Dark Brown Mystery Chick from Murray Mcmurray

[MoSelvidio]

I told myself I wouldn't go seeking help to identify this chick and just wait til she got older... but I'm dying of curiosity. I ordered an ornamental layer collection from Murray McMurray Hatchery. There is one chick that I just don't know about. I'm sorry if the pictures aren't great, chicks aren't very good at holding still.

She is very, very dark (almost black) brown on her back. A lighter brown on her legs, wings and underbelly. She has a tan spot under her beak. She has dark, clean legs. No ear tufts. No stripes or patterns. Any ideas? Pretty please .

 

[MoSelvidio]

Update on this chicken. She is now 3 months old, and I still don't know what she is. I'll put a few more pictures up, I hope they're helpful. Sorry if they're a little dark. It's really cloudy out today and my flash isn't fantastic.

 

[BantamLover21]

Easter Egger pullet. Pretty bird!-

 

[MoSelvidio]

I always thought EEs had fluffy cheeks? I have an EE from the same hatchery and her face/neck look completely different. Here she is next to my EE.

 

[donrae]

That's why Easter eggers aren't ameraucanas, they're nonstandard and don't conform to any set of characteristics. There is an overall "look" to them, and it usually includes muffs and/or a beard. That said, a clean faced ee isn't unheard of, and with the color, leg color, pea comb I'm thinking she's going to give you blue or green eggs.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Yes, she's an Easter Egger. Not all Easter Eggers have fuzzy cheeks, as they are crosses. No Easter Egger will look completely the same as another. Most Easter Eggers share a similar color pattern, comb type, leg color, and body shape, but really, they can look like anything.

 

[MoSelvidio]

Thank you! I had no idea that EEs could have clean faces. I had written her off as a black sex link when her black feathers and red breast started to come in... then her pea comb came in and I was bamboozeld. I will update again as she starts to lay .

 

[summerb76]

She is so pretty and I love love love the lighter one next to her!

 

[MoSelvidio]

Thank you everybody who helped me out! Looks like those who said clean faced EE were right! Today she layed a lovely green egg .

 

[donrae]

Thanks for the update! I agree, she had the classic black sex link look--good thing she has that pea comb! I love green eggs.