, as Easter Eggers and that is not the intention.

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