Easter egger

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,[1]: 175  or occasionally pink or pale yellow.

[2] These birds do not constitute a breed, and so are not recognized by the American Poultry Association or the American Bantam Association.

[2] They may be marketed as "Americana", but are quite different from the Ameraucana, a recognized breed.

They are commonly muffed and bearded, often with a pea-comb; the wattles may be small or absent.