Easter Egger or Crested cream legbar?

[ChickyChick11]

I got 4 pullets from TSC and they were labeled Easter Eggers. As they grow they are reminding me of Crested Cream Legbars. I could be 100% wrong but I haven't ever come across mohawked Easter Eggers before (doesn't mean they don't exist though!) Their feet are starting to turn a greenish color too. Thoughts?! I also think one is a rooster haha!

 

[LegbarMama]

Definitely not full bred crested cream legbars. Could be a mix?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

They’re legbar mixes, which are Easter eggers.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hatcheries these days are coming out with all kids of new colored egg layers. Technically they are still EE, despite what fancy name they may have. You should get some interesting egg colors from these. Keep an eye on the white/black one, may indeed be a cockerel, still a bit early to be certain.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Agreed.
CCL mixes. Probably meant to be olive eggers or a fancy named green egg layer.

 

[ChickyChick11]

Hatcheries these days are coming out with all kids of new colored egg layers. Technically they are still EE, despite what fancy name they may have. You should get some interesting egg colors from these. Keep an eye on the white/black one, may indeed be a cockerel, still a bit early to be certain.

Thank you! I'm new to all this so I was confused. I thought all EEs were bred the same. So it totally makes sense now! I appreciate it. The white/black one I feel 99% certain is a cockerel. It has a tude and today its comb is pretty red. Its a shame because I love its feathering but we won't be able to keep him.

 

[Mamahenof3]

Yup i got 4 "easter eggers" and was super confused when they had yellow legs, single combs and then grew mohawks! But thats what the consensus seemed to be. Just used a legbar to make an easter egger instead of using an ameraucana.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Yup i got 4 "easter eggers" and was super confused when they had yellow legs, single combs and then grew mohawks! But thats what the consensus seemed to be. Just used a legbar to make an easter egger instead of using an ameraucana.

Ameraucanas are actually usually not used by hatcheries. The “classic” Easter egger with a pea comb and muffs is bred from an Easter egger x Easter egger cross.

 

[Mamahenof3]

Ameraucanas are actually usually not used by hatcheries. The “classic” Easter egger with a pea comb and muffs is bred from an Easter egger x Easter egger cross.

I guess my point was, the blue egg gene being passed on was from a legbar, not ameraucana, however far back that may have been. because to get an easter egger you cross a blue egg gene with a brown egg gene right? I mean i know you can cross an ee with an ee... but the ee is a mutt of a blue and a brown. So as far as i understand it In this case the blue was from a legbar.... thats the info i got from others when i had questions about mine.

 

[ChickyChick11]

Yup i got 4 "easter eggers" and was super confused when they had yellow legs, single combs and then grew mohawks! But thats what the consensus seemed to be. Just used a legbar to make an easter egger instead of using an ameraucana.

Oh I love them!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Everyone kept telling me there was no way they were easter eggers because the yellow legs and single combs! Within the last week though their feet have been turning greenish. So I'm wondering if they'll eventually be green. What color eggs do yours lay??