TSC bin mixup

[SunHwaKwon]

I picked 4 chicks from the EE bin, from a distance because of their policies. Got home and went to put them in the brooder and this one has yellow orange legs and no muffs. I figured some poor a white Leghorn back in the wrong bin, since they had those there as well. Well, I don't think it's feathering out like a leghorn. Any guesses? I know it's still early.

So far it looks like it will be very pretty, whatever it is.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

 

[willow5038]

EE's usually have "puffy" cheeks. Even as chicks they are pretty noticeable... My best guess is that you're right and that it was indeed a leghorn that was placed in the wrong pen.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

EE's usually have "puffy" cheeks. Even as chicks they are pretty noticeable... My best guess is that you're right and that it was indeed a leghorn that was placed in the wrong pen. 

Oh I know it's not EE. I don't think it's Leghorn either though because it's not feathering in white. I know it doesn't show right but it's almost like porcelain (creamy orange and very light lavender).

 

[SunHwaKwon]

PS none of my EEs from Murray MCmurray has puffy checks and one even started out with orange legs!

 

[-Wirth-]

Could be a Cornish cross

 

[drumstick diva]

doesn't look like a Cornish x yet. Does it hog the feeder? Cornish x are meat birds and literally eat themselves too death and are usually processed around 8-10 weeks of age before their legs/organs give out.

 

[debid]

Tetratint? Amberlink? I think the legs are too thin for cornish.

ETA: After closer inspection of the feathers, I think it IS an EE. Just an unusual one. There is one pic that picks up the color as a very light splash or maybe porcelain and I really don't know what else it could be. None of the hybrid layers are colored like that and definitely not a cornish. My very light EE had bright yellow legs with just a hint of tint when I got her. Her legs are currently lime green.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

They did have Cornish there but it doesn't look like they did. They were already nearly twice the size of this one. I have three same age Amberlinks too and it doesn't look like them either.

I though maybe it could be an odd EE but there are no signs of muffs, I'm pretty sure, though I could get the odd muffless. With my other weird EE the legs started turning green by about three weeks.

In any case its very pretty so far!

 

[debid]

There are muffless EEs. I happen to have one

There's really no telling until she lays an egg as the only real measure is possession of the blue shell gene.