Bielefelder or EE?

[SHbeach25]

I was told when I purchased 6 chicks on 3/13 that 2 were EE, 2 Bielefelder and 2 Blue copper Marans.

The BCM are easy to Id. And I’m pretty sure they gave me Olive eggers rather than EEs.

But then again I’m not sure if the brown ones are Bieles or EEs, especially the one with Mohawk.

Any insight is appreciated!

 

[The Moonshiner]

The one with the mohawk is definitely not a Biele. They don't have mohawks. Of course they're not blue either so that one or those are out. Last one might be really can't tell anything from that pic.

 

[SHbeach25]

Thank you for the info. Here’s a better pic

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ya that one looks correct. No crest on her, right?

 

[SHbeach25]

Ya that one looks correct. No crest on her, right?

Correct, no crest on her

 

[Ponypoor]

Thank you for the info. Here’s a better pic

She’s a chonker! I would say yes to Bielefelder. Nice baby.

The one with the crest is a coloured egg layer (blue or green) I have a few like her.

Lovely chicklets

 

[heatherbeast]

Skeptical that any of these are purebred Bielefelders. The crested ones are crested legbar or legbar mixes, so should lay a blue or green egg. Maybe these are the ones that were given to you as olive eggers? The last one is the /closest/ to a Bielefelder, she's certainly heavy enough, but I don't see feather barring, nor a clear cut off in color between the neck and body.

Edit: Looking a bit more closely, I do see the white barring on the feather tips around her head and face, so she could be a Bielefelder mix. I'm used to seeing more markings on their neck feathers.