Easter Egger?

[MommyGirl]

Is this an Easter Egger or did tractor supply mix up the chicks?

 

[FrostRanger]

Maybe? But easter eggers only have 2 requirements: 1. Be a mixed breed and 2. Have the blue egg gene (this doesn't mean they will lay blue as blue egg gene + brown egg gene = green but without going into genetics too much they have to have a gene for blue eggs). There will be no telling until the bird gets older, but i'm thinking unless you have a reason to think otherwise, I'd assume the chick is an EE

 

[MommyGirl]

Maybe? But easter eggers only have 2 requirements: 1. Be a mixed breed and 2. Have the blue egg gene. There will be no telling until the bird gets older, but i'm thinking unless you have a reason to think otherwise, I'd assume the chick is an EE

Ok Thanks! I’ve just never seen one like that. I usually get them with green legs and and I got 6 and only one has green legs. And some have single combs. They usually have green legs and pea combs and have the beard and muffs but don’t thing these will. I know Hoover is breeding Easter Eggers with different mixes so maybe that’s why. Anyways they were bought Americanas but I know that’s just Easter Eggers. Just different than what I bought before

 

[JedJackson]

It could be an off color silver laced Wyandotte. Normally the chicks are much darker, though.

 

[MommyGirl]

It could be an off color silver laced Wyandotte. Normally the chicks are much darker, though.

What I can’t figure out is the brown triangle on his head

 

[JedJackson]

What I can’t figure out is the brown triangle on his head

Yeah, that's not usual for SLWs, but hatchery stock is often variable. It could also be an Easter egger, but they generally don't have rose combs like your little one does. To my eyes, anyway.

 

[FrostRanger]

Ok Thanks! I’ve just never seen one like that. I usually get them with green legs and and I got 6 and only one has green legs. And some have single combs. They usually have green legs and pea combs and have the beard and muffs but don’t thing these will. I know Hoover is breeding Easter Eggers with different mixes so maybe that’s why. Anyways they were bought Americanas but I know that’s just Easter Eggers. Just different than what I bought before

Due to being mixed, they can look like anything really, I've had easter eggers that looked like red sexlinks of some kind, I assume they were cream legbar x rhode island red but i'm only speculating. My current birds are mostly easter eggers - including a designer easter egger called lakeside eggers - and they look different from each other and EEs I've had in the past. The variation is part of the fun of EEs imo

 

[WingItRanch]

Easter Eggers are always fun to watch grow! I'm still waiting for my 3 to lay so I can find out what color.

I would be interested to see your little one's development! What pattern/coloring she turns into.

 

[MommyGirl]

Yeah, that's not usual for SLWs, but hatchery stock is often variable. It could also be an Easter egger, but they generally don't have rose combs like your little one does. To my eyes, anyway.

I thought it looked like a rose comb as well

 

[MommyGirl]

Due to being mixed, they can look like anything really, I've had easter eggers that looked like red sexlinks of some kind, I assume they were cream legbar x rhode island red but i'm only speculating. My current birds are mostly easter eggers - including a designer easter egger called lakeside eggers - and they look different from each other and EEs I've had in the past. The variation is part of the fun of EEs imo

I couldn’t agree with you more. I love EE s I got 16 in my flock