Does this hen look normal?

[cherrynberry]

I thought they were EEs but after posting a different thread, a lot of people told me that two are cream legbar and one is some sort of olive egger (still unsure about her. She looks like a poorly bred barred rock) but she lays me green eggs!

Not a barred rock then.

 

[CKfarm22]

Not a barred rock then.

This is what she looks like

 

[cherrynberry]

This is what she looks like

Barring is dominant, so she is most likely an OE

 

[cherrynberry]

This is what she looks like

Signing off for the night!

 

[CKfarm22]

Barring is dominant, so she is most likely an OE

I had seen a picture online of a OE and she looks just like it, just darker

 

[CKfarm22]

Is she for sale? Make sure to quarantine new birds for at least a month. During the quarantine, I deworm any new additions and watch for diseases. Checking for mites and lice and other abnormalties is a good idea as well.

I forgot to ask, what do you use to quarantine your chickens? Right now I only have one coop so i’m unsure on what to put her in.

 

[cherrynberry]

I had seen a picture online of a OE and she looks just like it, just darker

OEs are mutts, so I wouldnt be surprised to see variation.

 

[CKfarm22]

OEs are mutts, so I wouldnt be surprised to see variation.

A lot of other people said that and told me to just wait and see what color egg she laid... she ended up laying a darkish green egg

 

[cherrynberry]

I forgot to ask, what do you use to quarantine your chickens? Right now I only have one coop so i’m unsure on what to put her in.

I have a normal coop for the chickens, where the originals stay in. Then, I have a small prefab coop I used to have, before I donated it to house some quail (I cleaned it before allowjng quail in it). Thats what I always used. I place it really far away from the normal coop. I am now looking for another way of quarantine, although I do have a snake enclosure that is predator proof as well. I have used that for several sick chickens in the past. Dog crates are only good for chicks. Because chicks stay in a brooder for 6 weeks, I watch them for odd behavior and diseases. For chicks I raise, I dont deworm them yet, because they stay in the brooder most of the time. I just provide them medicated feed and electrolytes. I often dont purchase adult hens.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

A lot of other people said that and told me to just wait and see what color egg she laid... she ended up laying a darkish green egg

That's the definition of an Olive Egger All they have to do is lay green eggs and it makes them one. They're just mixes categorized by that trait. There are no similar looking purebreds with that egg color