Easter egger questions

[Chickensarecool123]

hi im thinking about getting Easter Egger chicks, my one pullet died so im thinking of adding some more chicks to the flock, i think blue/green colored eggs would be cool (if they make it to that) im not as much concerned if they lay tan eggs, i wont disown them if they lay tan don’t worry lol, i wanted to know can you tell what color they (the pullet) will be from when their a chick? Like i dont want a black Easter Egger, looks too much like an Australorp and its too hot here, im fine with the normal Easter Egger colors, i cant find colors of an Easter Egger though im not sure if Easter eggers come in light colors like buff or white etc, but my main question is can you tell as a chick? Also do you guys know if theres a shop in the Houston area that sells ameraucana’s? I originally wanted them but i cant seem to find them anywhere for a decent price.

Thanks in advance~

 

[azygous]

EE chicks are usually brown chipmunk striped. They usually grow up to look like old brown shoes. (My TSC manager came up with that description.) But their eggs can be anywhere from true blue, turquoise, to olive green. Occasionally you could get one that lays brown eggs, but I've never had one.

 

[Altairsky]

Easter eggers are mutts, so chicks can be any color and have any comb type, with or without rump. This, for example, is my latest batch:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ferragosto-adopt-an-egg-hatch-a-long.1672568/page-6
They're gonna be buff, salmon and duckwing, or even something else, who knows with mutts.
It all depends if the breeder is breeding for fanciness or for money. Generally hatcheries breeds for money so they don't really care about providing a pleasant color and shape variety.