The OP is asking this since he got some feather legged chicks from my EE eggs. I have 2 EE/Silkie hens that lay blue/green eggs. Since an EE is, by definition, a chicken that lays blue or green eggs there's no reason they shouldn't qualify. Here are the 2 girls in question with their daddy (EE). Their mama was a blue Silkie.
Here's a short clip of my first ever hatch in my wine cooler incubator (see my BYC page)
Except for the two Faverolles they are all supposed to be Cream Legbars. All the eggs were blue/green.
I can't believe how many different types there are. I guess these are what you guys call "Easter Eggers" over there.
I fully expect these chicks to lay blue/green eggs and the one I call "The Pirate" has feathers all down his legs. God knows what mix is in there.
By the way, don't be fooled by the child mode voice. I'm really a big rough tough brute of a man and I'm typing this in a really gruff voice.
This little bugger hatched out of a mint green egg complete with puffy adorable cheeks,full leg feathering-hard to see in the picture but was real thick and when I counted the toes like a proud parent I counted 9
Had planned to keep it as you can't have enough interesting EE's in a pasture but someone came and fell in love with it so it went home with them.
Since EE's are a mutt breed saying no would be like saying mutt dogs can only be certain breeds. It's because EE's are mutts we can have fun with them and not worry about type and breed standards...there is none.
I have several hatchery EE...one of them is a gorgeous little stnadard sized gold with silver points... pretty
She has gold feathers on her legs tho..not a lot mind you! But a little line of feathers on the front of her legs from the thigh to the foot.
She is only one I have had with feathers on legs tho, all the other hatchery ones have been clean legged. I would think tho that since the EE are "mutts" that feather legs could possible pop up in some way....since I have seen it.
