Can anyone tell me what breed this is?

[Hoonta]

I have had this hen since she was about a month old and never would have thought she would lay a green egg but she did. Does anyone know what she is?

 

[Poultrybreeder]

Looks like and Easter Egger crossed with a Rhode Island Red. Have a great day and God Bless!

 

[ClearCreekGirl]

x2

 

[EggSighted4Life]

That's a cross... sometimes the best layers!

 

[Hoonta]

Looks like and Easter Egger crossed with a Rhode Island Red. Have a great day and God Bless!

Are these Easter Eggers also?

 

[debid]

Are these Easter Eggers also?

They could be. There isn't a standard for EEs but there are common features and your brown ones have those. I can't see the blue well enough to say. I'd just go by egg color if you don't know what they derive from. Just understand that first generation crosses tend to look like EEs but only inherit the blue shell gene sometimes. And, if they were crossed with a breed that doesn't have the blue shell gene, their offspring will be even less likely to have it.

 

[Hoonta]

They could be. There isn't a standard for EEs but there are common features and your brown ones have those. I can't see the blue well enough to say. I'd just go by egg color if you don't know what they derive from. Just understand that first generation crosses tend to look like EEs but only inherit the blue shell gene sometimes. And, if they were crossed with a breed that doesn't have the blue shell gene, their offspring will be even less likely to have it.

ok thank you

 

[lisaebetten]

I was just going to ask the same about my 2 newest hens. They lay blue/green eggs. I think they must be sisters to yours!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

They could be. There isn't a standard for EEs but there are common features and your brown ones have those. I can't see the blue well enough to say. I'd just go by egg color if you don't know what they derive from. Just understand that first generation crosses tend to look like EEs but only inherit the blue shell gene sometimes. And, if they were crossed with a breed that doesn't have the blue shell gene, their offspring will be even less likely to have it.

Well, I wonder... it may have to do with which parent was the blue egg layer... would not, the males pass their genes to the pullet offspring and mums to their sons?

Are these Easter Eggers also?

1st 2, yes. 3rd one, hard to say for sure. Pretty birds!

I was just going to ask the same about my 2 newest hens. They lay blue/green eggs. I think they must be sisters to yours!

Yes, also pretty EE girls.

 

[lisaebetten]

I have had this hen since she was about a month old and never would have thought she would lay a green egg but she did. Does anyone know what she is?

I notice her legs.are yellow my EE's have dark legs.