Chicken Breed | From Hoover's Hatchery | Colored Layers Chick Assortment | 18 Weeks Old

[Butt_Nugget_Hut092]

Yep, I think the black ones are Prairie Bluebells, and so is the one with the yellow band. The one with the red band is a Sapphire Olive Egger, because she’s got barring. You’ve identified all the others correct, I think. You’re going to get a nice mix of colored eggs!

Thank you for your help. They are so close to laying. Some of them just started going down into Rooster Pose when I come close so I know it'll be any day now. When my midnight Majesty laid her first egg I was so excited just because of how dark the egg was.

Do you think this one is a Starlight Green Egger as well?

I forgot to add her to the last post with the other four cinnamon colored ones.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Coming from Hoovers, then, I would say this is probably an Olive Egger that came from crossing a Welsummer and Legbar.

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True, true. Missed that one.

Thank you for your help. They are so close to laying. Some of them just started going down into Rooster Pose when I come close so I know it'll be any day now. When my midnight Majesty laid her first egg I was so excited just because of how dark the egg was.

Do you think this one is a Starlight Green Egger as well?
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I forgot to add her to the last post with the other four cinnamon colored ones.

Yes, that one looks like a Starlight Green as well.

 

[bill3607]

True, true. Missed that one.

I noticed because I have a couple of them from Hoovers. Most of them will lay the olive egg with speckles. The speckles they get from the Welsummer. One of mine either doesn't lay an egg with speckles, or neither of them do "every" time, because sometimes I get some without them, but most times I do.

 

[Blue Andalusian]

I have two pullets like this that I have no idea what they are.
They are smaller then my other pullets from this batch, completely black in color, but it the sun their feathers have a blueish purple shine to them. Feet have no feathers and are more of a yellow color.
They came from hoovers Hatchery in their colored layers assortment but I can not match any of what they say might be in the assortment to these two. Any help would be appreciated!
They are around 18 weeks old. Were hatched on June 17th, 2024. Though the photos I have of them are younger.

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Prarie Bluebell Egger! i have 5, one of the best chickens in the world (IMO). Also, You bought from a Good Hatchery! i started my flock from Hoovers

 

[Blue Andalusian]

for some of them

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I have 5 Prairie Bluebells and they look all over the place! Thing One and Screech look exactly like Brown Leghorns; Spook was white when young but after several molts she is now red and white and at one point looked like a Salmon Faverolle. Winnie is sleek like a Leghorn but silver-grey. And Raven is black with gold flecks! They all lay beautiful blue eggs.

 

[Catandherchicks]

I ordered a colored layers assortment from hoovers Hatchery.

I ended up with 5 cinnamon colored and 5 black.
I'm pretty sure all of the cinnamon colored ones are starlight green eggers.
Then one of the black/grey chickens has a little Mohawk so I'm pretty sure she is a Sapphire Olive Egger. The other four black ones I've just been guessing at.

Yellow band
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Purple Band
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Green Band
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Blue Band
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Nice colorful flock you’ve got! Hope you get a nice variety of colored eggs.