Assorted Pullets - EE or Something Else?

[BaaKaaawk]

As mentioned, those are not EE's or they'd already be developing fuzzy cheeks at that age. Mine have them almost immediately after hatching.

Those are very likely Welsummers as they have the characteristic eye line and lighter head, along with developing feathers with a welsummer pattern.

There is a chance they are brown leghorns, but typically the eye band is darker. If I had to guess right now, I'd go with Welsummer. Welsummers are wonderful birds.

 

[cherrynberry]

As mentioned, those are not EE's or they'd already be developing fuzzy cheeks at that age. Mine have them almost immediately after hatching.

Those are very likely Welsummers as they have the characteristic eye line and lighter head, along with developing feathers with a welsummer pattern.

There is a chance they are brown leghorns, but typically the eye band is darker. If I had to guess right now, I'd go with Welsummer. Welsummers are wonderful birds.

I agree with you, but want to clarify that not all EEs get beards. Not sure how accurate the brown leghorn vs. welsummer is, but:

Leghorns get white earlobes
Welsummers get red earlobes.

 

[Gobekli Pepe]

I love naming chickens, it's the best part! I'm already compiling a list. Lol. It's personality is very unique and I'll definitely have to give it a vibrantly colorful name!

I'm not very good at it myself. Only a 5th or so of my flock has names, Most of them are just Ms. Leghorn, Ms. Orpy, Ms. Plymouth, etc, and there are several of each lol
A unique feature like that really helps though, like my youngest rooster Topaz, who looked like his mother, a barred rock, til he grew a single golden yellow feather on his wing (father is one of the probably-not-americaunas I mentioned). One of the first signs he was a rooster, he's got several gold ones now and a single beetle green tail feather.
Anyway, not sure what I'd call a odd-one-out pink legger, but I'd have to think of something.

 

[SpazzDaUni]

Their colors are red partridge. I suspect them for being welsummers, possibly brown leghorns. You could differentiate them once they start to get earlobes.

The reason why I would not really think they are EEs is because they don't have a beard, which "can" happen, but is unlikely as the muff gene is dominant. They also have yellow legs, which has happened when I bred EEs, but most of the time hatchery EEs get green/gray legs. You may have a few welsummers and some mutts.

Gotcha. And yeah, two of the four have a real dark pattern, and the other two have a different lighter pattern. I knew buying from TSC was a mixed bag, but my local store takes very good care of them and that's what counts (probably because I live in a very rural area in TN) so I'll be happy no matter what they end up being. I definitely see the Welsummer pattern showing on two, though the colors are not quite what online photos show. But I'm a Heinz 57 mutt myself, so nothing wrong with some mixed chicks!

 

[SpazzDaUni]

Definitely not EEs. They look like Welsummers or Brown Leghorns.

Thank you! I knew there was a reason I kept asking. My husband was like "It doesn't matter what they are, cause you love them regardless!" But I want to be responsible in knowing their needs. If they're not cold hardy, I'll have to heat the coop. If they can't jump high (I mostly have bantams who can fly), I'll need lower roosts. Thank you again for your input!

 

[SpazzDaUni]

They look like my welsummers. Not sure about the birds in the back of the photo though.

Thank you! Despite them being nearly identical, I'm positive two are one variety, and the other two something different. Thank you for the help!

 

[SpazzDaUni]

I agree with you, but want to clarify that not all EEs get beards. Not sure how accurate the brown leghorn vs. welsummer is, but:

Leghorns get white earlobes
Welsummers get red earlobes.

I'll definitely be watching as their lives develop! Thank you!

 

[FocusonJesus]

Our welsummers looked very similar, so they could be welsummers.

 

[SpazzDaUni]

I'm not very good at it myself. Only a 5th or so of my flock has names, Most of them are just Ms. Leghorn, Ms. Orpy, Ms. Plymouth, etc, and there are several of each lol
A unique feature like that really helps though, like my youngest rooster Topaz, who looked like his mother, a barred rock, til he grew a single golden yellow feather on his wing (father is one of the probably-not-americaunas I mentioned). One of the first signs he was a rooster, he's got several gold ones now and a single beetle green tail feather.
Anyway, not sure what I'd call a odd-one-out pink legger, but I'd have to think of something.

My crew is Mr. Tide and Mrs Downy, from Meyer's Hatchery. Named for cleaning supplies cause they're tough and soft, respectively. And then my 3 Silver Duckwing OEG bantams are The Fates since they're identical. And lastly, Godiva, my chocolate OEG bantam goddess. Lol.
I am 100 percent calling it Asteria, cause I'm loving the Greco-Roman vibes of the others in my flock.

 

[SpazzDaUni]

Here's additional pictures for y'all of two of them. The other two were hiding. Also a picture of my Blue Sex-Link EE from Meyer's, who definitely made me think that the chicks were NOT EE since they have none of those features. Lol