It's hard to tell with OE. I do think the one closest to the camera has thick legs, but it's hard to tell. I have an OE that looks like yours, but he is only about 6 weeks old, so I have a while before I will know for sure! Good luck! Keep us posted!
Don't forget to watch Larry the Cable Guy on "Only in America" on the History channel this Wednesday. He will be at Cackles Hatchery. Should be interesting.
The sad thing is you can cross two pure Ameraucanas....say a "pure"white one with a "pure" black one and you would have to call your chicks EEs because they would not fit the "standards" for color. You will have messed with the "pure" white genes and the "pure" black genes! Those chicks would...
What kind of chickens do you have? Is it a white egg? If so, look for a chicken with white earlobes, a red comb and red wattles. Have any of them been squatting when you go to pet them?
I am so sorry! I know how you feel....I lost my young faverolle to a hawk a few weeks ago only minutes after I had a photo shoot with her! It's really sad!
This was Maggie.
Actually there are some Naked Necks who have black skin and therefore, black combs. My girl is at POL, but it is hard to tell how far along she is because of her black comb!
Crossed beaked chicks usually get worse as they get older. You can try giving her vitamins. Ours only lived to be 6 months old because they are hard to feed. They have to scoop their food from a deep dish. They can't get food off the ground or out of your hand. They are the sweetest chicks...