Any idea what breed this lady is beyond farmyard or EE?

[Athenaeum]

So, this is my husband's girl, Artemis (Artie for short). She's a sweetheart and adores being cuddled by the hubs, who actually lurks on the forum here, to the point she won't leave his arms even when she has the chance.

Artie facts:
We got her at Family, Farm, and Home.
She is a Big Girl.
She lays blue, blue-green eggs.
She is very cold hardy.
She's a fluffy bird.
She was sold as a "Silver-laced Wyandotte" as a chick. She even has the chipmunk markings of a Wyandotte as a chick.

Also, pardon the mess, we haven't cleaned the coop yet. We're going to today, but it's just now warmed up enough that we can.

 

[Athenaeum]

An added image of a couple of her eggs!

 

[townchicks]

Easter egger

 

[Athenaeum]

Easter egger

Fair enough! We're just not sure what breeds mixed to make her, honestly. I should have specified that.

 

[GlicksChicks]

I am sure you know this, but she is Ameraucana based.

Judging by her comb type, one of the parents was single combed. I have peacomb×single comb girls with combs like that.

So that means the brown egg gene could be a number of things. Orpington, Rhode Islands, Sexlinks, etc.

And alot of chicken breeds have chicks with the chipmunk stripes.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I am sure you know this, but she is Ameraucana based.

Judging by her comb type, one of the parents was single combed. I have peacomb×single comb girls with combs like that.

So that means the brown egg gene could be a number of things. Orpington, Rhode Islands, Sexlinks, etc.

And alot of chicken breeds have chicks with the chipmunk stripes.

I suggest you refer to this article.

"
Responding to a general “Araucana fever”, due to their promotions for “Easter Egg” chickens, and false and wildly exaggerated claims about the extra healthfulness of Araucana eggs, commercial hatcheries expanded a frantic effort to outcross blue egg laying “Araucanas” with everything else, and sell them as “Araucanas”, when they were nothing more than mongrels (which sales are still continuing today). However, there were a number of dedicated breeders who attempted to keep what they each viewed as the “original Araucana” from becoming extinct, and various groups formed, but each had their own idea of what a “Standard Araucana” should be.
Among them were bearded muffed tailed types, but these were far from being standardized. Prior to 1976, there were breeders specializing and developing BOTH the tufted rumpless type of “Araucana” and the bearded muffed and tailed type (and everything in between), but efforts were made by a few dedicated breeders to standardize their own preferred varieties of “Araucanas”, and each sought adoption of their OWN version of a Standard for an “Araucana” breed. This proved to be VERY contentious, and set the stage for much misunderstanding and ill- feelings, which unfortunately is continuing today in some areas.
Leading up to that recent period, bearded muffed and tailed blue egg layers were being advertised in the Poultry Press some thirty-eight years ago, as “Araucanas”, and being shown and awarded as “Araucanas”. Ameraucana Bantam Club (ABC) Charter Member Harry Cook, of New Jersey, had been working with what later came to be “Ameraucanas: since prior to 1960, and Harry generated letters between the ABC and Clarence Begler who bred bearded and muffed “Araucanas” even prior to that, more than 44 years ago. Mike Gilbert also had written, “Back when I was experimenting with various Araucana stocks, birds were produced with BOTH tufts and muffs, but the lethal factor associated with the ear tufts resulted in their selective elimination...” Regardless of other characteristics, the Araucana and the Ameraucana are BOTH distinguished from other poultry by being layers of BLUE EGGS, unique among chickens, and sought after primarily for that reason."

Essentially Easter Eggers have been maintained by hatcheries since the 1970s-1980s. They're not simply crossing other breeds in. These are Easter Egger x Easter Egger crosses for generations. Ameraucanas were standardized from similar birds but they're not the origin. The origin are South American imported breeds. The OP's bird is an Easter Egger through and through with countless generations of that cross over and over.

 

[GlicksChicks]

I suggest you refer to this article.

