3 gals - - thought they were EEs, but not sure?

[Happy Novogens]

These were among our first ever chickens. We got all three from the same family that had a backyard flock for many years. I suspect they were just allowing random breeding from the several enclosures I saw. These were about 4-5 months old when we got them (almost 1 year ago). I chose these 3 because I thought they were pretty.

They did not mention any specific breed and I didn't think to ask.

Because they lay very, very pale blue-ish/green-ish eggs, I assumed they were Easter Eggers. Is this true?
(I've included a photo of their eggs --- theirs are the 4 pale ones --- with white paper under for reference since the eggs are so close to white.)

Are they just mixed breeds or is an Easter Egger considered a mixed breed? What are they?

There are 2 photos of each hen.

Thank you!

 

[Tookie]

They are Easter Eggers, and Easter Eggers are considered mixed breeds.

 

[Folly's place]

They are pretty! Often, but not always, EEs have green legs. Really, any mixed breed chicken who lays green eggs can be called an EE. Yours are very nice.
Mary

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

It depends on who you ask. To some, Easter-eggers are a very specific group of birds that don't breed true for plumage coloring, but typically have at least several out of a hand full of traits such as beards, pea combs, blue or green eggs, greenish or slate legs, etc. To others, Easter-eggers are any bird that has any kind of ancestry with the blue egg shell gene, whether that specific bird inherited the gene or not, and so can have any combination of visual traits. Plenty others fall somewhere in between, counting some things as EEs but not others for various reasons.

That all said, I don't think anyone at either end of that spectrum would disagree that these are Easter-eggers.

 

[Happy Novogens]

They are pretty! Often, but not always, EEs have green legs. Really, and mixed breed chicken who lays green eggs can be called an EE. Yours are very nice.
Mary

Thank you!

They do have greenish legs. (though it may not be apparent in the pics)

 

[fluffycrow]

Yup, Easter Eggers

 

[Happy Novogens]

Funny, because when I recently read about EEs characteristics, it said they don't go broody. My 3 are the only hens I have that do go broody! Two of them in particular go broody frequently.

 

[fluffycrow]

Well, as mix breeds, you really don't know what you're getting. Ameraucana are a broody breed. So their very distant offspring, especially when mixed with other broody breeds will also be broody