Are Easter Eggers Bantams?

Easter Egger bantams are realated to Easter Eggers except they are a bantam breed. They are friendly, great layers of eggs. ... "Easter Eggers" are hybrids that carry the blue-egg gene. We like to think that the pea comb is linked not only to the blue egg laying gene, but also to the "sweetness" gene, as well.

What kind of chickens are Easter Eggers?

“Easter Eggers” are mixed-breed chickens that have been crossed at some point with Araucanas or Ameraucanas. This means that the body type, comb, and other features will often resemble those of one of these breeds, but the egg color and feather color/pattern can vary widely.

What is another name for Easter Eggers?

So, the Araucana breed as we know it today was called “Araucana.” The Ameraucana breed as we know it today was called “Araucana.” And the Easter Egger chickens we know today were called “Araucana.” The term “Araucana” was used this way until the American Poultry Association (APA) standardized the breed in 1976.