Black Chicken Laid Green Egg?

[lotusladyogini]

I got some chicks this spring, they ended up as a mystery bunch from a local farm store that gave me a breed mix up and mis-identified them as Speckled Sussex. When I brought them home I knew they weren't. Well now that they've grown into hens, l identified 3 of them as Black Sex Link chickens, they all look identical and lay brown eggs. The 4th chicken looks similar but has no red. I collected eggs today and found a green egg, this must be the 4th mystery chicken— so what type of black chicken lays green eggs? Or is this a super thick bloom that's making it look a different color? I've heard that she may be an Olive Egger or Black Australorp?? This is my first year keeping chickens and would appreciate some info.


TIA.

 

[fluffycrow]

She’s an Easter Egger, a very gorgeous girl!

 

[Bawkbok]

That looks like an EE - possibly mixed with Black Australorp. Very pretty girl and pretty egg.

 

[SJsChickies]

I got some chicks this spring, they ended up as a mystery bunch from a local farm store that gave me a breed mix up and mis-identified them as Speckled Sussex. When I brought them home I knew they weren't. Well now that they've grown into hens, l identified 3 of them as Black Sex Link chickens, they all look identical and lay brown eggs. The 4th chicken looks similar but has no red. I collected eggs today and found a green egg, this must be the 4th mystery chicken— so what type of black chicken lays green eggs? Or is this a super thick bloom that's making it look a different color? I've heard that she may be an Olive Egger or Black Australorp?? This is my first year keeping chickens and would appreciate some info.


TIA.

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Beautiful Easter Egger!

 

[lotusladyogini]

Thank you all very much!! I'm so excited to get a surprise green egg!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

She appears to have fluffy feathers about her head, but kinda hard to tell on my phone, am I right? Does she have a beard and fluffy cheeks? And that looks like a pea comb. Your Australorps probably have big single combs. Congratulations, you have an Easter Egger! Enjoy!

 

[lotusladyogini]

She appears to have fluffy feathers about her head, but kinda hard to tell on my phone, am I right? Does she have a beard and fluffy cheeks? And that looks like a pea comb. Your Australorps probably have big single combs. Congratulations, you have an Easter Egger! Enjoy!

Yes she does have a beard and fluffy cheeks! I meant to say Ameraucana in my description, oops!!! But thank you kindly, I’m super excited about it. I was expecting only brown eggs from my hens, so getting a green egg is such a pleasant surprise!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Not an Ameraucana. Those things are really expensive and can be hard to find. Unless it was spelled Americana whch is really just an Easter Egger.

 

[lotusladyogini]

Not an Ameraucana. Those things are really expensive and can be hard to find. Unless it was spelled Americana whch is really just an Easter Egger.

Okay thank you!! Might have been Americana, I’m all mixed up on the breeds at this point lol.