Английская Википедия:Easter egger

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An orange chicken in a forest.
An Easter egger hen
A black hen looking at the camera
A mostly black Easter egger hen
A "Blue Easter Egger" hen. The hen has a gray body, and is looking at the camera.
A "Blue Easter Egger" hen
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Eggs from an Easter egger compared with a brown one from an ISA Warren from Denmark

In American usage, an Easter egger or Easter-egger is any hybrid or mixed-breed chicken resulting from the breeding of a bird carrying the blue-egg (oocyan) gene with one that lays brown eggs. Eggs from such a bird may be any shade of blue or brown,Шаблон:R or occasionally pink or pale yellow.Шаблон:R These birds do not constitute a breed, and so are not recognized by the American Poultry Association or the American Bantam Association.Шаблон:R They may be marketed as "Americana", but are quite different from the Ameraucana, a recognized breed.Шаблон:R

Characteristics

Hybrid birds of this type may be of any color. They are commonly muffed and bearded, often with a pea-comb; the wattles may be small or entirely absent. The legs can be grey, yellow, or greenish.Шаблон:R Because of their cross breeding, Easter Eggers do not have set egg, or body colors. Easter Eggers are mainly egg-laying birds, as their meat is not great. Easter Eggers are also known for being good pets around children.Шаблон:Cn

References

Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Poultry-stub