Our EE was a sandy color with black markings. She's the most gorgeous bird now that she is about 4 mos old. It's my understanding that since EE's are not a true breed, they can be just about any color.
Good luck and have fun! I looked over the Meyer Hatchery before deciding to go with Murray McMurray (they had the lower shipping charges for our location). Meyer's has a really good website and the paper catalog I requested from them is so informative with terrific pictures. Enjoy your new...
We're getting our chicks mailed from Murray McMurray the week of April 21st. Looking forward to getting:
3 Gold Sex Link
4 Black Australorp
4 Barred Rock
4 Speckled Sussex
Plus they'll be sending us 1 Mystery Chick
Can hardly wait to get them!