Easter Egger? Whiting True Blue? Other?

[montanabirdlady]

Cannot establish breed, it may be mixed. This photo is from a few weeks ago, and her longer tail feathers are now shorter and rounder. She is a wild chicken, always running around and jumping around in 2x speed. Very slim physique compared to my other breeds. When she was around 8-10 weeks, she had almost a golden/brown (not amber) streak in her wing, which is now gone. No obvious muffs, but she could be getting some? Not sure.

 

[montanabirdlady]

She has black/gray colored legs. Maybe EE because of that?

 

[Tookie]

What type of comb does she have? Also where did you get her?

 

[montanabirdlady]

Hard to say because she appears to be a late bloomer, but either pea or rose. I got her from a local ranch supply store called Murdoch's. They are one of the only sources for chicks her in Montana unless you source direct from a farm (which isn't easy).

 

[Tookie]

She's probably an Easter Egger than. Do you know what you bought her as?

 

[FunClucks]

If she's from a hatchery and lays blue eggs with a pea comb she could be a Prairie Blue Bell Egger. Basically a fancy easter egger with no beards/muffs. They have pea comb and can have black or black washed feet, but the feet and shank color can vary widely. Super hyper and active and curious, flighty, slim physique, adult weight of about 4-5 lbs all fit with her description and that of the PBB. My PBBs are a lot more easily startled than my ISA browns or BOs. They can become tame-ish to people, but are really good at free ranging due to the active/ alertness. They can have random colors show up in their feathers at certain ages and stay or go away again, because they're a mix.

Other blue options -
Sapphire Gem (brown eggs)
Andalusian (white eggs)

But she could just be a "new version" hatchery EE (those tend not to have beards or muffs) or a barnyard mix that lays any color.

Good luck figuring it out!

 

[montanabirdlady]

She's probably an Easter Egger than. Do you know what you bought her as?

They had her in the mixed breed brooder. She was one of the last ones, so I went back for her.

 

[montanabirdlady]

If she's from a hatchery and lays blue eggs with a pea comb she could be a Prairie Blue Bell Egger. Basically a fancy easter egger with no beards/muffs. They have pea comb and can have black or black washed feet, but the feet and shank color can vary widely. Super hyper and active and curious, flighty, slim physique, adult weight of about 4-5 lbs all fit with her description and that of the PBB. My PBBs are a lot more easily startled than my ISA browns or BOs. They can become tame-ish to people, but are really good at free ranging due to the active/ alertness. They can have random colors show up in their feathers at certain ages and stay or go away again, because they're a mix.

Other blue options -
Sapphire Gem (brown eggs)
Andalusian (white eggs)

But she could just be a "new version" hatchery EE (those tend not to have beards or muffs) or a barnyard mix that lays any color.

Good luck figuring it out!

That's very helpful! Thank you

 

[Tookie]

They had her in the mixed breed brooder. She was one of the last ones, so I went back for her.

You say she was in the mixed breed brooder, you mean the chickens were mixed breeds or there were pure breeds mixed together in the same bin?

 

[montanabirdlady]

You say she was in the mixed breed brooder, you mean the chickens were mixed breeds or there were pure breeds mixed together in the same bin?

Pure breed, mixed in the bin.