Breeds and behaviors

[Keziah]

Hi everyone! I have 15 pullets and 2 cockerals (it was supposed to be 17 pullets, but you get what you get lol) and I am unsure of the breeds. I know what breed 8 of them are, but the rest of them I am unsure of. Thankyou so much! (I also have one australorp cockeral who is favoring and laghorn pullet. I don't know why, does anyone have an answer? I thought maybe just because she might be maturing faster but idk)

Names to pictures if it helps:
1(blue and orange fluffy one): muffin
2(brown and red): penny
3(white, gray and orange) Nugget
4(all black, green shine) baby
5(black with orange head) dixy
6(black with green shine with orange) Ember (cockeral)

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Hi everyone! I have 15 pullets and 2 cockerals (it was supposed to be 17 pullets, but you get what you get lol) and I am unsure of the breeds. I know what breed 8 of them are, but the rest of them I am unsure of. Thankyou so much! (I also have one australorp cockeral who is favoring and laghorn pullet. I don't know why, does anyone have an answer? I thought maybe just because she might be maturing faster but idk)

The first and third one are Easter Eggers. The second one is maybe a welsummer or something? Don't know about the rest.

 

[Keziah]

There is also this one I am unsure about

 

[Keziah]

The first and third one are Easter Eggers. The second one is maybe a welsummer or something? Don't know about the rest.

I thought they looked like Easter Eggers, but I wasn't sure since we didn't order any! Do you think they could be Americanas?

 

[Little Baby Bean]

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There is also this one I am unsure about

That one is also a Easter Egger!

 

[Keziah]

That one is also a Easter Egger!

How lovely! I've always wanted one and now my dreams came true lol! Thankyou so much

 

[Little Baby Bean]

I thought they looked like Easter Eggers, but I wasn't sure since we didn't order any! Do you think they could be Americanas?

No I don't think so. They are not the right colors.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

How lovely! I've always wanted one and now my dreams came true lol! Thankyou so much

You're welcome! I hope that they lay beautiful blue and green eggs for you!

 

[NatJ]

I thought they looked like Easter Eggers, but I wasn't sure since we didn't order any! Do you think they could be Americanas?

If the hatchery called them Americanas, they are probably Easter Eggers.

There is a breed called Ameraucana (note the slightly different spelling), but most Easter Eggers do not properly fit the description of that breed. They are usually not the "right" colors, and may also have other differences.

Most Easter Eggers are nice chickens to have in a backyard flock. You only need true Ameraucanas if you want to enter them in a chicken show, or if you really care about them having that specific appearance.

I have 15 pullets and 2 cockerals (it was supposed to be 17 pullets, but you get what you get lol) and I am unsure of the breeds.

If you ordered specific breeds, it helps if you list them for us.
Matching chickens to a list is usually much easier than trying to think of all possible breeds

 

[Keziah]

If the hatchery called them Americanas, they are probably Easter Eggers.

There is a breed called Ameraucana (note the slightly different spelling), but most Easter Eggers do not properly fit the description of that breed. They are usually not the "right" colors, and may also have other differences.

Most Easter Eggers are nice chickens to have in a backyard flock. You only need true Ameraucanas if you want to enter them in a chicken show, or if you really care about them having that specific appearance.



If you ordered specific breeds, it helps if you list them for us.
Matching chickens to a list is usually much easier than trying to think of all possible breeds

Ahhh okay that helps quite a bit lol here are the breed we thought we ordered:
Ameraucana = 2
Black australorp = 2
Rhode island red = 2
Rhode island blue = 2
White leghorn = 3
Noir marans = 1
Welsummer = 2
Speckled sussex = 1