Assorted Pullets - EE or Something Else?

[FocusonJesus]

As of right now, no cockerels that I can see. But they're still young only roughly 7-ish weeks (give or take a week). And what appeared to be Welsummer don't really look very Welsummer anymore. I'll try to keep you updated though.

Thank you.
Do you want help identifying?
If you do, I can try to help. I could give you some pictures of our welsummers if you want to compare, and I also know of some breeds That they could be...
If you don't already know what they are!

 

[SpazzDaUni]

Thank you.
Do you want help identifying?
If you do, I can try to help. I could give you some pictures of our welsummers if you want to compare, and I also know of some breeds That they could be...
If you don't already know what they are!

Sure! While one I'm fairly certain is a Welsummer, the others might be Welbars? They have that subtle Barred Rock head, in my opinion. But truly, I have no clue. So any help is appreciated. Just when I think, yes, I know what they are, they change again. Lol the only one who might, maybe be a cockerel at this point is #3, but we'll see.

 

[FocusonJesus]

Here are our welsummers...

 

[cherrynberry]

Sure! While one I'm fairly certain is a Welsummer, the others might be Welbars? They have that subtle Barred Rock head, in my opinion. But truly, I have no clue. So any help is appreciated. Just when I think, yes, I know what they are, they change again. Lol the only one who might, maybe be a cockerel at this point is #3, but we'll see.

All not welsummers. All look like pullets. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

 

[cherrynberry]

Here are our welsummers...

Nice Cockerel! Here are mine.

 

[SpazzDaUni]

Looking at everyone's Welsummer, I'm sure #1 is also Welsummer. I'm now also sure that the other ones are not Welsummer, or at least not 100 percent. I keep thinking back when they said they might be EE, which would explain the unusual colors, but they don't have cheek puffs, nor green legs, nor any other EE traits.

 

[NatJ]

I keep thinking back when they said they might be EE, which would explain the unusual colors, but they don't have cheek puffs, nor green legs, nor any other EE traits.

I guess you'll know for sure when they start laying, because if they lay blue or green eggs then that is the most important Easter Egger trait

I'm wondering if some are meant to be Olive Eggers (Easter Eggers who lay darker-than-usual green eggs.) Those are often a cross of Cream Legbar with Welsummer or Cuckoo Marans, and sometimes they are further descendants from such a cross. Any of those crosses would give chickens with no cheek puffs, no green legs, and no pea comb. Cream Legbar crosses often have a little crest on the head behind the comb, but the next generation of crosses could easily lack that too.

#2 especially makes me think of a cross between a Cuckoo Marans or Barred Rock, with something else (mostly black with white barring, but I see some brown in the neck area.)

 

[SpazzDaUni]

I guess you'll know for sure when they start laying, because if they lay blue or green eggs then that is the most important Easter Egger trait

I'm wondering if some are meant to be Olive Eggers (Easter Eggers who lay darker-than-usual green eggs.) Those are often a cross of Cream Legbar with Welsummer or Cuckoo Marans, and sometimes they are further descendants from such a cross. Any of those crosses would give chickens with no cheek puffs, no green legs, and no pea comb. Cream Legbar crosses often have a little crest on the head behind the comb, but the next generation of crosses could easily lack that too.

#2 especially makes me think of a cross between a Cuckoo Marans or Barred Rock, with something else (mostly black with white barring, but I see some brown in the neck area.)

I honestly think that you're right, and I'm never going to know till they lay. Maybe not even then, but it'll narrow it down for sure. These photos are all unedited. Just different lighting levels since we're about to have a storm. One of the photos has my cockerel Tide, a Buff Brahma bantam since for comparison of colors. Truthfully, I'm just amazed that 4 nearly identical chipmunk chicks turned into such lovely ladies. (or at least I hope they're still ladies. ) But yeah, they're 100 percent some kind of mix, the darker ones make me think Maran or Barred Rock, the lighter have Welsummer vibes.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

They’re EEs. CCLB crosses.

 

[SpazzDaUni]

They’re EEs. CCLB crosses.

That's awesome! I should have really thought about them being EEs that had CCLB ancestry. I guess I'm just so used to my Blue Sex-Link EE girl having her cheek tufts, that I didn't really think of EEs without some kind of tuft, beard, or crest. But like someone else said, they're probably second gen mixes, so they wouldn't have the crest.

Regretfully, the one that looked like a Welsummer passed away during the hurricane a few weeks ago. But it'll be fun to watch my other 3 mutt girls as they continue to grow. They're already HUGE compared to the bantams. Lol.