3 new hens, breeds?

[Rock17]

in England bluebells are RIR cock X blue maran. Sometimes are a bit flighty. I don’t have a picture maybe google them?

 

[Rock17]

Sorry for the confusion. In the UK we refer to prairie bluebells as emeralds or emerald eggers

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Sorry for the confusion. In the UK we refer to prairie bluebells as emeralds or emerald eggers

Ohh that’s my bad! I’ll look them up and see. That’s really cool! Do they lay emerald eggs? The American version of PBE lays normal bright blue

 

[Rock17]

Ohh that’s my bad! I’ll look them up and see. That’s really cool! Do they lay emerald eggs? The American version of PBE lays normal bright blue

Your bluebell will lay dark brown eggs. Emeralds lay blue egg but the name sapphire was already taken

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Found them! It says they are “ a cross between a Maran, Barred Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island White” which would explain the black feathers (she has a couple of those, forgot to mention) and the lack of leg feathers! Actually they look a lot like my other mystery hen Rocky…only difference is Rocky is crested

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Your bluebell will lay dark brown eggs. Emeralds lay blue egg but the name sapphire was already taken

Oh I hope that’s what she is!! I really want dark eggs. I plan to add a few pure Marans to my flock this year for it. She’s already 3 though so her eggs could be faded

 

[Rock17]

Found them! It says they are “ a cross between a Maran, Barred Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island White” which would explain the black feathers (she has a couple of those, forgot to mention) and the lack of leg feathers! Actually they look a lot like my other mystery hen Rocky…only difference is Rocky is crested

I always forget that it is RIW not RIR. The barred rock I did not know about

 

[Rock17]

I always forget that it is RIW not RIR. The barred rock I did not know about

Rocky may be a bluebell X CCL. Common cross to make an easter egger.

 

[Rock17]

Even though It has about 50/50 chance of green eggs

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Rocky may be a bluebell X CCL. Common cross to make an easter egger.

She lays tan eggs with dark brown speckles all over it, almost 3 so they could’ve been darker before! (Her comb was bigger, it appears to have been frostbitten?) I did think she resembled a cream legbar mix!