I\'m sure this is old news to everyone here, but I have just been tinkering around with chickens a few months and have sought all the information on the breeds I have interest in that I can find. It isn\'t hard at all. Then, why... do people expect you to pay good money for an animal, a product if you will, that THEY produce (supposedly in some sort of a professional manner for which they expect renumeration) which THEY cannot even spell?? Is it so difficult to comprehend: purebred, crossbred, mongrel? How do all the \"hatcheries\" get away with calling a \"breed\" they offer \"Americana/Easter Egger\"? I suppose it is all the vowels that throw people off, but it doesn\'t take but a little effort to LEARN the spelling of AMERAUCANA and ARAUCANA, especially for one who purports to be a breeder of either one or both.
Ok, I\'ll fall off my soapbox for now...