"
Responding to a general “Araucana fever”, due to their promotions for “Easter Egg” chickens, and false and wildly exaggerated claims about the extra healthfulness of Araucana eggs, commercial hatcheries expanded a frantic effort to outcross blue egg laying “Araucanas” with everything else, and sell them as “Araucanas”, when they were nothing more than mongrels (which sales are still continuing today). However, there were a number of dedicated breeders who attempted to keep what they each viewed as the “original Araucana” from becoming extinct, and various groups formed, but each had their own idea of what a “Standard Araucana” should be.
Among them were bearded muffed tailed types, but these were far from being standardized. Prior to 1976, there were breeders specializing and developing BOTH the tufted rumpless type of “Araucana” and the bearded muffed and tailed type (and everything in between), but efforts were made by a few dedicated breeders to standardize their own preferred varieties of “Araucanas”, and each sought adoption of their OWN version of a Standard for an “Araucana” breed. This proved to be VERY contentious, and set the stage for much misunderstanding and ill- feelings, which unfortunately is continuing today in some areas.
Leading up to that recent period, bearded muffed and tailed blue egg layers were being advertised in the Poultry Press some thirty-eight years ago, as “Araucanas”, and being shown and awarded as “Araucanas”. Ameraucana Bantam Club (ABC) Charter Member Harry Cook, of New Jersey, had been working with what later came to be “Ameraucanas: since prior to 1960, and Harry generated letters between the ABC and Clarence Begler who bred bearded and muffed “Araucanas” even prior to that, more than 44 years ago. Mike Gilbert also had written, “Back when I was experimenting with various Araucana stocks, birds were produced with BOTH tufts and muffs, but the lethal factor associated with the ear tufts resulted in their selective elimination...” Regardless of other characteristics, the Araucana and the Ameraucana are BOTH distinguished from other poultry by being layers of BLUE EGGS, unique among chickens, and sought after primarily for that reason."

Essentially Easter Eggers have been maintained by hatcheries since the 1970s-1980s. They're not simply crossing other breeds in. These are Easter Egger x Easter Egger crosses for generations. Ameraucanas were standardized from similar birds but they're not the origin. The origin are South American imported breeds. The OP's bird is an Easter Egger through and through with countless generations of that cross over and over.

Do you know if the place they got them from follow that though?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Do you know if the place they got them from follow that though?

It's from a feed store and is the classic Easter Egger strain. I can virtually guarantee this is the case. There are newer Egger strains where this isn't the case like the Legbar based ones but this bird is textbook "Americana."

 

[Athenaeum]

I am sure you know this, but she is Ameraucana based.

Judging by her comb type, one of the parents was single combed. I have peacomb×single comb girls with combs like that.

So that means the brown egg gene could be a number of things. Orpington, Rhode Islands, Sexlinks, etc.

And alot of chicken breeds have chicks with the chipmunk stripes.

Actually, we weren't sure which base she was. Like I mentioned, my husband was told she was a Silver-laced Wyandotte, so when she got older and looked nothing like one, then started to lay eggs that were originally a robin's egg blue, we were confused.

 

[Athenaeum]

I suggest you refer to this article.

"
Responding to a general “Araucana fever”, due to their promotions for “Easter Egg” chickens, and false and wildly exaggerated claims about the extra healthfulness of Araucana eggs, commercial hatcheries expanded a frantic effort to outcross blue egg laying “Araucanas” with everything else, and sell them as “Araucanas”, when they were nothing more than mongrels (which sales are still continuing today). However, there were a number of dedicated breeders who attempted to keep what they each viewed as the “original Araucana” from becoming extinct, and various groups formed, but each had their own idea of what a “Standard Araucana” should be.
Among them were bearded muffed tailed types, but these were far from being standardized. Prior to 1976, there were breeders specializing and developing BOTH the tufted rumpless type of “Araucana” and the bearded muffed and tailed type (and everything in between), but efforts were made by a few dedicated breeders to standardize their own preferred varieties of “Araucanas”, and each sought adoption of their OWN version of a Standard for an “Araucana” breed. This proved to be VERY contentious, and set the stage for much misunderstanding and ill- feelings, which unfortunately is continuing today in some areas.
Leading up to that recent period, bearded muffed and tailed blue egg layers were being advertised in the Poultry Press some thirty-eight years ago, as “Araucanas”, and being shown and awarded as “Araucanas”. Ameraucana Bantam Club (ABC) Charter Member Harry Cook, of New Jersey, had been working with what later came to be “Ameraucanas: since prior to 1960, and Harry generated letters between the ABC and Clarence Begler who bred bearded and muffed “Araucanas” even prior to that, more than 44 years ago. Mike Gilbert also had written, “Back when I was experimenting with various Araucana stocks, birds were produced with BOTH tufts and muffs, but the lethal factor associated with the ear tufts resulted in their selective elimination...” Regardless of other characteristics, the Araucana and the Ameraucana are BOTH distinguished from other poultry by being layers of BLUE EGGS, unique among chickens, and sought after primarily for that reason."

Essentially Easter Eggers have been maintained by hatcheries since the 1970s-1980s. They're not simply crossing other breeds in. These are Easter Egger x Easter Egger crosses for generations. Ameraucanas were standardized from similar birds but they're not the origin. The origin are South American imported breeds. The OP's bird is an Easter Egger through and through with countless generations of that cross over and over.

Huh, fair enough! Also, I appreciate the little history lesson, and so will my husband when I show it to him. Thank you.