Easter Egg Chicken?

[Jnicholson]

She is not an Araucana or an Ameraucana at all. She is a hatchery type Easter Egger hen.

Then what kind is a hatchery type then?

 

[donrae]

A hatchery type is a light built bird who is descended from blue or green egg layers. They often have the little muffs or beard like your girl, and dark colored legs, and that's a common color for an easter egger hen. Once in a while you'll get one that lays pinkish eggs, and some lay brown. I personally love the green eggs!

 

[Skipipi]

Why is this considered a mutt? How do you know it's a mutt?

 

[Nicole01]

All Easter eggers are "mutts". They are great for laying, but un-showable.

My EE lays the biggest egg ever and she is just at a year old.

On my lap panting. They get hot sitting on my lap.

Here's my other one, these are a favorite in my flock. Love the breed! This one does not have a beard.

 

[Pele]

x2 they are not a regulated breed, ergo hatcheries can (and do) mix in whatever they want, resulting in mutt genetics. They are generally good colored egg layers. I really like them because thier genetics are unpredicatable, and my fiance knows that once a year I get an interesting colored EE chick from a hatchery, just because I can't help myself. I wanna see what it'll turn out to be and lay!

 

[meemnum1]

How to you know the difference btwn a boy and a girl. I have a silver/ gray colored one with a beard. It hasn't started to crow yet but it hasn't started to lay yet either.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

She is not an Araucana or an Ameraucana at all. She is a hatchery type Easter Egger hen.

X2

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

How to you know the difference btwn a boy and a girl. I have a silver/ gray colored one with a beard. It hasn't started to crow yet but it hasn't started to lay yet either.

if you post a pic i am sure we can help yyou sex it. But females have an over all pattern while males are patchey colored and have red in the shoulder area

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Why is this considered a mutt? How do you know it's a mutt?

Because they are just crosses. All EEs are mutts. People take ameraucanas and araucanas cross them with another breed and you have an easter egger. They are not actually a breed. They are not showable, they do not breed true, therefore they are mutts

 

[meemnum1]

Fingers crossed. She's all silver. No red to be had lol